Annual spending on health and disability benefits is now predicted to rise from £83.1 billion in 2025/26 to £103.6 billion in ...

Rachel Reeves has scrapped the two-child benefit cap in her budget in a move that is projected to increase payments to half a ...

The DWP have not announced any continuation of the Cost of Living Payment scheme that ran between 2022 and 2024. The final payment should have been made to eligible households between 6 February and ...

The maximum amount you can claim each month is £1,031.88 for one child or £1,768.94 for two or more children. The childcare ...

Senior cabinet ministers are set to inform Sir Keir Starmer that the most effective method of reducing child poverty is to lift the two-child cap, amidst increasing pressure from both ministers and ...

Discover the UK child benefit rates for 2025-26 and use our child benefit calculator to find out how much you'll be paid Ruby FlanaganSenior Content Producer With a background in financial journalism ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced benefit increases from April, with Universal Credit rising 6.2% in 2026 and the two-child ...

Anyone earning less than £80,000 a year is being encouraged to apply for an HMRC benefit that could be worth up to £3,094 ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shared an important update for people claiming Child Benefit from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). In the latest edition of the DWP Touchbase newsletter, ...