Economic Support

Welfare Programs Low-Income Households Low-Income Assistance Government Assistance Family Assistance Cost of Living Universal Credit Financial Assistance Low-Income Families Family Welfare

Household Support Fund Ends March 31 as DWP Shifts to Crisis and Resilience Fund

Councils warn local schemes can close early when funding runs out.

HMRC Urges Child Benefit Claims Ahead of April Rise to £27 for First Child

Pakistan Says 64% Paid Under Rs38 Billion Ramadan Relief Package

Bolsa Família Sets March Payouts for March 18–31 by NIS With Day-One Release in Emergency Areas

HMRC Urges Universal Credit Workers To Open Help To Save Accounts With 50% Bonus

State Pension Payments Back on Normal February Schedule, DWP Confirms

Mexico City, State of Mexico and Tuxpán Announce 2026 Property Tax Breaks, With CDMX Setting 68-Peso Minimum for Eligible Owners

DWP Cold Weather Payments Now Triggered in 802 Postcodes, With Many Households Getting £50

UK Drive Highlights Social Tariffs as Millions Miss Out on Cheaper Broadband

DWP Tells Claimants To Report Missing £10 Christmas Bonus Now

HMRC Urges Families To Claim Child Benefit, With Three-Month Backdating and £897 Per Additional Child

Camden Opens £500 Emergency Payments Under Household Support Fund

UK Makes Help to Save Permanent, With Wider Access From 2028

Mexico Sets 2026 Bienestar Pension Payouts to Six Bimonthly Deposits

Brazil Injects R$6 Billion Into BNDES to Finance Truck Purchases

UK Urges Working Universal Credit Claimants to Use Help to Save for £1,200 Bonus

DWP’s £10 Christmas Bonus Begins Hitting Accounts

Christmas Bonus Stays at £10 as Qualifying Week Starts Monday

Punjab Raises Workers’ Marriage Grant to Rs600,000, Death Grant to Rs1,000,000

Venezuela Activates November Subsidies With Higher War Bonus, Pensioners Next on Nov. 21