Benefits

Benefits

Good news… the household support fund is back!

The latest round will run between April 2025 and March 2026.

Tax credits to end this weekend

Tax credits to end this weekend

People on tax credits need to move to universal credit.

Nearly 2m on universal credit getting no support to find work

Nearly 2m on universal credit getting no support to find work

System incentivises people to say they can’t work, says DWP.

Child benefit payments to increase next week

Child benefit payments to increase next week

HMRC encourages parents to manage claims through app.

Government rules out changing universal credit assessment period

Government rules out changing universal credit assessment period

Monthly assessments will stay in place.

Government aims to remove obstacles to PIP claimants

Government aims to remove obstacles to PIP claimants

Ministers want to make process more user-friendly.

Why now’s the time to check if your child's eligible for free school meals

What’s changing?

What benefits changes are happening in April?

Find out what benefits are going up next month.

Benefits reforms announced - what changes will affect you?

Benefits reforms announced - what changes will affect you?

Government wants to fix ‘broken’ benefits system.

Bill increases ‘will push disabled people into crisis’

Bill increases ‘will push disabled people into crisis’

Citizens Advice calls for targeted support.