Tax Credits

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Mark H Durkan welcomes the removal of two-child limit

Whatever her motivation Rachel Reeves made the right decision to scrap the unjust and socially harmful two-child benefit cap in her Budget on Wednesday.

Good riddance to unjust and socially harmful two-child cap

Karen Mullan of the Foyle Network Foundation.

Derry anti-poverty worker brands two-child benefit cap scrappage ‘huge victory’

Becca Bor

Calls to end two-child limit with 1 in 4 children living in poverty in Derry

A number of 'legacy' benefits are transferring to Universal Credit.

Income Support moved to Universal Credit

The money will people most in need

Families to get £200 via Household Support Fund - but funds are low

(Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

I'm a finance expert - the crucial July HMRC deadlines you can't miss

Millions of households entitled to final cost of living payment

Millions of households entitled to final cost of living payment

With winter at its peak new data reveals that over 11% of children in Foyle are affected by the 2-child limit.

2,980 children in 870 Derry homes affected by 2-child cap on Universal Credit

With winter at its peak new data reveals that over 11% of children in Foyle are affected by the 2-child limit.

Abolish the two-child limit now

Assistance with childcare costs will be one of the things people can get information on at the event. (File picture Niall Carson/PA Wire)

Advice on tax credits, benefits and childcare costs

The drop in clinic will take place from 10am – 2pm on Wednesday, November 15 at Holywell Trust, 10 Bishop Street ,Derry .

Parents invited to learn more about available support

Millions of people are receiving payments to help with high bills amid the cost of living crisis - what further support is coming in 2023?

Cost of living payment: What other support is coming in 2023?

An open cash register containing pound coins and notes is pictured in a convenience store in London

DWP confirms £300 cost of living payment in update on £94bn support

Library image of Martin Lewis from Money Saving Expert speaking to an audience of Londoners about the challenges they are facing as a result of the rising cost of living, hosted by London Mayor, Sadiq Khan at City Hall in London. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Martin Lewis predicts when £300 cost of living payment will land

Claims for tax credits must be renewed each year, otherwise the benefit could be stopped.

Millions urged to check for letter from HMRC or risk losing thousands
More than one million households are urged to look out for a letter from the HMRC which will begin arriving this week - or risk losing out on up to £3,235.
Sophie Wills

Benefits payments earlier in April due to the May bank holiday (Photo: Adobe)

Thousands will receive benefits early this week- what you need to know

Millions of UK households will receive a £301 payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between 25 April and 17 May. It is the first of three payments, totalling up to £900, for those eligible and on means-tested benefits, such as universal credit or pension credit, in 2023/24. There will also be further payments worth £150 for eligible people with disabilities and £300 for pensioners due later this year, meaning some people will receive up to £1,350 in direct payments.

Cost of living payment: Week cash will land for a million claimants

HMRC confirms exact month £326 cost of living payment will be paid to households

Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

£650 one-off payment for tens of thousands of NI households - when will it be pa...

Millions of people will be moved off legacy benefits onto Universal Credit from Monday (Photo: Getty Images)

Major Universal Credit shake-up affects millions of benefits claimants today

Are you eligible for the payment? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Financial expert Martin Lewis says millions will receive £500 in April due to Wo...

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the new protections will extend to all businesses big and small.

Unprecedented : UK government to pay 80% of wages for workers temporarily laid o...

Government dates show that many claimants will receive their payments early over the festive period (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is when benefits and tax credits will be paid over Christmas and New Year 2...

This is how the August bank holiday might affect benefit payments

School meals

Free school meals and uniform grants call out

Some benefits will be paid early this year.

Christmas benefits 2017 to be paid early - these are the dates you can expect th...
Christmas can usually be a difficult time financially but it's especially tough if you're relying on benefits.
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Sinn Fein Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney.

Talks over tax credit and benefit payments '˜distress'

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