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People living in social housing to get more protection

New reforms to social housing are set to make landlords take more responsibility for both their properties and tenants

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Government announces extra support to help parents on universal credit get back into work

Major changes for parents on universal credit from today - are you affected?

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Ten days to renew your tax credits!

A reminder to make sure you renew your tax credits by Monday 31 July.

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Stronger maintenance protection for single parents

Government imposes stricter punishment for people who fail to pay child maintenance

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People on tax credits warned to look out for DWP letter or risk missing out on financial help

Hundreds of thousands of people set to receive a letter from the DWP telling them to apply for universal credit. Failure to do so could lead to missed payments

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Working parents to get £289m for wraparound primary school care

Sixteen councils to receive funding to trail wraparound childcare for primary school children before its rolled out to the rest of the country. Will you benefit early?

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Deafblind Awareness Week – supporting our hearing and vision-impaired customers

Last week was Deafblind Awareness Week and we wanted to highlight the help available to our hearing and vision-impaired customers.

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Summer 23 – money round-up

Our round-up of upcoming changes that may impact the amount of money in your wallet this summer.

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Will you get free food vouchers over the summer school holidays?

If your child receives free school meals you could be entitled to £s to help with the cost of food this summer.

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Learning Disability Week: cost-of-living crisis worse for disabled children and their families

A report by the Childhood Trust has revealed children with special education needs and disabilities are being disproportionately affected by the cost-of-living crisis.