by | Oct 12, 2023 | General
The Cost of Living support package has been designed to help over 8 million households in receipt of means tested benefits. The details for Cost of Living Payments due in the 2023-24 tax year were published earlier this year and have recently been updated. Eligible...
by | Oct 12, 2023 | General
HMRC’s free tax app is available to download from the App Store for iOS and from the Google Play Store for Android. The latest version of the app includes updated functionality to check your Child Benefit and State Pension, set a reminder to make a...
by | Oct 9, 2023 | General
These legal agreements enable a person to grant decision making powers about their care, treatment or financial affairs to another person if they lose mental capacity. The Powers of Attorney Act fires the starting gun on bringing the existing paper-based process...
by | Oct 9, 2023 | General
Your eligible deposits with all High Street bank are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). The present limit of this FSCS guarantee is £85,000 and this applies to total deposits held at a bank, not per account with a bank. This will be of...
by | Oct 3, 2023 | General
The government looks likely to accept the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission with a boost to the National Living Wage rate. In summary: National Living Wage will rise to two-thirds of average earnings. Chancellor commits to Low Pay Commission recommendations,...
by | Sep 28, 2023 | General
HMRC has published their latest statistics on Child Trust Funds (CTFs) that reveal that whilst around 500,000 accounts have now matured, there remains some 430,000 funds that have matured but remain unclaimed. If you turned 18 on or after 1 September 2020 there may be...
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