3 d. ago State pensioners on this income to save at least £190 under major new tax policy

Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed the new policy will affect certain claimants

Economics

3 d. ago Another UK energy supplier confirms households will save £150 next year

In her Budget last month, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that households will see energy bills cut by £150 a year on average from April 2026

Economics

2 w. ago I had to give up solicitor job after shock TRIPLET pregnancy – now I’m on benefits to pay £1k nappy bill with no way out

TRIPS to the park, play dates and cosy coffee mornings are how many imagine the life of a stay-at-home mum. That’s not the case for Paige Empty who — a year after having triplet girls — says she wants to be back at work, and admits: “It frustrates me that the help isn’t there so...

Economics

2 w. ago SARAH VINE: This mum is making the equivalent of a £113k salary through benefits. The system's broken... and her story shows so clearly where the blame lies

When I was a child there was a saying, now no longer very much in vogue: cut your coat to suit your cloth. In other words, live life according to what you can afford.

Economics

3 w. ago Mum welcomes benefits change after being so stretched she had to move home

Chloe, 25, says they had no idea how expensive being parents would be

Politics

3 w. ago Mum, 31, to see benefits increase to £2,770 a month after Rachel Reeves scraps major policy

Lisa White estimates her family's benefits will rise from £1,900 to £2,770 a month after Rachel Reeves' Budget announcement

Economics

3 w. ago DWP mum in line for Universal Credit and benefit boost to £2,770 after budget

Wales mum Lisa White says the Budget change will allow her children to finally join after-school activities like football and dancing

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves blasted for failing to scrap tax loophole that benefits Chinese 'fast fashion' firms until 2029

In her Budget on Wednesday, the Chancellor said she would 'support a level playing field in retail' by removing customs duty relief for low value imports.

Economics

3 w. ago 'Children should not suffer': Readers respond to Rachel Reeves scrapping two

Some have supported Rachel Reeves' change to the two-child benefit cap, while others claim it is "financial irresponsibility"

Politics

3 w. ago Martin Lewis gives Budget verdict and how new changes will impact your money

Rachel Reeves has announced the changes to this year's Budget, including scrapping the two-child benefit cap.

Economics

3 w. ago FM pledges more cash for tackling poverty after Reeves scraps two

First Minister John Swinney said money freed up by the Chancellor’s announcement would be used to help in the fight against child poverty.

Politics

3 w. ago Campaigners and Labour MPs hail Rachel Reeves’ decision to scrap two

Ditching the policy will result in an estimated reduction of child poverty by 450,000.

Politics

3 w. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves announces £26bn tax rises and scraps two

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch brands package of measures ‘a smorgasbord of misery’ and urges chancellor to resign

Economics

3 w. ago ‘A grotesque indignity to women’: Rachel Reeves scraps dehumanising rape clause

Rachel Reeves hit out at the “grotesque” rape clause tied to the two-child cap policy during her Budget speech.

Events

3 w. ago Green levies on energy bills scrapped in the Budget but Rachel Reeves opts against cutting VAT

Households could save up to £150 on their energy bills over the course of the year, under plans announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Budget .

Economics

3 w. ago Disposable income falls for fourth month in a row with a fifth of Brits unable to pay bills ahead of Rachel Reeves' tax raising budget

Low and middle-income families who make up 60 per cent of households face a continued squeeze on discretionary incomes when compared with a year ago, according to Asda's income tracker.

Economics

3 w. ago Autumn Budget 2025: Is Rachel Reeves really going to scrap stamp duty this week?

Property experts agree tax changes are needed to unblock the stagnant housing market, yet London’s high prices and dearth of affordable new homes are also significant barriers to buying

Politics

4 w. ago Autumn Budget 2025: Is Rachel Reeves really going to scrap stamp duty next week?

Property experts agree tax changes are needed to unblock the stagnant housing market, yet London’s high prices and dearth of affordable new homes are also significant barriers to buying

Politics

4 w. ago Major changes to immigration rules for legal migrants unveiled by Home Secretary

Shabana Mahmood said to settle in Britain for good is ‘not a right, but a privilege’ as she unveiled major changes to immigration policy

Society