Money expert Martin Lewis’ MSE website is urging people earning £35,000 or less to get £5,800 from the DWP.

The MSE site says as many as a staggering 1.4million people are missing out on an average of £5,800 a year of Universal Credit payments, especially those earning under £35,000 as a household.

Part of what the ‘catch all’ monthly benefit does is support people on low incomes or no income with their housing or living costs.

Households with lower incomes are thought to be missing out…