A round-up of all the key money dates coming up this month - including seven social welfare lump sum payments, the first energy credit, a rise in the Vacant Homes Tax and a drop in Electric Ireland prices.

The Help to Save scheme will be expanded next year, the government has announced

Rachel Reeves confirmed that the earnings threshold for Carers Allowance would increase by £45 a week.

Official documentation has confirmed the benefit cut is going ahead - in a blow for older people.

The scheme offers lower earners a savings account where they can save a maximum of £50 a month for 4 years and receive a 50% government boost at the end of year 2 and year 4.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in the Budget that more people would be able to access Carers Allowance from next April

Help to Save is a savings account that is issued by the Government for some people claiming Universal Credit or Tax Credits and it allows you to put away between £1 and £50 each month

The Help to Save scheme will be extended until April 2027, the government has announced

The Department for Work and Pensions scheme has been extended by the new Labour Party government in the Chancellor's Budget.

November is here marking the second last month of year and another month of cost of living lump sum payments for social welfare recipients plus a price drop for some energy customers

The Help to Save scheme can boost the savings of people claiming Universal Credit from the DWP

The government confirmed in its Budget documents, released today, that it will extend its Help to Save scheme by two years until April 2027.

Rachel Reeves confirmed in her Labour Party Budget today the Household Support Fund (HSF) will be extended from next year.