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DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
We outline the dates your DWP benefits and state pension will be paid in August 2024, and whether you could get more support to help you through the cost of living crisis
Letters: I’m an anti-capitalist, non-binary vegan. Here’s what private school taught me
Letters: I’m an anti-capitalist, non-binary vegan. Here’s what private school taught me
Will VAT reforms really make a difference to privately educated kids? Or will it just compound the divide between public and state schools
Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays
Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays
It’s important to remember that you don’t have to spend lots of money to have a good time over the summer holidays. Here are some free and budget-friendly things to do which your kids will adore
How Specsavers are helping vendors see and be seen
How Specsavers are helping vendors see and be seen
37 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays
37 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays
How to spend wisely and be more Taylor with our free kids’ magazine
How to spend wisely and be more Taylor with our free kids’ magazine
Letters: The DWP needs to be kind – instead of making people’s lives difficult
Letters: The DWP needs to be kind – instead of making people’s lives difficult
Brits are losing faith that the NHS will be there when they need it. Here’s what needs to change
Brits are losing faith that the NHS will be there when they need it. Here’s what needs to change
Citroën superfans celebrate the iconic brand’s classic past and sustainable future
Citroën superfans celebrate the iconic brand’s classic past and sustainable future
Letters: The politicians who deserve power are the ones speaking on real issues
Letters: The politicians who deserve power are the ones speaking on real issues
July 2024 DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions
July 2024 DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions
Rowan Williams: ‘The challenge is whether religion is part of the solution or part of the problem’
Rowan Williams: ‘The challenge is whether religion is part of the solution or part of the problem’
7 ways to make the most of your summer now the ‘greyest election of our lifetime’ is over
7 ways to make the most of your summer now the ‘greyest election of our lifetime’ is over
Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate
Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate
Coffee that fights homelessness: Nespresso’s new £1m partnership with social enterprise Change Please
Coffee that fights homelessness: Nespresso’s new £1m partnership with social enterprise Change Please
Letters: There are so many long-term empty homes – are they the solution to UK’s housing crisis?
Letters: There are so many long-term empty homes – are they the solution to UK’s housing crisis?
Even though I have Down’s syndrome, I know how to party. I’m the first and last on the dance floor
Even though I have Down’s syndrome, I know how to party. I’m the first and last on the dance floor
‘Out of touch’: Rishi Sunak urged everyone to ‘buy British’ food – but there are several big problems
‘Out of touch’: Rishi Sunak urged everyone to ‘buy British’ food – but there are several big problems
I have terminal cancer and a learning disability. Life would be miserable without my social care worker
I have terminal cancer and a learning disability. Life would be miserable without my social care worker
Special Olympian and COALPIT Welsh Cake founder Michael Benyon shares his favourite recipes
Special Olympian and COALPIT Welsh Cake founder Michael Benyon shares his favourite recipes
Going through cancer treatment with a learning disability is tough. Here’s how doctors can help
Going through cancer treatment with a learning disability is tough. Here’s how doctors can help
Big Issue partners with Mencap for special edition put together by people with learning disabilities
Big Issue partners with Mencap for special edition put together by people with learning disabilities
‘It feels like performative empathy’: Why opt out emails for Father’s Day can make the grief worse
‘It feels like performative empathy’: Why opt out emails for Father’s Day can make the grief worse
Covid destroyed my mental health and I lost everything – but discovering boxing turned my life around
Covid destroyed my mental health and I lost everything – but discovering boxing turned my life around
‘Your world changes in a moment’: Brain injury survivors share remarkable stories of strength and triumph
