Legal appeal over backdated £1,500 Universal Credit uplift payments due to be heard this week

Both Prince William and Princess Kate still are navigating the aftermath of Harry & Meghan, with a source telling Us Weekly that Prince Harry isn’t on good terms with his sister-in-law.

There are more than 20 million people across the UK claiming benefits or State Pension from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Some benefits such as Universal Credit can be a lifeline for those out of work or on a low income, providing crucial financial support to cope with daily living costs.

New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, which means days at the start of the first week of 2023 are classed as bank holidays. Monday, January 2, is an ‘observed’ bank holiday across the UK while Tuesday, January 3, is classed as a ‘substitute’ bank holiday - but only in Scotland.

Social Security Scotland has issued an important update for new and existing claimants of Scottish Child Payment. The devolved benefit is now worth £25 per week to parents and carers of children up to 16, worth £100 per month, per eligible child.

Charity boss Ngozi Fulani has accepted an apology from Prince William’s godmother, Lady Susan Hussey.

Harry & Meghan has got everyone talking yet again after the last three episodes of the Netflix documentary dropped on Thursday morning.

The final part of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s docuseries is here, and it’s a doozy!

Meghan Markle had a one word answer for Prince William’s response to her and Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Cookie champs! Bryce Dallas Howard and her family — including father Ron Howard — take their holiday traditions very seriously.

came into the picture, , , and seemed —but that does not mean the much-talked about “royal rift” is her fault.The falling-out between the couples (formerly referred to as the Fab Four) reportedly developed as Harry and Meghan's relationship threatened to overshadow the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (now Prince and Princess of Wales). However, the extent of the rift was not made public until the Duke and Duchess of Sussex aired years of grievances in a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. As the world prepares for yet another bombshell in the form of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's , here's a comprehensive timeline of the royal drama between the Wales and Sussex families. July 2016: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after being introduced by a mutual friend at London's Soho House.November 2016: Prince William issues a refuting reports that he disapproved of Harry’s decision to put out a from racist and sexist attacks by the British press.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said that it “recognises that some people will flow on and off benefits” which will make them ineligible for the new £900 means-tested cost of living payment due next year. This will mainly affect those in work claiming Universal Credit who are paid every four weeks.

Legacy benefit claimants across the UK who missed out on the £20 weekly uplift paid to millions of people on Universal Credit during the coronavirus pandemic will be able to watch a livestream of the appeal hearing from the Court of Appeal today, Wednesday December 7.

There are an estimated 19.2 million families and 39.8 million individuals across the UK currently in receipt of State Pension or benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) who will see their payments go up by 10.1% next year. The uprating will come into effect on April 10, 2023.

Christmas Day falls on a Sunday this year which means Boxing Day is on a Monday, however, the bank holiday status for that date has been moved to Tuesday, December 27. This means that benefits and payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) which are due on those dates will be made earlier.

During the Autumn Statement last month, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a series of new cost of living payments to help millions of households across the country mitigate the impact of ever-increasing inflation and rising energy bills during 2023/24.

Cardi B has been threatened with legal action over her recreation of an image of Marge Simpson as part of a Halloween photoshoot. Not by the makers of ‘The Simpsons’, though, as you might be thinking.

Top Gun and Die Hard star Clarence Gilyard Jr has died aged 66.