https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-more-families-to-get-150-off-energy-bills-this-winter 2.7 million extra households will receive £150 off their energy bills next winter as the Warm Home Discount is expanded – putting money directly into people’s pocketsthis increases the number of households who are eligible to over 6 million in total – including 900,000 families with children and a total of 1.8 million households…
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Understanding the savings, debt and financial resilience of low-to-middle income families
https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/money-on-my-mind/ Key findingsBritish households are carrying far lower levels of consumer debt than in the past. Among the poorer half of families, average debt has fallen from £2,617 in 2006-08 to £2,256 in 2020-22 – a 14 per cent real-terms drop. Higher-income households have seen an even larger fall of 21 per cent over the…
£24 billion of support is unclaimed
https://policyinpractice.co.uk/publication/missing-out-2025/ “The scale of unclaimed support in Britain is still staggering. Over £24 billion is left on the table at a time when many are struggling to stay afloat. But this isn’t a failure of the public. It’s a failure of a social security system that is still too complex, too fragmented and too passive….
Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget will take place on 26 November
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/03/rachel-reeves-autumn-budget-tax-increases Rachel Reeves acknowledged that the UK economy is “not working well enough for working people” as she announced that her second budget will take place on 26 November, amid mounting speculation over tax increases. The later than usual date will probably lead to weeks of speculation about how the Treasury will raise additional revenue…
Almost 1 in 4 tenants say their deposit was unfairly withheld – but most never challenge it.
https://www.generationrent.org/2025/07/21/flaws-in-deposit-protection-cost-1-in-5-private-renters-hundreds-of-pounds-press-release/ Almost a quarter of private renters (22%) report unfair deductions from their deposit at the end of their tenancy, yet just 4% used the formal dispute resolution process to try and reclaim the money, new research from Generation Rent reveals today. Nearly a third of tenants (32%) who challenge landlord deductions get all their…
Exploring the psychological harm of national government debt collection.
https://www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications/nothing-personal/ This report examines how central government departments collect debt. In particular it focuses on how the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) recoups benefits overpayments – showing its approach to be more sudden and harsh than that of consumer creditors. The research shows that 1.1 million people across the UK owe the DWP money…
What is a Money Bill?
https://publiclawproject.org.uk/blog/what-is-a-money-bill/ Last Tuesday, the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons. The Bill, which forms part of a wider set of welfare reforms, sought to change Universal Credit rates and restrict eligibility for Personal Independence Payments. During Tuesday’s debate, the Government committed to drop the latter,…
Unpacking the rising cost of essentials for low-to-middle income Britain
https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/bare-necessities/ Essentials take up more of households’ total spending than they have in the past, with spending on essentials for low-income households increasing the most. A more essentials-heavy spending basket also left poorer families facing faster price growth in recent years. Higher energy costs, coupled with rapid food inflation, have led to hardship for many….
Liz Kendall has today introduced the new Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill in the Commons.
https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/welfare-rights/news/item/work-and-pensions-secretary-introduces-new-universal-credit-and-personal-independence-payment-bill-in-the-commons above-inflation increases in the universal credit standard allowance for the tax years 2026/2027 to 2029/2030 (Part 1);reducing the rates of the limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA) element for new claims for the tax year 2026/2027 (Part 2);for 2026/2027, providing for entitlement to a higher rate of the LCWRA element, equal to…
Pathways to Poverty: How planned cuts to disability benefits will impact the people we support
By refusing to properly consult on its plan to cut billions from disability benefits, the government is choosing not to ask questions it doesn’t want the answers to. The cuts will have a devastating impact on disabled people (and their children), sending hundreds of thousands into poverty, and many more into deeper poverty. This will…