This month, payments from the Department for Work and Pensions will be more routine than last, as there are no bank holidays in September to alter payment dates.

Despite this, millions continue to grapple with high cost of living prices. Research from the Resolution Foundation reveals that the cost of essential goods remains significantly high, surpassing the 'peak' of the cost of living crisis back in 2022.

In the UK, one in three people claim some form of DWP-administered benefits. Policy in Practice figures indicate that each year, £23bn worth of benefits go unclaimed.

In April, all benefit values saw a 1.7 percent increase, which applied to all working-age benefits including PIP, Universal Credit and Disability Living Allowance (DLA). The state pension rose by 4.1 percent, up £472 a

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