State Benefits

18 December 2024

Introduction to long term care
The background to the long term care problem

12 December 2024

New parents who claim Child Benefit online could get their first payment before Christmas - HMRC Press Release
Child Benefit. HMRC’s Press Release, which reveals that more than one million families have claimed Child Benefit using the new digital service launched earlier this year

12 December 2024

Mortgage lending statistics Q3 2024
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s and the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA)’s joint publication on the latest mortgage lending statistics

02 December 2024

Tax-free childcare - latest statistics
HMRC’s quarterly publication of tax-free childcare statistics

27 November 2024

State Benefit and State Pension rates 2025/26
The proposed State Benefit rates and State Pension rates for 2025/26

05 November 2024

High Income Child Benefit Charge - household income basis not going ahead
The scrapping of plans to move to a household income basis for the High Income Child Benefit Charge

02 October 2024

State benefits on incapacity
The benefits available on sickness or disability

25 September 2024

Death of spouse or civil partner
The tax effects of the death of a spouse or civil partner

25 September 2024

Statutory Neonatal Care Pay and Leave
The new Statutory Neonatal Care Pay and Leave allowance, which is being introduced from April 2025

20 September 2024

State benefits on death
State benefits available following a death in the family

11 September 2024

Outline of the Social Security system in the UK
The benefits available, eligibility conditions and tax treatment. Benefit rates from April 2024

09 September 2024

Universal Credit and money, savings and investments
How Universal Credit is affected by having money, savings and investments

22 August 2024

Tax-free childcare - latest statistics
HMRC’s quarterly publication of tax-free childcare statistics

24 July 2024

Another High Income Child Benefit Charge case lost by HMRC
The case of Sarah Manzi, in which she successfully appealed against four tax assessments and a penalty in respect of the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC)