https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-age Your State Pension age is the earliest age you can start receiving your State Pension. It may be different to the age you can get a workplace or personal pension.
PIP, an explanation
https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/benefits-and-financial-advice/help-and-support/personal-independence-payment Personal Independence Payment or (PIP) is a benefit which replaced DLA for people of working age from April 2013. It assesses your ability to carry out activities to do with daily living and/or mobility. The rate you are awarded will be based on the impact of the disability or health condition on your day…
Rental affordability
In the UK, the affordability of private rentals varies by region. In the financial year ending March 2022, the median household income needed to spend 26% of their income on a median-priced rented home in England, 23% in Wales, and 25% in Northern Ireland. London was the least affordable region, with a median rent of…
No fault evictions, and the kings speech
King’s Speech outlines details of plans to give renters much greater security and stability, but also to ensure that private landlords have ‘robust’ possession grounds to reclaim their properties when they need to The government has today confirmed its plan to introduce new legislation that will include provision to abolish ‘no-fault’ section 21 evictions.
2 Child Limit, and Kings Speech
SNP amendment has cross-party support from MPs in Plaid Cymru, the Greens as well as independents, and is echoed by amendment tabled by Labour MP Kim Johnson A number of amendments have been tabled to the King’s Speech calling for the abolition of the two-child limit.
Work Capability Assessment, an explanation
https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/benefits-and-financial-advice/help-and-support/universal-credit-esa-sickness-and-disability If you have a health condition or disability you may already be claiming Universal Credit or Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). New claims for income related ESA are no longer possible so if you are making a new claim with a health condition or disability it will be for Universal Credit and/or ‘New Style’ contributory ESA….
Private rental market summary statistics in England: October 2022 to September 2023
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/bulletins/privaterentalmarketsummarystatisticsinengland/october2022toseptember2023
Housing affordability in England and Wales: 2023
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/bulletins/housingaffordabilityinenglandandwales/2023 Long-term house price growth causing reduced affordability Housing affordability ratio, earnings, and house prices by local authority district, England and Wales, 1997 to 2023
The scale of the challenge
https://www.jrf.org.uk/cost-of-living/jrfs-pre-election-cost-of-living-tracker The scale of the challenge: JRF’s pre-election cost of living tracker
Current UC Rates
Universal credit 2023/2024 2024/2025 Standard allowances Monthly Monthly Under 25 292.11 311.68 25 or over 368.74 393.45 Both under 25 458.51 489.23 One or both 25 or over 578.82 617.60 Elements Only / eldest child Born before 6 April 2017…