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Reminder about 21 December deadline to qualify for Winter Fuel Payment
https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit Do you know someone of State Pension Age (66+) on a low income who would welcome extra money and support with heating costs this winter? This could be your customers, service users, a parent, grandparent, friend or neighbour. Pension Credit is worth, on average, over £4,000 per year, and unlocks additional support including…
Proposed benefit and pension rates 2025/2026.
https://depositedpapers.parliament.uk/depositedpaper/2286682/files Proposed benefit and pension rates 2025/2026. 14p.
Completing the Implementation of Universal Credit
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-11-12/hcws205 DWP will steadily increase the number of migration notices being sent to people receiving ESA over the next months and are aiming to issue 63,000 migration notices each month from February, sending the final notices in early December 2025 and fully moving people to Universal Credit and closing legacy benefits by the end of…
Local Housing Allowance rates for 2025/26 will be maintained at the 2024/25 levels
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-10-30/hcws175 Although not covered by my statutory review of state pension and benefit rates, I can also inform the House that local housing allowance rates for 2025/26 will be maintained at the 2024/25 levels, following their increase in April 2024; and that the benefit cap has not been reviewed for 2025/26 and will also be…
Budget 2024.
Today’s rightsnet budget updates include, https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/news-and-caselaw Welfare rights Budget 2024: Additional £90m being allocated to accelerate the move of ESA claimants to universal credit from September 2024 Budget 2024: Carer’s allowance weekly earnings limit to be increased to equivalent of 16 hours at the national living wage Budget 2024: Universal credit claimants to be required…
Full State Pension set to rise for most by £362 (4.1%) and benefits by 1.7% from April 2025
The full State Pension is set to rise by £362.65 (4.1%) a year for most pensioners on 6 April 2025, under what’s known as the ‘triple lock’ guarantee. Those on the full new state pension will see a rise of £474.85. Meanwhile certain benefits, including Universal Credit, are expected to increase by 1.7%. It comes…
Household Support Fund 4 management information for 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/household-support-fund-4-management-information-for-1-april-2023-to-31-march-2024/household-support-fund-4-management-information-for-1-april-2023-to-31-march-2024 For Brighton and Hove UA. Brighton & Hove UA Authority Total HSF awarded Total LA Spend (inc. admin)£4,280,722.00 Number of awards108,995 Award spent100%Expenditure on households with children 66% Expenditure on households with pensioners4% Expenditure on households with a disabled person16% Expenditure on other households14% spend on administration6% And AuthorityBrighton & Hove UA Spend on…
Chancellor urged to deliver Budget of ‘investment and opportunity’
https://www.gov.scot/news/chancellor-urged-to-deliver-budget-of-investment-and-opportunity/ The UK Autumn Budget should focus on “investment and opportunity”, with more funding for public services, infrastructure and measures to eradicate child poverty, Finance Secretary Shona Robison has said. The Finance Secretary pledged to work with the UK Government and devolved administrations to ensure the Autumn Budget on October 30 “works for all four…
Landmark reforms to give greater security for 11 million renters
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/landmark-reforms-to-give-greater-security-for-11-million-renters Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner said: Renters have been let down for too long and too many are stuck in disgraceful conditions, powerless to act because of the threat of a retaliatory eviction hanging over them. Most landlords act in a responsible way but a small number of unscrupulous ones are tarnishing the reputation…