Enfield Tops UK Welfare Spending with £3,868 per Working-Age Resident Thursday, February 26, 2026 welfare benefits enfield spending housing underfunding localgovernment poverty taxation community Recent data reveals Enfield as the UK’s highest spender on welfare, shelling out more than £1 billion in the last fiscal year and allocating an average of £3,868 in benefits for every working-age resident in 2024/25. This … Read More
Universal Credit Transition Drives Sharp Rise in Council Tax for Claimants Tuesday, February 24, 2026 universalcredit counciltax dwp benefits disability migration esa transitionalprotection legal ctr Households newly moved to Universal Credit are experiencing dramatic hikes in their council tax bills, sometimes amounting to thousands of pounds annually, following recent changes implemented by the Department for Work and … Read More
Over 350,000 Households Lose DWP Benefits After Missing Crucial Migration Letter Monday, February 23, 2026 dwp universalcredit benefits migraton legacybenefits managedmigration claimants government dwpdata incomesupport A staggering 356,521 households have had their Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits stopped after failing to respond to important migration letters. These notices are part of the managed migration system, which … Read More
Families Forced to Give Up In-Work Benefits Amid New DWP Rule Changes Monday, February 23, 2026 migration benefits dwp indefinite-leave migrants refugees policy poverty labour settlement UK migrant families may be compelled to forgo valuable in-work benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to avoid penalties, according to new reports. This comes in light of a proposed migration policy overhaul … Read More
Thousands at Risk of Missing State Pension When They Need It Most Monday, February 23, 2026 pension health retirement ons dwp illhealth benefits ageing economy welfare Thousands of people are at risk of missing out on their state pension when they need it most, new data reveals. Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that men and women are now expected to enjoy … Read More
HMRC Increases Child Benefit Payments for Parents of Children Born After 2010 Sunday, February 22, 2026 hmrc childbenefit parents pensions nationalinsurance benefits taxyear2027 education claim childcare HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is set to increase Child Benefit payments for parents with children born after 2010. For the tax year ending 5 April 2027, the Child Benefit rate will rise to £27.05 per week for the first or … Read More