Boris Johnson's 50 U-turns exposed - from windfall tax to Partygate 'lies' Boris Johnson has been compared to a shopping trolley by his former aide Dominic Cummings due to the sheer number of U-turns Daily Mirror · May 29, 2022
Dates to expect cost of living payments including £650 energy bills help From National Insurance changes to tax credits and disability payments, we have listed the support available to people and when Chronicle Live · May 29, 2022
When will my cost of living payment arrive? All dates including £650 energy bills help From National Insurance changes to tax credits and disability payments, you could have some cash coming you way Wales Online · May 28, 2022
When will my cost of living payment arrive? All dates including £650 energy bills help The UK cost of living help package has been announced by Rishi Sunak, with pensioners getting an extra winter fuel payment and £400 of support for all householders rich or poor. Here's your month-by-month guide Daily Mirror · May 27, 2022
Three big pluses from Rishi Sunak’s statement, but net zero is a casualty My former department, the Treasury, usually does the right thing. But (as Winston Churchill probably didn’t say) only after trying everything else first. That’s the bottom line about the package of support the Chancellor announced today. In his February announcement, Rishi Sunak combined gimmicks (an energy bill “discount” that was… Evening Standard · May 26, 2022
HMRC tax refund worth £2,500 owed to thousands of Brits According to tax experts, thousands could be owed money Nottingham Post · May 26, 2022
Thousands of Brits could be owed HMRC tax refund worth £2,500 - how to claim People who have never applied for a refund can backdate a tax claim for four years - and you could be owed back thousands of pounds. The UK tax year starts on April 6 each year and ends on April 5 the following year Daily Mirror · May 24, 2022
Claim PIP for 87 muscle or joint conditions and you could get up to £156 every week from DWP If you are living with any of these musculoskeletal conditions you may be eligible for PIP. Daily Record · May 20, 2022
Three ways to help your finances right now, according to money expert There are several things many people can look into Wales Online · May 19, 2022
Martin Lewis issues advice on how you can turn £800 into £5,500 - but time is running out The Money Saving Expert says it involves buying extra National Insurance (NI) years to boost your state pension Chronicle Live · May 19, 2022
Thousands of pensioners in line for £9,500 state pension payout after DWP error The DWP error is linked to married and or widowed people, and those over the age of 80, who wrongly didn’t have their state pension automatically topped up when they should have Daily Mirror · May 18, 2022
Martin Lewis explains how to turn £800 into £5,500 - but you need to be quick You normally need to have 35 years’ worth of qualifying National Insurance contributions to get the full new state pension - but Martin Lewis has explained a way to top up your entitlement Daily Mirror · May 18, 2022
Pension expert urges women to check State Pension payments for missing National Insurance credits New State Pension figures show 1.5 million older women are receiving less than £100 each week. Daily Record · May 18, 2022
Single parents set to lose a whole month's pay this year thanks to rocketing inflation Damning House of Commons Library analysis finds inflation, DWP Universal Credit and National Insurance and tax changes will leave a single parent-of-two £1,214 worse off - which is what they take home after tax in a month Daily Mirror · May 17, 2022
Daily Mirror · May 12, 2022 New cost of living help could take until AUGUST despite Boris Johnson's claims Downing Street indicated any new announcement could have to wait until August - when Ofgem is expected to announce another hike in the energy bills price cap on October 1
Manchester Evening News · May 11, 2022 Man, 79, who spent five nights sleeping rough in Piccadilly Gardens told he's 'not eligible for housing' “He was born here, brought up here and lived the majority of his life here. He’s paid his taxes in the UK, his National Insurance, and he’s never claimed benefits. To then return to Manchester and be told ‘we’re sorry but we can’t help you’ is awful."
Birmingham Post · May 10, 2022 Fears Gwynedd hotel 'unviable' unless something done about costs tsunami hitting businesses Dwyfor Meirionnydd MS Mabon ap Gwynfor has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to raise concerns that he says affects thousands of other companies
Glasgow Live · May 10, 2022 DWP PIP worth up to £156 a week available to people with irritable bowel syndrome People who have Irritable bowel syndrome could be eligible for more than £620 a month through the Personal Independence Payment benefit if the condition affects their daily life
The Independent UK · May 9, 2022 Rishi Sunak urged to announce emergency budget as living costs spiral British Chambers of Commerce salls for VAT cut and reversal of National Insurance hike
Birmingham Post · May 9, 2022 North East business group calls for emergency budget to help hard-pressed firms The North East Chamber of Commerce has backed calls from the British Chambers of Commerce for measures to limit price pressures and boost productivity
Evening Standard · May 9, 2022 Ex-Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane warns inflation here ‘for years’ as business calls for emergency budget The British Chamber of Commerce want an immediate VAT cut and a reversal of recent National Insurance rises in an emergency snap budget
Liverpool Echo · May 6, 2022 Martin Lewis warning to millions of workers who could be owed money People are being urged to make a quick check after new changes have come into effect
Manchester Evening News · May 6, 2022 Martin Lewis says anyone with a pay slip should check it immediately You could be owed money from the tax man
Nottingham Post · May 6, 2022 New State Pension payment rates for 2022 and ways to boost monthly income State Pension gives financial support for more than 12.4 million old people in the UK
Wales Online · May 6, 2022 Martin Lewis urges workers to check their pay slips after tax changes The new tax year started in April and brought changes with it affecting people's take-home pay