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Low income benefits and tax credits Cost of Living Payment 2023-2024
You may be entitled to up to 3 Cost of Living Payments of £301, £300 and £299 if you get any of the following benefits or tax credits on certain dates: The payment will be made separately from your benefit payments. You will not get a payment if you are only getting New Style ESA,…
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One million families claiming tax credits to receive Cost of Living Payment from 2 May
One million eligible claimant families receiving tax credits, and no other means-tested benefits, will get the first 2023-24 Cost of Living Payment from Tuesday 2 May 2023, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed. The £301 government payment will be paid automatically into most customers’ bank accounts between Tuesday 2 and Tuesday 9 May 2023…
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Cost of living: reduce your broadband bill
Looking to reduce your broadband bill? You’re in the right place! Broadband contracts usually run for 12, 18 or 24 months, after which customers are then moved to a rolling monthly contract, usually at a higher rate. If you haven’t reviewed your contract for a while, it’s likely you could be spending a lot less.…
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Spring Budget
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, presented his Spring Budget to Parliament on 15 March. The Chancellor confirmed: 30 hours free childcare for children over the age of nine months, alongside boosts to subsidised childcare for parents on Universal Credit including upfront support. Measures to ease cost-of-living burden will help more…
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Alternative Fuel Payment Scheme update and portal
The Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP) scheme is delivering £200 to households who use alternative fuels such as heating oil, liquefied petroleum gas, coal or biomass, helping around two million off-grid households to meet their energy costs this winter. The vast majority of eligible households have received the payment automatically via their electricity supplier during February.…
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Cost-of-living funding for students
Today (11 January), the government announced that it will provide an additional £15 million in government funding so that universities can provide extra financial support to students that need it to help them to meet everyday costs whilst they are completing their studies. The government has also confirmed that it will freeze tuition fees for…