27 h. ago Universal Credit overhaul set to boost DWP incomes for millions next year

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that four major changes to Universal Credit could be made

Politics

47 h. ago Tax rises: Freeze on income tax thresholds for millions left on table by Treasury minister Darren Jones

The Government has promised not to raise the ‘headline rate’ of income tax but has left open the possibility of freezing the thresholds for paying the levy

Politics

49 h. ago Income tax threshold freeze for millions beyond 2028 left on table by Treasury minister Darren Jones

The Government has promised not to raise the ‘headline rate’ of income tax but has left open the possibility of freezing the thresholds for paying the levy

Politics

6 d. ago DWP confirms four major changes to Universal Credit starting from next April

Nearly 4 million households will see an annual income boost estimated to be worth £725 under new reforms.

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8 d. ago Millions of people on low income eligible for UK Government bonus of up to £1,200

Three million people claiming certain benefits can now take advantage of the Help to Save scheme.

Economics

2 w. ago Exact date pensioners need to opt out of Winter Fuel Payment to avoid HMRC clawback

Around two million pensioners with an income over £35,000 are due to receive this year’s Winter Fuel Payment.

Economics

2 w. ago Planned Parenthood may not survive the Trump administration | Moira Donegan

The Trump administration has made repeated cuts targeting the organization’s clinics. Now the US supreme court has struck another blowPlanned Parenthood, the massive, 108-year-old network of women’s and reproductive health clinics that operates almost 600 health centers across the United States, may not survive the Trump administration. Long a hated symbol on the right, and unable to summon enthusiastic support from the left, the medical network has nevertheless remained a symbolic and material cornerstone of women’s equality, serving millions of patients – many of them indigent or low-income – each year, and housing one of the biggest feminist and pro-choice lobbying and litigation shops in America, in addition to being one of the nation’s largest healthcare providers.Since returning to power in January, the Trump administration has made repeated cuts targeting Planned Parenthood’s clinics, excluding the group from the vast Title X family planning program, on the pretext of scurril...

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2 w. ago William reviews rental policy for charities after criticism of Duchy of Cornwall

Accounts released on Monday showed the Duchy generated profits of nearly £23 million, which William receives as his annual private income.

Politics

2 w. ago HMRC confirms over seven million people set to pay higher rate of income tax this year

Frozen tax thresholds have pushed people into higher brackets as their pay has increased.

Economics

2 w. ago More than seven million people estimated to be higher rate taxpayers in 2025

Some 39.1 million people are projected to be liable for income tax in 2025-26, according to HM Revenue and Customs figures.

Economics

3 w. ago Over one million pensioners set to pay higher rate of income tax this year

The Personal Allowance will be frozen at £12,570 until April 2028.

Economics

3 w. ago Universal Credit pay rises for millions of households confirmed in new DWP plan

Almost four million households will receive an income boost to their Universal Credit standard allowance every year for the next four years

Economics