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…
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…
The first ‘stamp duty’ was introduced on 28 June 1694 as a temporary measure (for four years) to fund the war on France. It was paid on all paper, vellum, or parchment to be used for legal documents, and an embossed, colourless stamp indicated payment, hence the name. Various duties…
Following a decline in the prevailing market rate, the Government will temporarily reduce the maximum Plan 2 and the Plan 3 student loan interest rate in line with the prevailing market rate. From 1 July 2021 until 30 September 2021, the maximum interest rate applied Income Contingent Repayment (ICR) student loans…
Before Internet time, we searched for professional services using telephone directories, such as Yellow Pages. As years passed, web directories took over, and all registered businesses moved online to Yell.com. We needed to punch in the service we required and our postcode to find the professional near us. People were…