child benefits
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Four key tax changes to prepare for in April
The Explainer With time running out, a last-minute checklist could help you make the most of your allowances
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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'Cost-of-children crisis': the mounting expenses of parenthood
The Explainer Analysis shows that one in five UK households with children are in 'serious financial difficulty'
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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Two-child benefit cap: a litmus test for Keir Starmer?
Today's Big Question Labour leader prioritises ‘fiscal responsibility’ but risks party revolt over pledge to keep controversial policy
By The Week Staff Published
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How to claim child benefit – and the risk of missing out
feature Even if you earn over the annual threshold, you should still claim the benefit
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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Universal Credit roll-out delayed
Speed Read Vote to extend government’s flagship welfare programme to three million new claimants has been pushed back
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Children to ‘go hungry’ after free school meals cuts
Speed Read Tories face backlash for exempting Northern Ireland from reforms which could affect one million children
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Why are 300,000 jobless Britons not claiming benefits?
Speed Read Resolution Foundation report urges Government to do more to help UK’s ‘forgotten unemployed’
By The Week Staff Last updated
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One in five now live in poverty in the UK, report finds
In Depth 400,000 extra children and 300,000 extra pensioners among the poorest compared to 2013
By The Week Staff Published
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Everything you need to know about tax-free childcare
In Depth Find out if you are eligible and how much you can claim
By Ruth Jackson Last updated
In Depth