Benefits

Illustrated image of a piggy bank with coins falling out. Find out how to claim compensation for delayed child benefit payments

Thousands due child benefit compensation – find out how to claim

Child benefit payments for more than 500,000 parents were delayed earlier this month. Find out how to claim compensation if you were affected

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Refugee Week (17-23 June 2024): find out what financial support is available to refugees and asylum seekers

Find out what financial support refugees and asylum seekers can get.

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Reform UK pledge two-strike rule for jobseekers

Reform UK have dropped their manifesto. Find out how their plans could affect your money situation.

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Almost 1 million people claimed mental health benefits within 4 years

Mental-health problems are the main driver for health-related universal-credit claims, new data has revealed.

Illustrated image of a family of three who will be affected by the two child cap. Two child cap - what other support is available to struggling families

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Over half a million more kids to be affected by two child cap in next 5 years

An extra 670,000 children to grow up in poverty over the course of the next parliament unless the two child cap it scrapped. What does it mean for you?

Illustrated image of a child looking sad. Could reform do away with the two-child cap? What's the two child benefit cap

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Farage appears to back an end to the two-child benefit cap

Could reform do away with the two-child cap?

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Joblessness is on the rise – check what help you can get if you’re affected

The unemployment rate rose unexpectedly and the number of job openings fell in the three months to April. Find out what support you can get if you’re out of work.

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Carers Week: most have no choice about becoming an unpaid carer

As Carers Week 2024 (10-16 June) gets underway, a new study reveals 10 million unpaid carers in the UK had no choice when it came to taking on that role. Find out what the research uncovered and what help’s available if you’re an unpaid carer.

Image of a small child looking sad. Child poverty strongly linked to the two-child cap

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Child poverty strongly linked to two-child benefit cap

A recent study has found that child poverty is 'directly and strongly' linked to the two-child benefit cap

Image of a woman worried about money. Millions on universal credit pay back £1 in every £13 for overpayment mistakes

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Millions on universal credit pay back £1 back in every £13 for overpayment mistakes

Around 3.2 million people receive reduced universal credit payments each month because they are repaying overpayment errors