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Warm ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Discount and Teachers' Pension

The extra help available for all people on means-tested benefits to help with gas and electricity costs this year.

Six million people will have £150 knocked off one winter electricity bill this winter. The Government has announced an expansion of the Warm ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Discount scheme which will almost double the number getting it. Who is eligible and how will people get the payment?

Money Box has been receiving a steady stream of emails from members of the Teachers' Pension Scheme complaining about how their pensions are being managed. With more than 2 million members and liabilities of £278 billion the TPS is one of the largest in the UK. So what is going on? Dan Whitworth investigates.

Child maintenance is a regular financial payment made by a parent who doesn't live with their child to help support the child's living costs. This week the government has announced plans for some significant changes to the way those payments are collected and transferred. We'll explain what's changing.

Presenter: Paul Lewis
Reporter: Dan Whitworth
Researchers: Eimear Devlin and Jo Krasner
Studio Producer: Sarah Rogers
Editor: Jess Quayle

(First broadcast 12pm Saturday 28th June 2025)

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