34 articles tagged with Benefits.
Council Tax Reduction can cut your council tax bill to zero in some cases. How to apply to your local council, income thresholds, second adult rebate, student exemption and more.
The Discretionary Assistance Fund pays emergency and individual assistance grants to people in Wales facing a crisis or trying to stay independent. Who qualifies, what it covers, and how to apply in 2026.
Help to Save pays a government bonus rather than interest, and is only open to people on Universal Credit or Working Tax Credit with qualifying earnings. How it stacks up against an ordinary regular saver account.
What actually happens financially in the weeks between being made redundant and your first Universal Credit payment landing — the waiting period, how redundancy pay is treated, advances, and the gap most people don't plan for.
Scottish Child Payment and Child Benefit are two separate payments a Scottish family can receive at the same time. Worked examples showing exactly how much a one-child and three-child household gets in 2026/27.
The Universal Credit taper rate and work allowance determine how much benefit is withdrawn as earnings rise. Combined with tax and National Insurance, some low earners keep a surprisingly small share of each extra pound.
How Scotland's three-part Best Start Grant works — the Pregnancy and Baby Payment, Early Learning Payment and School Age Payment — who qualifies, and how to claim.
Carer's Allowance is an all-or-nothing benefit tied to a strict weekly earnings limit. What happens if you accidentally breach it in 2026/27, and how overpayments get repaid.
Grandparents and relatives raising a child under a Special Guardianship Order or informal kinship arrangement often receive an allowance from the local authority — here's how it's taxed, what benefits you can still claim, and a worked example.
How Personal Independence Payment reassessments work in 2026/27, how often they happen, what triggers an early review, and how to prepare for the assessment itself.
How the Scottish Child Payment works, who's eligible, how it interacts with Universal Credit and other benefits, and how to claim it in 2026/27.
UK surrogacy law only permits payment of 'reasonable expenses' to a surrogate, not a commercial fee — which shapes how any payments are treated for tax. Full guide to what's taxable, benefit implications, and how intended parents' costs are treated.
