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More than £300 million paid out through Help to Save with thousands more savers set to benefit
With more than £300 million having been paid out in bonus payments, and thousands more people set to be eligible for an account through the Help to Save scheme, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is kicking off UK Savings Week by reminding people who can benefit. Help to Save is a government savings scheme offering…
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Free School Meals – September 2026 changes
From September 2026, all households receiving Universal Credit will qualify for Free School Meals. Children can get free school meals, if their parents or guardians get: Note: You can get free school meals at 16-18 years old, if: Important: If your child receives Free School Meals, the award will continue until July 2027. This applies…
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Child Benefit is going up in April 2026.
If you’re one of the millions of families claiming Child Benefit, you’ve got a little more money heading your way from 6 April. And if you haven’t claimed yet? Read on, because you could be missing out on hundreds of pounds. How much will you get? From 6 April, Child Benefit pays £27.05 a week…
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Tax-Free Childcare
Save on Easter childcare expenses in Yorkshire and The Humber with Tax-Free Childcare Working families encouraged to cut the cost of Easter childcare by signing up to Tax-Free Childcare. Latest figures show 46,185 families in Yorkshire and The Humber saved on their childcare bills in December 2025 More than £46 million in government cash helped…
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A New Fund, A New Approach
Moving from the Household Support Fund to the Crisis and Resilience Fund. The Household Support Fund is coming to an end as of 31 March 2026. Funded by the UK Government and distributed through the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to local councils, it provided non-repayable grants to help vulnerable households cover essentials such as food,…
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Avoid Holiday Childcare Costs: Sign Up for Tax-Free Childcare
49,800 families in Yorkshire and the Humber avoid the Hallowe’en chills by using Tax-Free Childcare Working families are encouraged to sign up to Tax-Free Childcare ahead of the spooky school holidays to avoid tricky childcare bills as latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show 49,805 families in Yorkshire and the Humber got a…