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Great British Summer Savings 2026: Family activities VAT relief fact sheet
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (467+ words) GOV. UK Great British Summer Savings 2026: Family activities VAT relief fact sheet From 25 June to 1 September 2026 the Government is introducing a temporary reduced rate of VAT on children's menu meals in restaurants and family leisure activities over the summer period,…...
Over 12 million pensioners to receive "575 State Pension boost
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (347+ words) Over 12 million pensioners will see their State Pension rise by up to "575 from Monday (6 April), as both the basic and new State Pensions increase by 4. 8% under the Triple Lock guarantee. The Government has already delivered above-inflation increases worth up to…...
Consumers to save around "400 million every year from government crackdown on costly subscription traps
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (419+ words) Consumers at the heart of action, with protections against daily grinds such as endless phone queues to cancel subscriptionssigned up to with the click of a button Hard working Brits will keep more of their cash under a new government…...
Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 12 February 2026
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (199+ words) Statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit by geography, age, conditionality regime, duration, employment, ethnicity and Move to Universal Credit. the number of people who made a claim or started on Universal Credit to'January 2026 the number of people…...
Pubs, restaurants and hotels slash bills with energy saving tool
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (493+ words) Pubs, restaurants and hotels slash energy bills with free energy saving and carbon reduction tool. Participants of the trial included a pub in Bromley that cut its energy usage by 26%, saving them "48 per week- over a year, that reduction will…...
Over "50 million to help families struggling with soaring heating oil costs
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (355+ words) Families'to benefit'from over "50 million'to help people pay for the rising cost of heating oil.' With winter drawing to a close, and'families struggling with the rising price of'heating oils, this'government is committed to helping'ensure that vulnerable'families'are able to'heat their homes'and access…...
Tough new rules force suppliers to fix faulty smart meters
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (353+ words) Families to save on their energy bills with new obligations for suppliers to fix smart meters more quickly, cutting waiting times for billpayers. Energy suppliers forced to fix faulty smart meters as soon as possible'or face'fines and'penalties' Cutting wait time'to'no…...
Report business income and expenses to Universal Credit if you are self-employed
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (747+ words) Updated 23 January 2026 You must report your business income and expenses to Universal Credit each month if you are self-employed. You must do this even if: You can keep records for Universal Credit and HMRC in a similar way. You'll need…...
Evaluation of those invited to move to Universal Credit from tax credits
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1656+ words) Published 26 February 2026 You may re-use this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or'medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit'Open Government Licence for public sector information'or write to the'Information Policy…...
Your energy bill from April: what's changing
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (511+ words) Billpayers to start benefitting from an average of "150 off the costs of energy bills from April onwards. We announced in the Autumn Budget that we would'cut the cost of living, including by taking an average of "150 off the costs of…...