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DWP letter could boost your annual income by £4,300 - but it's not automatic
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is doing more to encourage pensioners to claim Pension Credit, a means-tested benefit that can help boost their income each year ...
DWP letter could increase pensioners' income by £4,300 - here's how
The DWP has announced new plans to continue the take-up of Pension Credit, a means-tested benefit that can help pensioners on ...
Who should benefit from city housing programs? Council members question Mayor Cherelle Parker’s plan
Parker’s team pitched her plan to build or preserve 30,000 units of housing over the next four years as an essential means to ...
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Oakland gave cash to low-income residents. A new study says it helped, but what’s next?
Participants in the city’s guaranteed income pilot experienced educational, housing, and health improvements. But expanding ...
University of Michigan shifts DEI money to low-income students
After the Trump administration targeted DEI efforts, the University of Michigan is looking for other ways to help needy ...
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2025 Budget Stakes: Proposals Would Reduce Support for Children
Proposals that Congress could enact this year, including through fast-track “reconciliation” legislation, would reduce ...
DWP urges pensioners to check if they could get £4,300 a year
The Department for Work and Pensions estimates that 760,000 pensioners are entitled to this State Pension top-up, but are not ...
IMF Must Be More Active on Debt Restructurings, Georgieva Says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund must be more active in debt restructuring processes, the global ...
Fed's Harker Says US Poverty Levels May Be Understated
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker stands behind the Jackson Lake Lodge in Jackson Hole, where the ...
Pandemic effects are subsiding in Philly, but longstanding challenges persist, Pew report finds
While violent crime and poverty rates have declined, struggles with overdose deaths and homeless remain, Pew's annual "State ...
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Integrating Medicare and Medicaid: Policy Priorities to Improve Access and Care for Beneficiaries Under Age 65
To address the needs of dual-eligible people under 65, policymakers could focus on promoting better data collection and ...
HMRC update as people owed cash 'top ups'
By law, anyone earning over £10,000 annually is automatically enrolled in a workplace pension. However, if their income falls ...