POSTAGE PREMIUMS: But Ofcom’s plan could also mean higher stamp prices for others (Image: Getty) Millions of people could soon qualify for free or discounted postage stamps under new proposals by the communications regulator Ofcom. The move aims to support households struggling with rising postal costs amid the ongoing cost-of-living …
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Older people on a low income or living with a health condition could be due extra financial help on top of their State Pension. Many of the 13 million pensioners in Scotland, England or Wales may not be aware they could be eligible for additional tax-free benefits, which could increase …
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Martin Lewis expressed ‘disappointment’ that Chancellor Rachel Reeves declined an invitation to appear on a post-Budget special edition of his TV show on Thursday as he wanted to ask her about the UK Government’s decision not to reverse the cuts to Winter Fuel Payments during the Autumn Statement. More than …
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UK households face a string of new money rules and changes next month affecting everything from mobile phones to Royal mail stamps. month. They include the opening of the Winter Fuel Payments phone line opening. They are worth up to £300 and the majority of people who are eligible will …
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Published on 10th April 2024 The next scheduled elections to take place in Cheltenham are the Borough Council and Police and Crime Commissioner elections on 2 May 2024. All forty borough council seats will be up for election due to ward boundary changes. New postal vote handling rules are in …
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Thousands of people could boost their income with monthly payments of up to £434 from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The rates of Attendance Allowance are rising by 6.7 per cent from April 8. Attendance Allowance is for people of State Pension age who have health conditions and …
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A study by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) reveals how the UK’s two-child policy for welfare benefits is negatively affecting 1.5 million children, with more than a million of those affected growing up in poverty. Official government statistics revealed last summer that one in 12 of all UK children …
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April is a month of financial change bringing with it energy price hikes, a rise to benefits delivered by both the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), increases to the National Living Wage, Council Tax and National Insurance Contribution deductions. But there’s a lot …
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The major brands most frequently used by text scammers have been revealed. Thousands of people have reported receiving scam text messages purporting to be from companies during the Covid pandemic, with delivery couriers found to have had an increase of up to 829 per cent in these types of scams …
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