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People who receive benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) each month could have to wait weeks to get the full increase in benefit rates from April.

British Savings Bonds which were unveiled in the Spring Budget, have now gone on sale. However, finance experts pointed out that the 4.15 per cent rate on offer with the three-year products sits below the top deals available in the wider savings market, meaning the products "risk disappearing without a trace".

Universal Credit claimants will begin seeing an increase to their payments in just a few days.

Jane Tranter, the co-founder of Doctor Who and His Dark Materials producer Bad Wolf, has called on the UK government to update British television tax credits to promote domestic investment.

Millions of workers across the UK will get a boost to their wages worth hundreds in less than a month.

Figures released by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) show that more than a thousand pubs across the UK closed their doors in 2023.

Despite assurances at this week's Spring Budget that the average UK worker would benefit from yet another cut to National Insurance tax, many across the country are unlikely to notice a difference at the end of each month as taxes and fixed costs continue to rise across the board. In fact, continued cost of living pressures mean the average worker in Greater Manchester is unlikely to notice any difference at all.

Martin Lewis has admitted he is 'disappointed' as a change he had campaigned for to help first-time buyers was dismissed in the Spring Budget. Jeremy Hunt delivered his plans in the House of Commons on Wednesday (March 6) with some key cuts to tax and spending announced.

Jeremy Hunt has announced a cut in National Insurance in his Spring Budget. The Chancellor has announced a cut of two percentage points for employee National Insurance from April 6 - down from 10 per cent to eight per cent.

Rishi Sunak has hinted at further cuts to national insurance in next week's Spring Budget.

Ofcom has found GB News to be in breach of due impartiality rules in a landmark ruling pertaining to an episode of Esther McVey and Phillip Davies’ show.

With a new month on the horizon, there are a number of financial changes coming that could impact your wallet.

The start of a new tax year will see a series of new nationwide government support come in from the Department for Work and Pension (DWP).

As we enter the new tax year households continue to struggle with the Cost of Living crisis. To help those who are the most vulnerable a wave of government support is being introduced.

The Department for Work and Pension (DWP) will soon roll out its first instalment of the £900 Cost of Living Payment.

A key aspect of the Chancellor's Spring Budget was a promise to deliver 'growth' to the economy and provide more support for the most vulnerable.

A word of warning has been issued to anyone who is in the midst of buying a home after last week's Spring Budget. Any prospective buyers have been warned to 'brace themselves' as more property market volatility is expected once again.

The government has announced its plans to provide a cash boost to Universal Credit claimants by extending a vital scheme.

Martin Lewis has pointed out a vital change to pensions that was not mentioned in the Spring Budget.

The government has announced its plans to make a major benefits change which will have a big impact on claimants with a disability.

The Resolution Foundation has warned that more than half a million people on benefits are likely to see their support cut back as a result of the UK Government’s welfare reforms. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced what he described as the “biggest change to our welfare system in a decade” during Wednesday’s Spring Budget, with the scrapping of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) to assess eligibility for sickness benefits.

This Morning viewers were quick to comment on social media as a 'joke' they made just 24 hours earlier became a reality. Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were back at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Wednesday (March 15) for their penultimate show of the week.

New research from leading online pension provider, PensionBee, reveals that increasing the Annual Allowance could be the most popular change to pension tax allowances in the upcoming Spring Statement on Wednesday.

The Chancellor will announce the Spring Budget soon which may have a direct impact on your personal finances.

MVT stood in parliament and told MPs and the music industry that we have a very serious problem with Grassroots Music Venues and it was going to need decisive action,” Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd recently told NME.“One Grassroots Music Venue is closing every week. If the government don’t act on Energy Bills before 1 April, that number will rise.

Many households all across the country are preparing for the financial crisis to hit in April as the cost of living continues to rise to record levels. It comes as the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced this week a number of economic decisions laid out in the Spring Budget.

Tax Credits £500 one-off payment by Friday, April 23.If you are eligible, HMRC guidance says you should see your payment drop directly into your bank account by that date.The GOV.UK website also advises that claimants will not see the payment appear in the online Tax Credit service.Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the one-off payment for eligible households already receiving Tax Credits during the UK Government's Spring Budget.