Tag: Cost-of-living crisis
State pensioners ‘council tax cut’ update as support surges to key threshold
A petition demanding a council tax cut for all state pensioners has been gaining support quickly – as new figures show the cost of living crisis is hitting older people …
Personal tax allowance raise from £12,570 to £20,000 update as backing soars
Just before a petition closed last week number of signups rocketed, showing Chancellor Rachel Reeves the anger at the ‘unfair’ tax on the poor …
When expanded Warm Home Discount Scheme opens for 2025 as 6 million now get £150
The Warm Home Discount Scheme, which helps people with energy costs, will reopen this year. A further 2.7million households will now get the payment …
Millions more Brits get ‘vital’ £150 discount on energy bills after restriction dropped
The changes remove some restrictions on eligibility and mean every bill payer on means-tested benefits will qualify …
Pensioners in three council tax bands could get their Winter Fuel Payments reinstated
The Prime Minister has hinted that the means-testing threshold will be lifted so that more pensioners can receive the money. …
Who is eligible for the £300 winter fuel payment
The annual payment is worth between £200 and £300. …
‘I work in security and I’ve never seen so many desperate pensioners shoplifting’
Shoplifters are shifting demographics …
Households can save £174.50 on BBC TV licence fee with little-known rule
The licence fee applies to any home which watches or records programmes as they’re being broadcast live on any TV channel or watches live programmes on any online TV service. …
Anyone who pays an energy bill told ‘claim back £200 now’
If you are one of the 15 million households in the UK in credit with your energy supplier, you could claim back hundreds of pounds to help make ends meet …
HSBC, NatWest and Santander sending letters over huge bill hike
The UK’s biggest banks say they want to talk to customers who may be struggling from next month …
