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DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
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Department for Work and Pensions

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

Letters: I'm an anti-capitalist, non-binary vegan. Here's what private school taught me

Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays
Cost of living

Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays

How Specsavers are helping vendors see and be seen
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How Specsavers are helping vendors see and be seen

36 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays
Cost of living crisis

36 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
A colorful illustration featuring a photo of Taylor Swift performing in a sparkly blue dress, surrounded by cartoon-style drawings. The drawings include a disco ball, rainbows, clouds, coins, food items like cheese and canned goods, and various symbols representing money and music. The overall effect is whimsical and vibrant, connecting Swift's stardom with themes of finance and charity.
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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
Liz Kendall DWP
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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
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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
A stylized illustration showcasing three generations of Citroën cars. At the top, a classic green DS with a roof rack. In the middle, a modern blue hatchback, possibly a Saxo. At the bottom, an iconic red and white 2CV with luggage beside it. A figure with a camera stands near the blue car, capturing the scene. The background features abstract shapes suggesting travel and adventure.
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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
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Letters: The politicians who deserve power are the ones speaking on real issues

July 2024 DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions
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Benefits

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'
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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
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7 ways to make the most of your summer now the 'greyest election of our lifetime' is over

We can all agree politics isn't much of a laugh. Here's how to rediscover fun after the election
General Election 2024

We can all agree politics isn't much of a laugh. Here's how to rediscover fun after the election

Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate
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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
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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?
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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
Down The Lens creators Emily and Sophie
Learning Disability Week 2024

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
General election 2024

'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
Learning Disability Week 2024

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
Food

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
Learning Disability Week 2024

Going through cancer treatment with a learning disability is tough. Here's how doctors can help

Letters: The UK does not care for anyone unless you are rich
Letters

Letters: The UK does not care for anyone unless you are rich

Big Issue partners with Mencap for special edition put together by people with learning disabilities
Learning disability week 2024

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
A child approaches a blurred-out fatherlike figure with a card and gift
Father's day

'It feels like performative empathy': Why opt out emails for Father's Day can make the grief worse