Childcare grants
Juggling higher education and parenting? Childcare Grants can ease the pressure by covering up to 85% of your childcare costs. If you’re a full-time student with young children, this grant could make
Child Benefits for over 16s
From April 2025, Child Benefit increases to £26.05 for the eldest child and £17.25 for others. Payments stop after a child turns 16 unless they continue in approved education or training. Parents must
Student and postgraduate loan thresholds and rates
From 6 April 2025, new thresholds for student loan repayments will take effect, impacting borrowers across the UK. Whether you’re on Plan 1, Plan 2, Plan 4, or repaying a postgraduate loan, here’s a
Private rental deposits
There are special rules under the Tenancy Deposit Scheme that limits the amount of deposit that landlords in England can request. There are also further limitations on what landlords and agents can
Changes to the High Income Child Benefit Charge
The changes to the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) announced as part of the Spring Budget came into effect on 6 April 2024. The income threshold at which HICBC starts to be charged has been
Childcare Account chores
HMRC’s Childcare account can be used to claim free childcare (if eligible) or pay for Tax-Free Childcare. HMRC’s sign in page for the account states that in order ‘…to keep getting free childcare or
New employment protections
New legislation, including three Government backed cross party Acts, came into force from 6 April 2024.
Pregnant women and new parents will now receive special treatment in a redundancy situation, as
Assistance with debt management
Earlier this month, saw the 10th anniversary of the StepChange Debt Charity’s annual Debt Awareness Week. This is designed to shine a spotlight on the causes of problem debt.
The focus on this year’s
Cost of living final payment 2023-24
The Cost of Living support package has been designed to help over 8 million households in receipt of means tested benefits. The details of Cost of Living Payments due in the 2023-24 tax year were
Setting up a payment plan with HMRC
The 31st of January is a key date for those of us who are registered for self-assessment. There are three deadlines:
The closing date to file your 2022-23 tax return without incurring an initial
