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The Portsmouth and Chichester Apprenticeship Awards 2026, took place on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at The Marriott Hotel in Portsmouth.
Pictured is: (fifth from left) Compere Mark Collins with all the winners.
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The 4 pensioner groups ineligible for this year's Winter Fuel Payment

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Household Support Fund - when councils will announce funding details

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

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Household Support Fund decision looms as September deadline nears

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

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

The DWP will pay more than seven million households and HMRC will follow with around 830,000 more, taking the total number of households eligible for the cost of living payment to around eight million.

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People walk near the Jobcentre in Westminster.

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Debbie Darke, from Waterlooville food bank, in 2019. Picture : Habibur Rahman

Connect4communities scheme’s £264,000 boost for disadvataged households

Thousands of Universal Credit claimants are to be affected by new rules that have been introduced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) this week.

Universal Credit rule change launches this week - are you affected?

Around six million people are set to receive a £150 cost of living payment- here’s what you need to know and how to check if you’re eligible for the cash boost.

Millions to receive £150 cost of living payment soon - am I eligible?

Parents claiming Universal Credit will receive hundreds of pounds more from the end of June.

Parents claiming Universal Credit to receive £100s more in shake-up
The Government is raising the amount parents on Universal Credit can claim by almost 50 per cent later this year - here’s what you need to know.
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More than six million households will be eligible for the £150 disability cost of living payment, with the money set to start hitting bank accounts from next month.

Exact date six million people will get £150 cost of living payment

Thousands of households are being urged to check if they are missing out on Pension Credit, which automatically triggers eligiblity for the cost of living payment and could make you up to £3,500 better off per year.

Days left for thousands of households to apply for cost of living cash

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First cost of living payment due for thousands of households

A Universal Credit sign in the window of the Job Centre in Westminster.

Thousands could miss out on £301 cost of living payment - here’s why

The first instalment of the £900 cost of living payments is set to land in bank accounts today. The £301 cash boost from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC will be paid to those who are eligible over the next few weeks from Tuesday, April 25.

Cost of living payment to land in bank accounts from today

Around eight million people across the UK will be getting the £900 cost of living payment over the next year, but only certain benefits qualify for the cash boost.

Benefits that don’t qualify for the £301 cost of living payment

In all, 18.870 children in Portsmouth, Havant, Gosport and Fareham were living in poverty, according to government data. Picture posed by model. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Nearly a quarter of children in Portsmouth are living in relative poverty

The Solent WASPI group marked this year’s International Women’s Day by hosting a 'Sisters in Song' evening on Wednesday, March 8 at Milton Village Hall, Portsmouth

Solent WASPI group holds Sisters in Song event to mark International Women's Day

What you need to do as deadline to boost state pension extended

Solent Waspi took their fight against the unfair handling of the retirement age increase - which left many women thousands of pounds worse off than they had expected to be in retirement - to Hampshire County Council

Waspi women fighting for fairer pensions get more backing

PIP designed to improve the quality of life of those suffering from long-term physical disabilities or mental health conditions and could be an additional boost for many especially during the cost of living crisis.

The 21 health conditions that could entitle you to £156 a week

The cash boost will start arriving in bank accounts in the Spring.

DWP confirm new cost of living payments for 2023

The second cost of living payment is due to land in account from November 8.

DWP confirm when second instalment of £324 will be paid this autumn

HMRC are asking people to check their entitlement.

Portsmouth families to receive the first cost of living payment next month

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New Winter Fuel Payment rates for 2022 as millions to get cash boost

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Households that claim benefits to have automatic energy bill hikes frozen

Portsmouth records a jobs boom with thousands more people back in work

A fifth of children in Portsmouth were living in poverty last year .

Hundreds of children in Portsmouth have been living in poverty

Pensioners will see the triple lock return from April 2023 (image: Adobe)

Pensioners could get £770 boost in 2023 as triple lock policy returns

Cold Weather Payment to close in days - check if you can claim £25 energy rebate

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This is what you need to know about today's Universal Credit changes

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100 jobs to go at Department for Work and Pensions site in Portsmouth

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