Benefits

Rachel Reeves listens to Keir Starmer on the Labour general election campaign trail in May (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: when it is and what could be in it - as PM warns of pain

Blackpool buses

PM refuses to rule out axing bus passes after Winter Fuel Payment cut

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Families eligible for £500 support payment - with hours left to apply

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Winter Fuel Payments: how did my MP vote - full list

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State pension to rise by nearly £500 - but many could still lose out

The Winter Fuel Payment has proved invaluable for many pensioners

Vulnerable pensioners missing out on thousands of pounds in support

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DWP giving away £1000s to UK households for six months - apply online

An elderly resident makes his way up a snow covered road in Hartley Wintney, in Hampshire, in 2019 (Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

How to apply for Pension Credit as Week of Action aims to boost claims

Thousands set to receive £250 payment - but deadline is just days away

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Debt recovery: top tips to overcome debt and secure financial freedom

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I'm a finance expert - this the best student account for free cash

Students react after opening their GCSE results at the City of London Academy Southwark (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Parents have just a week to update HMRC or risk losing benefit payment

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Energy bills to rise by £149 as Ofgem increases price cap by 10%

Laura Whyte, from Aberchirder, Aberdeenshire, who started an OnlyFans to boost her income has bought a £200k dream home

I'm an OnlyFans model...I bought £200k home after locals snubbed me

A new sofa-based fitness routine aims to inspire people to exercise

Major network provider launches £10 plan to help low-income households

The budget-friendly plan is designed to to support low-income families

Alex Nelson

Thousands are eligible for a £500 support payment - but deadlines near

DWP issues update on 'light touch' PIP reviews that need no assessment

Many pensioners are worried about the cut to winter fuel allowances

Thousands of Blackpool pensioners set to lose their fuel allowance

Childcare costs have forced parents to reduce their working hours

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Pensioners get £200 winter fuel help with this company - despite cuts

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Thousands of UK households to receive up to £600 in government support

Up to £740 available for 1000s as Household Support Fund help goes on

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Martin Lewis' alert as payments cut - pensioners can still get £1000s

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DWP callers spent over 753 years on hold in 2023/24 - watchdog report

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Thousands of households to receive £500 summer holidays payment

The money will people most in need

Families to get £200 via Household Support Fund - but funds are low

Households can receive financial support - but act quickly; funds are running low 💰

Alex Nelson

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More households to receive payments of up to £500 - how to apply

The VetPlus headquarters located on Boundary Road in Lytham.

VetPlus starts recruitment drive including jobs in Lancashire office

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5 common conditions that make you eligible for £470 monthly PIP help

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1000s of supermarket workers to split £30m from employee share schemes

1000s of households to get direct cost-of-living payments up to £500

Work underway to restore the Stanley Buildings

Steps taken as cost of £7.5m upgrade of landmark threatens to rise

The owner of an Affrocaribbean store Fredstar located in the footprint of Blackpool’s new mutiversity area fears the plans are going to ‘kill off’ his business

I honestly don’t know whether this will be the end of my business

Long-awaited M55 Link Road sparks new era for drivers on Fylde coast

Thousands of households to receive direct payments of up to £500

30% of Brits would back defaulted plant-based menu in NHS hospitals

Martin Ingram Flowers (60) who broke his leg at work and was told by the DWP to quit his £40k a year job in order to claim benefits.

Watch: DWP told me to quit my job to claim benefits when I broke leg

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UK city leaps into top 10 most expensive cities for expats

Blackpool Council is currently on the lookout for a Respite and Outreach Support Worker in their Adult Care and Support team.

Blackpool Council is recruting

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How to seek compensation as half a million hit by benefit delay

Vet prescription fees could be capped as CMA launches an investigation

Venture into Head Space Head Spa located at 44 Pall Mall Chorley and you could be forgiven for thinking you have entered a spaceship!

I've brought the new viral Tik Tok hair massage therapy to Lancashire

What you need to know about the new Universal Credit rules

More than a third of Brits are hesitant about visiting a casino

Munira Wilson MP says schoolchildren are so hungry they are ‘eating rubbers’.

Watch: Schoolchildren are so hungry they are ‘eating rubbers’

Steve Hoddy (R) presenting cheque to Richard Williams (L) at Lightworks

I always try to support the Illuminations because I see what it brings

Benefit fraud gang shower floor with £20 notes

Watch: Benefit fraud gang shower floor with £20 notes

Purple Bricks

Completely renovated house for sale in Lynton Avenue is a bargain

Adam Henson and Oti Mabuse show benefits of a certain qualification

Rob Behrens

Complaints process for those who lose benefits should be easier

The number of people claiming benefits in Blackpool has fallen, statistic show

Unemployed figures in Blackpool down on last year, new survey shows

Free school meals

20,000 Lancashire children in poverty missing out on free school meals

Millions of households entitled to final cost of living payment

Millions of households entitled to final cost of living payment

Aldi has announced it is recruiting for 500 roles across the UK including Lancashire.

Aldi opens apprenticeship applications in Lancashire