Dallas Kennedy-Willows spends her days in isolation wrapped up in jumpers and her nights sitting by candlelight.
23.03.2020 - 22:13 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The new tax year begins on Monday, April 6 and brings with it a whole host of changes for those receiving benefits and pensions.
Most people will be eagerly awaiting to find out if their payments will be increasing or not and there are already some positive changes involving National Minimum Wage and Universal Credit payments.
But, these aren’t the only changes expected to benefits and welfare this year, with additional upcoming policies and increases scheduled for the coming months.
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Dallas Kennedy-Willows spends her days in isolation wrapped up in jumpers and her nights sitting by candlelight.
Around 1.2 million people have made claims for Universal Credit in the last three weeks during the coronavirus outbreak.
Planning for your retirement can never start too early and with proposed changes to the State Pension age it’s important for everyone to understand how this will affect them.
As the impact of the coronavirus outbreak intensifies and concerns over cash become even more important, it’s essential to know what money you’ll have coming in and when to expect it.
Benefits claimants are being invited to apply for jobs handing out Universal Credit as staff deal with an “unprecedented” number of claims.
Almost 950,000 people have applied for Universal Credit in the past fortnight during the coronavirus outbreak.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has processed almost 950,000 claims for universal credit in two weeks.
Universal Credit is designed to provide financial help and support with daily living costs for anyone out of work or on a low income.
We're officially into spring and new season, and new month is set to bring about a few changes.
The five-week wait for Universal Credit payments is to be maintained despite almost half a million new people applying for the benefit since the coronavirus crisis began.
Universal Credi t is designed to provide financial support to help those out of work or on a low income with daily living costs.
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage (NLW) are set to rise next month in accordance with the government’s annual increase.
A number of measures have been implemented by the UK Government to help people cope with the financial pressures the coronavirus outbreak is expected to have on the nation.
Universal Credit is to be increased by £1,000 a year as the government announced ‘unprecedented’ emergency economic measures to deal with coronavirus.
The Government is pumping almost £7billion into the welfare system to protect people's incomes during the coronavirus pandemic, the Chancellor has announced.