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Child benefit is to be stopped for all higher rate taxpayers from 2013 to help pay for a massive overhaul of the welfare system, Chancellor George Osborne announced today.
4 October 2010
Almost a quarter of a million struggling householders will see mortgage benefit payments dive by a typical £3,700 a year from next month.
29 September 2010
Victims of the tax blunder which will see 1.4 million people asked to pay cash back to the taxman may qualify for increased benefits to soften the blow.
17 September 2010
Beleaguered government department HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is facing fresh anger as its helpline for tax credits renewals is jammed, with some benefit recipients unable to get through for two weeks.
13 September 2010
A mammoth 1.5 million over 60s might be entitled to the pension credit benefit but are not claiming, says the Department for Work and Pensions.
9 September 2010
The Government's plans to radically shake-up the welfare system could see benefits for the elderly, including winter fuel allowances, cut drastically as Britain claws back from the recession.
18 August 2010
Payment of tax credits may not automatically stop if people missed Saturday's renewal deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed.
2 August 2010
Britain's pensioners are missing out on an estimated £5.4 billion in unclaimed benefits each year, despite 1.8 million of them living in poverty, figures released today show.
16 July 2010
The web is full of copycat websites that charge you for performing tasks that are usually free.
8 July 2010
People on low incomes are increasingly struggling to get by due to soaring inflation, research suggests today.
6 July 2010
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