People depending on benefits for their livelihood can often be waiting from one payment to the next. Be it State Pension, Universal Credit or Personal Independence Payment (PIP) the ever-rising cost of living makes what was once a challenge into a regular struggle to make ends meet.

Figures show that approximately 24 million people in the UK, roughly one in three, are claiming some form of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits. These are a mixture of means-tested payments such as Pension Credit or age-health related ones such as State Pension or PIP.

Most benefits, including Attendance Allowance, Carer's Allowance, Pension Credit and PIP, are paid every four weeks. Universal Credit is issued monthly, while others including as Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance are paid ev

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