Benefits
Tax-Free Childcare: How the 20% Top-Up Works and Who Can Get It
Tax-Free Childcare adds £2 for every £8 you pay into a government childcare account, worth up to £2,000 per child each…
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UK benefits and support — what you may be entitled to, how it is calculated and how to claim.
Benefits
Attendance Allowance 2026/27: Rates, Who Qualifies and How to Claim
Attendance Allowance is a tax-free, non-means-tested benefit for people over State Pension age who need help with…
Benefits
Pension Credit 2026/27: Who Qualifies, How Much and How to Claim
Pension Credit tops up a low income in retirement, yet hundreds of thousands of eligible households never claim it. Here…
Benefits
Child Benefit Rates 2026/27: How Much You Get per Child
Child Benefit pays £27.05 a week for your eldest or only child and £17.90 a week for each additional child in 2026/27.…
Benefits
Winter Fuel Payment 2026: Who Has It Taken Back Through Tax
Everyone over State Pension age gets a Winter Fuel Payment again, but anyone with taxable income above £35,000 has it…
Benefits
Child Benefit After 16: When It Continues and When It Stops
Child Benefit does not automatically stop at 16 — it can run to a child's 20th birthday if they stay in approved…
Benefits
Carer's Allowance and the earnings limit: how the overpayment trap works
Carer's Allowance has a cliff-edge earnings limit. Earn a penny over it in any week and you lose the entire payment for…
Benefits
PIP reassessment: what to expect and how to prepare
A PIP award is granted for a fixed period and reviewed before it ends. Reassessment uses the same descriptors as the…
Benefits
PIP Explained: Eligibility, Rates and How to Claim (2026)
A clear, compassionate guide to Personal Independence Payment (PIP): what it is, who qualifies, how the points-based…
Benefits
Benefits for Single Parents in the UK: What You Can Claim (2026)
A clear, compassionate guide to benefits for single parents in the UK - from Universal Credit and Child Benefit to free…
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