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Chancellor Rachel Reeves on 21st May 2026 updated the House of Commons on the Government's economic response to the war … Continue reading Supporting families and businesses with the Cost of Living.
Families face financial penalties when young people take up apprenticeships. A new report from the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) … Continue reading Families face age 16 apprenticeship penalty
taking action to help families with the cost of living The government claim they know that families across the country … Continue reading Help with the cost of living in 2026
£10 million financial support package for families of children and young people with cancer to cover travel costs to and … Continue reading Government to cover travel costs of children with cancer
HMRC have issued the following (edited) information on Wednesday 21st January 2026, effective for payments from 6th April 2026. Dear … Continue reading Small Employers Relief increased to 9%
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) publishes latest report analysing competition in the road fuel market and the factors influencing prices … Continue reading Fuel margins remain “persistently high”
Over 15 million people across the UK are expected to benefit as New laws bring the world of work into the 21st century … Continue reading Employment Rights Act receives Royal Assent
Billpayers to benefit from an average of £150 off the costs of energy bills. The government have announced in the Autumn Budget that … Continue reading Budget 2025 – Energy Bills
Budget 2025 speech as delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves - 26th November 2025 Madame Deputy Speaker. It is my understanding … Continue reading Budget 2025 speech
Boiler Upgrade Scheme has been expanded to include air-to-air heat pumps and heat batteries giving families more choice in how … Continue reading Discounts for families to keep warm in winter and cool in summer
The Chancellor is extending the freeze on NHS prescription charges next year to keep prescriptions under a tenner, saving patients … Continue reading Prescription charges frozen
Rail fares frozen for the first time in 30 years in historic intervention to deliver real savings for millions of … Continue reading First rail freeze in 30 years to help commuters
Half a million workers are set for a pay boost as over 16,000 employers are signed up to pay the real Living … Continue reading Real Living Wage Rates Increase to £13.45 in UK and £14.80 in London
The Government’s manifesto commitment to deliver a genuine living wage for working people takes a step closer as it sets … Continue reading Government moves to end discriminatory age bands and unfair pay
Pre-loved tech will help to bridge digital divide under new government charter Organisations can sign up to the IT Reuse … Continue reading Pre-loved tech helps bridge digital divide
The first wave of free breakfast clubs have already served two million meals, delivering on the governments Plan for Change. … Continue reading Two million free breakfast clubs meals
518 Employers who have left workers over £7.4 million out of pocket by failing to pay the National Living and … Continue reading 518 employers named for breaching minimum wage
The RT Hon Lord Hermer KVC On Thursday 8th May 2025, the Attorney General Lord Hermer KC delivered the Thompson … Continue reading Thompsons Lecture: Employment law and the fundamental right to security
The Government… table amendments to the Employment Rights Bill. The Government have laid amendments to the Employment Rights Bill following … Continue reading Employment Rights Bill latest
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) published its report into compliance and enforcement of the National Minimum Wage. The LPC estimates … Continue reading Over 370,000 underpaid in April 2024
Cold Weather Payments take effect from 1st November 2024 as low-income households set to get £25 during cold snaps. Alongside … Continue reading Check your eligibility for winter support schemes
Millions of people, including families, pensioners, carers and those struggling to find work are set to benefit from Autumn Budget … Continue reading DWP – Autumn Budget 2024 to drive up opportunity and drive down poverty
“The £3 fare cap will keep bus travel affordable”. single bus fares to be capped at £3 until the end … Continue reading Bus fares cap increasing to £3
Living Wage Foundation research reveals that 42% of workers earning below the real Living Wage, around 2.2 million people, have … Continue reading 42% of workers earning below the real Living Wage have less than £10 left over after paying for their essentials
New rules to give millions of Buy-Now, Pay-Later consumers key protections offered by other forms of credit. Providers will have … Continue reading Buy now Pay later – New protections
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) have published the enforcement results of National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the National … Continue reading Minimum pay enforcement results
New TUC research found 46 jobs online on a single day in July 2024 advertising pay below the National Living … Continue reading Online jobs adverts with below National Living Wage pay!
British workers are set for better working conditions as the Government takes its first steps towards its Plan to Make … Continue reading Make Work Pay first steps
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published 26th July 2024 an update on the widespread action it is taking to … Continue reading Drivers still paying too much for road fuel
As part of the new Labour governments proposed 40 bills which formed part of the Kings Speech delivered on Wednesday … Continue reading Minimum Wage Revolution – is it about to happen?
