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TV benefits star Scott Gavin, 33, appears in court for taking his four children on holiday to Spain during school term time after refusing to pay the fine Scott Gavin was given £26,000 after appearing on a Channel 5 benefits show. The 33-year-o...

Government changes to mortgage benefits could harm consumers, according to Royal London. Currently Government offers benefits to those struggling to make their mortgage payments. But it plans to change this from a benefit to a loan. Around 124,0...

The Get to know your Pension campaign encourages people to find out how much State Pension they could get and when they could get it. The new Get to know your Pension website helps with this by providing easy access to online forecasts and calculator...

In general, the costs of childcare or home help services are not tax deductible, although there has been some debate about whether they should be.  In his 1990 Budget the then Chancellor John Major announced that from April 1990 employees would...

In recent years, the debt holdings of households in Great Britain have been a subject of attention and concern amongst policymakers and the general public. In particular, there has been heightened awareness of unsecured household debt or ‘consu...

 The Welsh Assembly in Wales 30/01/2018 1 - Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest    Start time: 09:16 2 - Inquiry into poverty in Wales: making the economy work for people on low incomes...

Scottish Parliament Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee January 30, 2018 09:30 Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes 53 seconds 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private.2. Subordinate l...

Work and Pensions Committee Wednesday 31 January 2018 Meeting starts at 9.30am Subject: Assistive technology Witnesses: Jo-Ann Moran, Senior Civil Servant, user of assistive technology, Stephen Duckworth, assistive technology user and campaigner...

The Government is to review all 1.6 million claims for a disability benefit after it decided not to contest a High Court ruling. Ministers previously said accepting the decision over claims by those with mental health conditions could see up to 220,0...

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