The government has started issuing £25 cold weather payments to eligible households - as the UK is hit with a cold snap. Read this and the rest of today's consumer and personal finance news below.

The free tool, which is available in the Lloyds app, can help customers find out if they are eligible to claim thousands of ...

The app automatically checks eligibility for Universal Credit, Council Tax discounts, energy grants, Winter Fuel Payments and ...

The tool, which has already assisted thousands during initial testing, helps identify if customers could be eligible for ...

People eligible for council tax discounts, energy grants, winter fuel payments, and pension credit can easily determine their ...

AS temperatures plummet across the UK, thousands of households are set to receive a £25 payment to help with heating costs. ...

Lloyds Bank launches tool to help eligible customers claim benefits - Universal credit, council tax discounts and child ...

THOUSANDS of struggling households in over a dozen postcodes are set to receive £25 to help heat their homes as the cold snap ...

The recent eligibility change to Winter Fuel Payments means that Pension Credit claimants will automatically qualify for a payment of up to £300 ...

The DWP has been urged to rethink plans to limit Winter Fuel Payments to the poorest pensioners, with MPs warning the move ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that letters to millions of State Pensioners were sent out between October ...