PAYadvice author Simon Parsons is a contributor to the new GPA magazine 04:05 Global Payroll, in this months edition he … Continue reading GPA – UK Payroll – Tax Planning and Tax Avoidance Measures Becoming Prevalent
With the Labour party winning with a significant majority and forming a new UK government, changes to employment and payroll … Continue reading Labour win – payroll and HR impacts
How to claim Child Benefit if your child is continuing in further education after their GCSEs. More than a million … Continue reading Child Benefit for your 16 to 19 year old – Don’t loose out, extend
Millions of workers checking payslips will have seen reductions in National Insurance contributions (NICs) As the economy turns a corner, … Continue reading National Insurance cut is live
The government’s Tipping Act is a step closer to coming into force, … the Code of Practice is published and … Continue reading Tips guidance published
New data shows 195,355 children benefitting from government-funded childcare for two-year-olds Hundreds of thousands of parents are be able to … Continue reading Childcare rollout on track
The State Pension is increasing by 8.5 percent… as part of the Government’s commitment to support pensioners in retirement Millions … Continue reading £900 rise to state pension
Changes to Debt Relief Orders (DROs) were announced in the 2024 Spring Budget to offer more help to people in … Continue reading Debt Relief Order change will support people in financial distress
28,000 small businesses freed from paying VAT, encouraging them to invest and grow as the threshold is raised from £85,000 … Continue reading VAT threshold raised and rates frozen in boost for small business
First phase of the expansion of childcare starts giving working parents of two-year-olds access to 15 hours a week. Thousands … Continue reading New Childcare funding commences
Child Benefit rates go up on 6th April 2024. Millions of families who claim Child Benefit will automatically receive increased … Continue reading Child Benefit rate rises
Thousands of households across the UK are set to be around £3,850 better off as a raft of economic policies … Continue reading Household cash boost
Plans to boost economic activity while supporting vulnerable people with the cost of living will be driven through by Work … Continue reading Employment boost of 200,000 as cost of living support extended
Spring Budget 2024 speech as delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Madam Deputy Speaker… As we mourn the tragic loss of … Continue reading Spring Budget 2024 speech
Low income households who qualify for the Warm Home Discount are urged to make sure they get the £150 discount … Continue reading On low income? Check if you can get £150 energy bill discount
Child Benefit claims can be made online for the first time. New parents can now claim Child Benefit online for … Continue reading All grown up – Child Benefit goes digital
Payments of up to £600 are landing directly in the bank accounts of around 11.5 million UK pensioners for the … Continue reading Up to £600 winter support for pensioners
(c) PAYadvice Ltd The Government has announced Tuesday 21st November 2023 its acceptance of the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on … Continue reading Largest ever increase to minimum wage
Biggest ever increase to the National Living Wage, worth over £1,800 a year for a full-time worker… Since 2010 the … Continue reading Record wage boost for nearly 3 million workers – April 2024
HMRC encourages sign up to Help to Save, the government savings scheme, after revealing savers shared £146 million in bonus … Continue reading £146 million in bonus payments for Help to Save
10% increase in the real Living Wage as cost of living continues to hit low paid workers the hardest Over 460,000 … Continue reading Real Living Wage increases to £12 in UK and £13.15 in London
Working families can save up to £2,000 a year on their childcare bills with Tax-Free Childcare. Autumn is here and … Continue reading Save up to £2,000 a year on childcare costs for your little pumpkins
The £2 fare cap has cut travel costs, especially in rural areas, where buses are vital for people to get … Continue reading Commuting costs reduced – Bus fares in rural England drop 11% thanks to £2 fare cap
Millions of households across the UK will receive £300 directly from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between 31st … Continue reading Cost of Living payment dates
Hundreds of thousands of young adults could have an average of £2,000 waiting for them in their unclaimed Child Trust … Continue reading Young people urged to ‘claim their cash’
Six Million Face Cost of Living Crisis in Insecure Jobs, with Health and Social Care Workers Worst Affected More than … Continue reading Flexibility for who? Variable shift work not so convenient for employees!
The offer will be available for single bus tickets on over 5,000 routes in England (outside London), helping passengers save … Continue reading Bus fare ‘Get around for £2′ extended until 31 October 2023
An increasing number of homeowners will be worried about rising interest rates & the impact on mortgages. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt … Continue reading Support measures for mortgage holders
In the shaming list of 202 employers who had failed to pay minimum wage to their employees and workers, 42 … Continue reading 42 of 202 shamed employers breached minimum wage for apprentices!
