Prince Harry was convinced to go to King Charles Coronation out of fears he would regret not going, sources have claimed. Despite his estranged relationship with the royals, Harry will be attending the celebration on May 6.
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A series of payments and DWP benefits will be uprated from next week as we enter a new tax year.
The government previously announced its plans to raise the National Living Wage and national Minimum Wage, which will see workers across the board get a pay rise. It means many people will receive more financial uprates in the midst of a worsening cost of living crisis that will be compounded by rising utility bills and everyday goods.
Here are all the payment and DWP benefits which will go up from next week...
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The baseline minimum wage will increase for all age groups in the UK. Depending on your age and work status, you will receive one of the following increases:
Bryan Sanderson, Low Pay Commission Chair, previously said: "The rates announced today include the largest increase to the NLW since its introduction in 2016 and will provide a much-needed pay increase to millions of low-paid workers across the UK, all of whom will be feeling the effects of a sharply rising cost of living.
"For a full-time worker, today’s increase means nearly £150 more per month. The tightness of the labour market and historically high vacancy rates give us confidence that the economy will be able to absorb these increases."
Maternity, paternity, and statutory sick pay will receive an increase of 10 per cent from April 2. This will result in a rise from £99.35 per week to £109.40 per week.
An increase from £156.66 to £172.48 will be provided for the statutory rates for maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental pay. Meanwhile, payments for parental bereavment will also increase by the same amount.
Housing benefits are set to increase depending on your
Prince Harry was convinced to go to King Charles Coronation out of fears he would regret not going, sources have claimed. Despite his estranged relationship with the royals, Harry will be attending the celebration on May 6.
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An estimated 19.2 million families and 39.8 million individuals across Great Britain currently in receipt of State Pension or benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will see their payments go up by 10.1 per cent next week. However, due to payments made in arrears most people will not see a difference until May.
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