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Category Archives: Welfare Benefits
Know your rights: March’s debt news
April is upon us and as it’s the start of the month it’s time for our regular look back at the month just gone for changes to government policy, creditor action or debt law. Continue reading
Posted in Debt, Debt Law, Economy, Welfare Benefits Tagged budget, debt law, debt news, money law changes, money management, mortgage rates, stamps, tax credits Leave a comment
Changes to Tax Credits from April 2012
The Government aims to save £18 billion per year on welfare expenditure by 2014/2015. As some of these savings will be found via changes to the Tax Credits system we thought we would list how these may affect our clients. Continue reading
Posted in Client info, DMP, Economy, Welfare Benefits Tagged budget 2012, changes to tax credits, child tax credit, working tax credit 4 Comments
Don’t lose your head when you lose your job
It’s desperately sad to be made redundant. Some react to redundancy by bursting into tears, some by shouting and swearing, and some by quiet resignation. But how are your finances going to cope? Continue reading
Posted in Debt, Redundancy, Welfare Benefits Tagged debts, job loss, made redundanct, redundancy, redundancy guide Leave a comment
Know your rights: September’s changes in debt law
The months are flying by and it’s that time again already! So what changes have we seen in debt law and other financial news over the past month? Continue reading
Posted in Client info, Debt, Debt Law, Welfare Benefits Tagged council tax, debt changes, debt law, dmp, dro, fuel poverty, heating, rent arrears, right of offset, winter fuel 1 Comment
#debtday: What benefits do the Welfare Benefits team discuss with clients?
What do clients discuss when they’re on the phone to our Welfare Benefits team? Continue reading
Posted in Debtday, Inside CCCS, Welfare Benefits Tagged benefits, cccs, council tax, debtday, jsa, welfare benefits 2 Comments
Would you (tax) credit it? Get the benefit
Today we’re warning that “benefits are key to keeping low-to-middle income households struggling with debt afloat”. Continue reading
Posted in Debt, Welfare Benefits Tagged benefits, budgeting, cccs, debt, press release, tax credits, welfare benefits Leave a comment
It’s snow joke – claim your cold weather payment and winter fuel payment
Just when you thought you could put away the snow shovel and discard the thermals, forecasters are predicting that there’s more bad weather to come before Christmas. Continue reading
Posted in Welfare Benefits Tagged cold weather payment, snow, welfare benefits, winter fuel payment Leave a comment
Get the benefit
There are many people in the UK that may be able to qualify for some kind of welfare benefit or tax credit at some time during their lives, but many of them miss out because they don’t know what they can claim. Continue reading
Posted in Welfare Benefits Tagged cccs, claims, helpline, unemployed, welfare benefits Leave a comment
