As part of one of the Prime Minister’s five key priorities to grow the economy, low-earning parents on Universal Credit are set to benefit from up to a £522 monthly boost to cover childcare costs – making it easier for them to get back to work or increase their hours.
Universal Credit childcare payments rise today by almost 50%, up to £951 for one child or £1,630 for two or more
Tax credits provide 1.5 million working families with targeted financial support to help them stay in work and raise their families. With the deadline for renewing your Tax Credits fast approaching, Parenting Daily put a list of questions to the experts at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to ensure you have the answers you need.
An additional 200,000 Universal Credit claimants will be able to access quicker support with their mortgage from 3rd April.
Support for Mortgage Interest loan scheme extended to 200,000 additional Universal Credit claimants in efforts to support more households with the cost of living
They will be able to access help towards mortgage interest on their home or certain home
‘Who’d have thought eating would become a luxury?’
New Action for Children research reveals impact of £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit on UK’s poorest families amidst soaring cost of living crisis.
An analysis of its Crisis Fund in the six months following the cut and a survey of frontline staff uncovers the harsh reality of parents on the breadline unable to put food on
Free confidential and impartial support to help people make a Universal Credit claim will continue to be delivered across Great Britain for the fourth year running.
From: Department for Work and Pensions and David Rutley MP
The Department for Work and Pensions ‘Help to Claim’ support will be delivered independently by Citizens Advice, in partnership with Citizens Advice Scotland,...