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Sunak pledges to cut VAT on energy bills under ‘winter plan’

Rishi Sunak has announced he would scrap VAT on all domestic energy bills for the next year, saving the average household £160, if he becomes prime minister. The move is part of the former chancellor’s “winter plan” to tackle inflation and the ...

26 Jul 2022 at 23:30

Scotland

Over-50s face lifetime of financial insecurity, warns research group

People aged over-50 are facing a lifetime of financial insecurity as a report reveals which age group is being hit the hardest by the cost-of-living crisis. Research from Edinburgh University’s Smart Data Foundry found economic inactivity ...

03 Aug 2022 at 17:17

Personal Finance

Tax credit claimants to receive second cost-of-living payment from November 23

More than one million households receiving tax credits, and no other means-tested benefits, will get their second cost-of-living payment from November 23, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed. This £324 payment will be paid into ...

20 Oct 2022 at 12:46

‘Staggering’ 4 million children in families on Universal Credit in August – DWP

More than four million children are living in families which receive Universal Credit, latest figures suggest. Some 4,030,796 children were living in households receiving the benefit as of August, according to data from the Department ...

15 Nov 2022 at 18:49

Review into state pension age ‘considering cost and intergenerational fairness’

The review into the state pension age is considering issues of cost and intergenerational fairness, the Work and Pensions Secretary said, suggesting the impact on the public purse of an ageing population will get “pretty hairy”. Mel ...

30 Nov 2022 at 14:26

Personal Finance

More bereaved parents will be able to access financial support from Thursday

Cohabiting parents with dependent children who need support following the death of a partner can apply for bereavement benefits from Thursday. The UK Government has extended the eligibility criteria for Bereavement Support Payment ...

08 Feb 2023 at 16:35

Mother’s appeal bid for fresh inquest into daughter’s death after benefit cut

The mother of a housebound disabled woman who killed herself after her benefits were cut is asking Court of Appeal judges to grant a fresh inquest into her daughter’s death. Jodey Whiting, 42, from Stockton-on-Tees, died in ...

31 Jan 2023 at 16:58

Personal Finance

Help for savers with multiple small pension pots under consideration by DWP

Options to help workers to achieve better retirement outcomes, including those with several small pension pots scattered around, are being looked into by the Government. With the average worker having around 11 jobs over ...

30 Jan 2023 at 16:18

Personal Finance

Low-income households set to receive new cost-of-living payments from spring

Millions of households on low incomes will receive fresh cost-of-living support from this spring, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which has announced further details on the payments schedule. ...

03 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Government waging ‘ideological war on civil servants’, says union leader

The leader of the biggest civil service union has accused the Government of waging an “ideological war” on its own workforce ahead of a national strike in a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Mark ...

27 Apr 2023 at 15:46

82% of pensioners below or just above poverty line ‘to lose winter fuel payment’

Four in every five pensioners living below or just above the poverty line will lose the winter fuel payment under planned benefit cuts, according to a charity. Age UK said its analysis suggested that 10.7 ...

09 Oct 2024 at 00:01

DWP staff to take strike action for two weeks over Christmas

Staff working at the Department for Work and Pensions are to take strike action for two weeks over Christmas. More than 200 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union working in three DWP ...

05 Dec 2022 at 20:09

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