Following the disruption caused by the pandemic, in order to safely move existing users over to traditional bank accounts or a new Payment Exception Service, Post Office card accounts closure extended until November 2022. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is writing to all customers who currently receive payment into…
HMRC can help with childcare costs as children head back to school. Families may be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare to help pay for breakfast and after school clubs as children go back to school. Parents and carers can check their eligibility and register for Tax-Free Childcare via GOV.UK: Tax-Free Childcare. Each eligible child…
With the new academic year almost ready to start, SLC is supporting students to get ready for the first student finance payment.Sign in to your online account and check your to-do list is complete. If your ‘to-do list’ isn’t showing, this means you have no actions. Most evidence can be…
Families receiving Child Benefit for their child in the last year of school or home education should have received the reminder letters to confirm changes to their child’s circumstances that may affect Child Benefit. If teenagers decide to continue their full-time non-advanced education or approved training, parents or carers will be…
Tax credit customers should have received the Statement of Account letter. If HMRC has stopped their payments, they must contact HMRC within 30 days of the date on their Statement of Account letter and complete their renewal. HMRC will process the renewal and reinstate their 2021/22 claim back to 6 April…
Reforms to the tax system, which will come into force by 2023, make it easier for small businesses to fill out their returns. Businesses will be taxed on profits arising in a tax year, rather than profits of accounts ending in the tax year. It should help them spend less…
All workers are legally entitled to be paid the National Minimum Wage. This includes temporary seasonal staff, who often work short-term contracts in bars, hotels, shops and warehouses over the summer. Workers should check their hourly rate and look out for any deductions or unpaid working time, which would reduce their…
Customers will have either received an ‘auto-renewal’ reminder or a ‘reply required’ notice. All ‘reply required’ customers must renew their claims or contact HMRC to notify them of any change in circumstances ahead of the deadline to continue receiving tax credits payments.Customers will have either received an ‘auto-renewal reminder or a…
New measures are introduced to help vulnerable people in problem debt from today. More people will access the debt solution, giving them a fresh start due to the changes announced today, which will come into force at the end of June.Some other technical reasons could stop you from getting a DRO,…
Families in England will receive extra support with food and key utility bills. The government’s COVID Local Support Grant, first introduced in December 2020, has been extended through to September bringing it in line with the end date for furlough and other COVID-related support. Contact your local authority directly: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-local-help The Holiday Activities and Food…