‘We already spend a small fortune on care!’ Unpaid carers fear free prescription age hike
PENSION savers could be hit hard over the coming months and years as the Government proposes to raise the qualifying age for free prescriptions in England. Age UK warned millions of retirees may face rising costs but on top of this, the changes will hit England’s “army of fantastic unpaid carers really hard”. Daily Express […]
Unpaid carers could get £270 extra per month – and a reduction on Council Tax
UNPAID carers in certain parts of the UK could potentially earn an extra £270 per month, as well as a reduction on their Council Tax. However, this payment boost is exclusively for claimants of Carer’s Allowance, who receive the benefit on a particular date. Carer’s Allowance is for individuals who care for someone at least […]
State pension UK: Unpaid carers may be able to boost the amount they’re entitled to get
STATE PENSION payments can play an important role in the funding of a person’s retirement. As a “contributory benefit”, it may be some want to see if they can take steps to increase the amount they get. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
NHS betrayal: Staggering 43% of healthcare staff work 5 hours unpaid overtime every week
A STAGGERING 43 percent of NHS staff have reported that in 2019 they worked up to five hours of unpaid overtime every week, according to a new major study. Daily Express :: News Feed
Text pests: HMRC could start sending ‘threats’ over unpaid debts
THE taxman could start to send “threatening” texts, after experiments showed the messages increased payment rates among self-assessment tax payers. Daily Express :: Finance Feed