HMRC interest rates for late payments will be revised following the Bank of England interest rate rise to 5%. The … Continue reading HMRC late payment interest charge rises
Please share this message with your networks, to help raise awareness of the Help to Save scheme with those who … Continue reading Help to Save extended to April 2025
Getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits. You … Continue reading Cost of Living Payments 2023 to 2024
Government invests £75 million to provide discounted bus travel for another 3 months across 5,000+ routes from over 140 bus … Continue reading ‘Hop Around for £2’ bus fare cap extended until end of June 2023
For pay periods starting on or after Saturday 1st April 2023, the National Living Wage and Nation Minimum Wage are … Continue reading National Minimum Wage Rise 1st April 2023
Borrowing and saving On 23rd March 2023, the Bank of England increased the Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to … Continue reading Cost of living impacts
Millions of households will get more support with high energy bills to help ease the cost of living, the Chancellor … Continue reading Spring Budget 2023 – energy support extended 3 months
HMRC Real Time Information submission have indicated a new record number of people on payroll according to the Office For … Continue reading UK Payroll numbers hit new record
Employers are being encouraged to communicate where there are work associated expenses and allowances with their Employees so that they … Continue reading Income tax relief for employment expenses
In his speech Friday 27th January 2023, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out his vision for long-term prosperity in the UK. … Continue reading Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s speech at Bloomberg
Financial package to help students with living costs and a further freeze on tuition fees. Students in need are to … Continue reading Cost of living boost for students
millions across England can travel by bus for £2 due to a £60 million government fund to bring down the … Continue reading Take the bus – Get around for £2
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to build an innovative economy delivering more jobs and higher pay. In the short time … Continue reading Plan to build an innovative economy
rail fare increases for 2023 to be capped at 5.9% – 6.4 percentage points below July 2022’s RPI biggest ever … Continue reading Intervention to keep rail fares down
Today I can inform the House that I have asked the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to prepare a forecast … Continue reading Spring Budget 2023 – 15th March 2023
New scheme to help passengers save on bus fares launched across over 130 bus operators. millions of people across England … Continue reading Get Around for £2 by bus
The Chancellor met with major lenders, Martin Lewis, and the FCA to discuss how lenders can support those who may … Continue reading Cost of living – Mortgage lenders’ commitments to borrowers
Employers may need to review their reward strategies! With the proposal of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) for a significant … Continue reading Significant minimum pay rise may impact employer reward strategies
Following the government Autumn Statement on 17th November 2023 and the indication that benefits would rise by 10.1%, the Statutory … Continue reading Statutory Sick Pay increases from April 2023 to £109.40
Dear PAYadvice.UK, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, made his Autumn Statement speech. The Chancellor … Continue reading Autumn Statement 2022
Government toughen inspection of failing landlords and improve support for residents in supported housing. Rogue landlords who exploit the supported … Continue reading Time’s up for rogue landlords
The government is extending the deadline for claims as over 99% of households receive the payment. 99% of eligible households … Continue reading 19 million plus households have received council tax rebates
Around 20,000 people facing debt difficulties will be invited to receive free early-stage legal advice through a new pilot launched … Continue reading Free legal advice pilot helping people facing financial difficulties
Tax credits only customers will receive their second Cost of Living payment from 23rd November 2022. More than one million … Continue reading Families claiming tax credits to receive second Cost of Living Payment from 23rd November 2022
Speech to the House of Commons as delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Mr Speaker, The central responsibility of any government … Continue reading Chancellor Statement – 17th October 2022
Prime Minister Liz Truss's opening remarks: Good afternoon, My conviction that this country needs to go for growth is rooted … Continue reading PM press conference: 14th October 2022
Friday 14th October 2022 saw one of the shortest service Chancellor of the Exchequer as Kwasi Kwarteng stands aside at … Continue reading Chancellor accepts request to stand aside
The £324 Cost of Living Payment, which follows on from a £326 payment made from July, is part of £1,200 … Continue reading Over eight million households to receive second Cost of Living Payment from 8th November 2022
The Growth Plan 2022 speech as delivered by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. Mr Speaker, Let me start directly with the issue … Continue reading The Growth Plan 2022 speech
Six million people who are paid certain disability benefits will begin to receive a one-off payment of £150 from Tuesday … Continue reading £150 Disability Cost of Living Payments begin
Chancellor of the Exchequer - The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP It is increasingly looking as if the government will … Continue reading Who is Kwasi Kwarteng?
The Living Wage Foundation has brought forward the announcement of the new Living Wage Rates (and London Living Wage rate … Continue reading Uprated real Living Wage rate imminent
Around 90% of eligible households have received the government’s £150 council tax rebate to help with the cost of living. … Continue reading Over 16 million households receive cost of living council tax rebate
With the resignation of Boris Johnson and the ongoing election of a new Prime Minister with announcements to be made … Continue reading Preparing for the 3rd National Insurance payroll change!
Under the proposals being consulted on, a cap on social housing rent increases would be put in place for the … Continue reading Rent cap on social housing to protect millions of tenants from rising cost of living
The UK government sets out further details of the Energy Bills Support Scheme. Households to start receiving £400 off their … Continue reading £400 energy bills discount this winter
More than 33,600 have successfully used the HMRC app to renew their tax credits claim so far this year, a … Continue reading More than 33,600 tax credits customers use HMRC app to renew
Almost one in four families across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will get £326 sent directly to them, with … Continue reading One in four families get first government Cost of Living Payment
Statement 26th May 2022 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Cost of Living Support. The high inflation we are … Continue reading Cost of Living Support