Archivi tag: credit

The universal credit claimants paying top tax rates

from: BBC News Officially, the highest tax rate is 45% – but workers can end up paying more.

Universal credit boost for workers takes effect

Workers will get 8p more of any extra £1 earned but some say claimants will be no better off.

Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK

from: BBC News The online giant says high Visa fees mean it won’t process credit card transactions from 19 January.

World Cup qualifying: ‘Stephen Kenny deserves credit for turning the corner as Republic future comes into focus’

The Republic of Ireland are finally on an upward trajectory, but will that be enough to secure manager Stephen Kenny’s future?

Credit Suisse fined over Mozambique tuna scandal

Bank to pay £147m fine to UK authorities as part of wider settlement over a corruption scandal. from: BBC News

Why 2.3 million US children could miss out on expanded tax credit

About 67 million US children are eligible for new benefits, but some of the most vulnerable are missing out. from: BBC News

In-form Dykes ‘doesn’t get credit he deserves’, says Clarke

from: BBC News Scotland match-winner Lyndon Dykes “sometimes doesn’t get the credit he deserves”, says head coach Steve Clarke after a nervous night in the Faroe Islands.

Marcus Rashford: Child poverty may rise as Universal Credit top-up ends

from: BBC News Millions “lost a lifeline” when the temporary rise to universal credit ended, the footballer says.

Covid-19: Travel advice changed and call for universal credit vote

from: BBC News Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday evening.

Universal credit: Tory peer issues fresh call for vote on benefit top-up end

from: BBC News The £20-a-week top-up to universal credit was always meant to be temporary, the government says.

Covid-19: Universal credit £20 uplift ends, and ‘Covid toe’ explained

from: BBC News Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday morning.

Universal Credit reduction: ‘I feel overwhelmed’ at financial impact

from: BBC News As the £20-a-week UC uplift is withdrawn, we ask three women how it will affect them.

Claims about Universal Credit fact-checked

from: BBC News The government and Labour traded claims about the decision to remove the £20 extra Universal Credit payment.

Universal credit cut will push workers into poverty, warns Tory former minister

from: BBC News Former cabinet minister Stephen Crabb joins calls for next month’s universal credit cut to be axed.

Universal Credit: Cut is two hours extra work for claimants, says Therese Coffey

from: BBC News The minister’s claim over the end to the £20 uplift is disputed and called an “insult” by Labour.

Universal Credit: What £20 means to me

People on Universal Credit who received a £20 extra per week during the pandemic, explain how the extra money helped and how they will cope without it.

Universal credit £20 drop: ‘I’m used to hunger pains’

from: BBC News Under 25s are losing the biggest percentage of their income when the payments go down in October.

Covid: Universal credit top-up phasing out and vaccine contamination fears