UNIVERSAL Credit claimants were today given more help with crippling mortgage repayments. Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement will allow benefit recipients to take out a loan to ease rising interest cos…
Households on means tested benefits to receive a £900 cost of living payment, alongside a £300 payment for pensioners and £150 disability paymentMinimum wage for 21-22 year olds rises to £10.
18/hrExtended windfall tax on oil and gas companies raking in mega profitsFrom 2025 electric vehicles will no longer be exempt from vehicle excise dutyAn extra £2.7bn for social care over the next two years£600bn of investment in the Sizewell C nuclear plant, Northern Powerhouse Rail, HS2 to Manchester, gigabit broadband rollout and a new hospitals programmefor the most vulnerable to help cushion the cost of rising bills.
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