Cost of Living Payments 2023 to 2024
Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.
5 July 2023 - Added guidance on how to report a missing £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment.
New law to ensure domestic abuse victims receive child maintenance gets Royal Assent
A Bill ensuring victims of domestic abuse can receive child maintenance without contact from their abuser has received Royal Assent on Thursday, 29 June 2023.
DWP launches new Midlife MOT website
A new online Midlife MOT has been launched to help older workers with financial planning, health guidance, and to assess what their skills mean for their careers and futures.
The free Midlife MOT website encourages people to review their skills and help to break down barriers to the labour market, in turn delivering on the Government’s priority to grow the economy. It brings together trusted services, help such as a jobseeker toolkit and charity resources. It will allow people to identify job opportunities across the UK as well as better preparing them for later life and their retirement.
Working parents to benefit from childcare boost worth up to £1,630 per month
As part of one of the Prime Minister’s five key priorities to grow the economy, low-earning parents on Universal Credit are set to benefit from up to a £522 monthly boost to cover childcare costs – making it easier for them to get back to work or increase their hours.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has raised how much parents on Universal Credit can claim for childcare – up to £951 a month for one child and £1,630 for two or more children. This is an increase of 47% from the previous limits, which were £646 for one child or £1,108 for two or more children.
Tax credits and some benefits are ending: move to Universal Credit
If you have received a Migration Notice letter, then some of your existing benefits will be ending soon. You need to move to Universal Credit.
3 July 2023 updated - Money can also be taken from your Universal Credit payment to pay for tax credits overpayments.
'Get around for £2' this summer as bus fare cap extended until 31 October
The offer will be available for single bus tickets on over 5,000 routes in England (outside London).
The £2 bus fare cap – previously due to come to an end on 30 June 2023 – will now continue until 31 October 2023, helping passengers save a third off the average ticket price.
The scheme will then continue at £2.50 for one year until November 2024, thanks to £200 million in government funding to help people save money on travel while growing the economy.
Working parents to benefit from childcare boost worth up to £1,630 per month
As part of one of the Prime Minister’s five key priorities to grow the economy, low-earning parents on Universal Credit are set to benefit from up to a £522 monthly boost to cover childcare costs – making it easier for them to get back to work or increase their hours.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has raised how much parents on Universal Credit can claim for childcare – up to £951 a month for one child and £1,630 for two or more children. This is an increase of 47% from the previous limits, which were £646 for one child or £1,108 for two or more children.
Tax credits and some benefits are ending: move to Universal Credit
If you have received a Migration Notice letter, then some of your existing benefits will be ending soon. You need to move to Universal Credit.
3 July 2023 updated - Money can also be taken from your Universal Credit payment to pay for tax credits overpayments.
'Get around for £2' this summer as bus fare cap extended until 31 October
The offer will be available for single bus tickets on over 5,000 routes in England (outside London).
The £2 bus fare cap – previously due to come to an end on 30 June 2023 – will now continue until 31 October 2023, helping passengers save a third off the average ticket price.
The scheme will then continue at £2.50 for one year until November 2024, thanks to £200 million in government funding to help people save money on travel while growing the economy.