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DWP payment dates in August 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

DWP payment dates in August 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
Here is everything you need to know about when you’ll get your benefits this month and how to apply if you think you might be eligible
This man has found a way to travel by train for free… with one small catch

This man has found a way to travel by train for free… with one small catch
Robert Jenrick has recently had it in for fare dodgers, but Ed Wise has a more inventive way to cut down on train fares
The simple reason employers must publish salaries on job adverts

The simple reason employers must publish salaries on job adverts
A new campaign calls on UK employers to publish salaries on job adverts in a bid to help dismantle inequality
Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: ‘A very positive step’
Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: ‘A very positive step’
How to have summer fun without splashing the cash, according to Mr MoneyJar
How to have summer fun without splashing the cash, according to Mr MoneyJar
Labour’s pensions review is a welcome step. Let’s hope they use it for positive change

Labour’s pensions review is a welcome step. Let’s hope they use it for positive change
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here’s what they spent their money on

Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here’s what they spent their money on
Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: ‘It makes me feel sick’

Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: ‘It makes me feel sick’
I lived on a debt-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about poverty

I lived on a debt-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about poverty
A year of Labour: How has the Starmer government fared in helping people out of debt?

A year of Labour: How has the Starmer government fared in helping people out of debt?
These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest

These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest
TikTok entrepreneur Simon Squibb: ‘Money won’t make you happy – but it gives you choices’

TikTok entrepreneur Simon Squibb: ‘Money won’t make you happy – but it gives you choices’
Store cards and buy now, pay later debt landed this single mum in court. What if there was another way?

Store cards and buy now, pay later debt landed this single mum in court. What if there was another way?
One in 10 Brits have no cash savings to fall back on – government action is vital

One in 10 Brits have no cash savings to fall back on – government action is vital
Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it

Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it
‘I was dying in silence’: How childcare becomes a daily battle for survival for migrant families

‘I was dying in silence’: How childcare becomes a daily battle for survival for migrant families
I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything

I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything
The benefits, dangers and impacts of a cashless society

The benefits, dangers and impacts of a cashless society
Buy now, pay later? Understanding the new rules, the risks and how it all works

Buy now, pay later? Understanding the new rules, the risks and how it all works
Calls for a law change to protect survivors of domestic abuse left on the verge of financial ruin

Calls for a law change to protect survivors of domestic abuse left on the verge of financial ruin
UK risks ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as cashless society shuts out more and more vulnerable people

UK risks ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as cashless society shuts out more and more vulnerable people
Covid left me thousands of pounds in debt – I was suicidal. Here’s how I turned things around

Covid left me thousands of pounds in debt – I was suicidal. Here’s how I turned things around
I got a loan to help me pay for my dad’s funeral. The interest sent me spiralling into debt
