3 h. ago HMRC update after at least 17,000 families had benefits wrongly stopped

People were incorrectly stripped of the benefit while HMRC attempted to crackdown on benefit fraud

Politics

3 h. ago HMRC update after fraud crackdown incorrectly stripped 17,000 parents of benefit

The government is aiming to save around £350 million over five years by tackling Child Benefit error and fraud

Politics

3 d. ago Councils are offering parents £5,000 to drive their children to school amid desperate efforts to cut spiralling SEND taxi bills

Local authorities are increasingly turning to 'personal transport budgets' as a more flexible and cost-effective option than laying on taxis or minibuses.

Economics

3 d. ago Parents paid up to £5,000 a year to drive children to school as councils slash taxi bills

Number of families given cash for special needs transport doubles as local authorities battle soaring costs

Economics

5 d. ago Key update issued by HMRC as 5.65million face £100 penalties within days

HMRC's helplines were closed for around two and a half hours on Thursday due to a technical issue, with the self-assessment deadline looming at the end of January

Economics

6 d. ago London borough recovers dozens of homes worth £2.8m amid council house fraud crackdown

Croydon Council said it had seized back the properties after stepping up investigations following tip offs from residents

Society

7 d. ago Major £30,000 HMRC tax update as new HMRC policy comes in from April

HMRC bosses also spoke to MPs about major changes to ISAs and pensions

Economics

1 week ago Government issues major update on Lifetime ISAs held by 1.5m Britons

The government will top up your contributions by a quarter for free - but using it wrongly can also cost you money

Politics

1 week ago Parents say Geico refused claim after car crash because their baby and toddler weren’t listed on insurance policy

The Michigan parents were on the hook for up to $15,000 worth of damage

Events

2 w. ago Martin Lewis gives HMRC crucial savings £10,000 threshold update with January deadline

The money saving expert urged people not to delay completing their self-assessment tax returns before the January 31 deadline

Economics

2 w. ago Treasury issues HMRC update as January 31 deadline with £900 fines looms

The question was asked by a Conservative MP with the Treasury detailing the next steps

Economics

2 w. ago Many schools don’t think students can read full novels any more. That’s a tragedy | Margaret Sullivan

Increasingly, teens are given only parts of books, and they often read not in print but on school-issued laptopsReading fiction has been such a joy for me that my heart broke a little to learn recently that many schools no longer assign full books to high school students.Rather, teens are given excerpts of books, and they often read them not in print but on school-issued laptops, according to a survey of 2,000 teachers, students and parents by the New York Times.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...

Culture

2 w. ago Parents given answer after 125,000 people demand school week is cut to four days

The Government was forced to respond to a debate on a four-day school week after more than 125,000 people signed a petition calling for ministers to introduce one

Politics

2 w. ago New Universal Credit fraud crackdown starting this month will focus on three key loss areas

The new campaign will launch at the end of January.

Politics

3 w. ago The new law that will allow the DWP to take money from bank accounts in 2026

The new 'modern fraud prevention powers' are being introduced as part of a crackdown on benefit fraud

Economics

3 w. ago Butcher behind 'some of the most brutal crimes in human history': How warlord Charles Taylor oversaw 250,000 murders with children forced to kill their own parents... but now rots in a British prison

Under Charles Taylor's influence, armed groups in Liberia and Sierra Leone carried out killings, mutilations, forced recruitment of children and widespread sexual violence.

Events

3 w. ago Inside the world's most expensive and exclusive private school where parents including royals fork out £150,000 per year for full boarding in Swiss mountains with ski tuition, yoga and global travel

Switzerland's Le Rosey is aptly nicknamed the 'School of Kings', with King Juan Carlos of Spain , King Fuad II of Egypt and King Albert II of Belgium all among its alumni.

Economics

3 w. ago ‘There’s always an empty space’: The families who spend Christmas waiting for someone who never comes home

For families of missing children, Christmas can be the hardest time of all. As The Independent’s SafeCall campaign reaches £165,000, parents and siblings open up about the ‘horrific’ pain of the festive season. Tara Cobham and Harriette Boucher report

Society

4 w. ago HMRC update on using AI to tackle huge £6.5bn tax problem in UK

The Treasury has issued details about plans to make it easier to spot and target tax dodgers

Economics

4 w. ago HMRC announces big update for millions of UK taxpayers ahead of January deadline

HMRC charges interest on late tax payments if you're a self-assessment taxpayer - here is what you need to know

Economics