Universal Credit rules for selling on eBay and Vinted
Financial expert Vicky Parry explains the Universal Credit rules for selling items online. Learn what counts as income, the savings threshold, and how to avoid penalties.
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Universal Credit: When to Declare eBay & Vinted Sales
Financial expert Vicky Parry explains the crucial rules for selling items online while claiming Universal Credit. Learn what counts as income, when to declare, and how to avoid benefit penalties.
Trump Administration Freezes Childcare Funding
The Trump administration has frozen a key childcare subsidy program, leaving millions of low-income families in limbo. Discover the impact and political fallout of this major policy shift.
1.3m Households Get HMRC Tax Bills
Over 1.3 million UK households received unexpected tax bills from HMRC last year, with frozen thresholds pushing more into the net. Find out if you're affected and what to do.
1.3 Million Hit by Surprise HMRC Tax Bills
Over 1.3 million UK households received an unexpected tax bill from HMRC last year, with pensioners particularly affected. Find out why and what to do if you get one.
Housing Benefit Freeze Creates £2,200 Gap for Renters
The DWP's Local Housing Allowance freeze for 2026/27 will leave claimants with a £43 weekly shortfall. Discover the impact on over 1 million households.
Stealth taxes hit workers as pensioners gain, says CPS
Chancellor Rachel Reeves's frozen tax thresholds will leave a £50k earner £505 worse off by 2031, while pensioners gain £306. Read the full analysis of this 'fiscal drag'.
Labour's 'Stealth Tax' to Make Workers £505 Poorer by 2030
A new report reveals how fiscal drag under Labour's tax policy will erode workers' incomes by 2030, while pensioners and benefit claimants see gains. Discover the hidden impact.
Farm inheritance tax threshold raised to £2.5m
Labour ministers raise inheritance tax relief for farmers after protests. The new £2.5m threshold takes effect in April. Read the full story on the policy climbdown.
Inheritance tax threshold for farms raised to £2.5m
The Government has scrapped plans to extend inheritance tax to more farms, raising the threshold to £2.5m after protests. Read the full story on the major policy reversal.
Visa rules eased for foreign prison officers until 2027
The UK government introduces a temporary visa exemption for overseas prison officers to prevent a staffing crisis. New salary thresholds will be phased in to maintain safety.
Half million face 60% tax trap in pay rise penalty
Chancellor's extended tax threshold freeze will push workers into punitive marginal rates up to 380 million percent. Discover how to protect your income.
State pension rise confirmed, tax return fears allayed
Martin Lewis grills Rachel Reeves on state pension increase. Get the key facts on the 4.8% rise and confirmation pensioners won't need to file tax returns.
Retailers Urge Faster End to Import Tax Break
British retailers demand immediate end to £150 import tax break, calling current system unfair to UK businesses. Government urged to act before April 2026 deadline.
Starmer grilled over Labour's £30bn tax raid in budget
Keir Starmer faces tough questioning over Labour's £30bn tax plans as OBR disputes fiscal black hole claims. Read the full analysis of budget fallout.
State Pension rise brings retirees closer to tax threshold
A 4.8% State Pension rise leaves retirees just £22 from the tax threshold. Experts warn millions face a hidden tax squeeze as frozen allowances bite. Discover the full impact.
Tax freeze hits low earners harder than rate rise
Resolution Foundation analysis reveals Rachel Reeves's income tax threshold freeze will disproportionately impact poorer households. Discover how this budget decision affects UK taxpayers.
Reid grills Reeves over Labour tax pledge breach
Chancellor Rachel Reeves faced intense questioning from Susanna Reid about breaking Labour's manifesto tax promises in £30bn Budget. Watch the heated exchange unfold.
Tax Threshold Freeze Extended to 2031 - £759 Extra Bill
Chancellor Rachel Reeves extends income tax freeze until 2031, creating £7.6bn stealth tax. Poorest workers face £759 extra annually as fiscal drag hits 1.7 million.
Reeves defends tax freeze and swipes at Farage
Chancellor Rachel Reeves defends freezing income tax thresholds until 2031, a move affecting 1.5 million people. She also took a swipe at Nigel Farage over Reform Party 'traitors'.
Reeves defends budget amid thinktank criticism
Chancellor Rachel Reeves defends her budget against criticism from leading thinktanks. The Resolution Foundation reveals tax threshold freezes hit workers harder than manifesto pledge breach. Follow live updates.
Budget Fallout: Winners, Losers and £90 Gain for Poorest
Resolution Foundation analysis reveals who gains and loses from Rachel Reeves' Budget. Poorest families gain £90 a year, while wealthy pensioners face £680 hit. Find out how you are affected.
1 Million More Pensioners Hit by Income Tax Freeze
Chancellor Rachel Reeves extends income tax threshold freeze to 2031, dragging over a million pensioners into the tax net. Discover the full impact on retirees and working people.
Scottish families face double tax threat from SNP
Scots could face additional tax hikes as SNP ministers refuse to rule out following Rachel Reeves' threshold freeze. Learn how this affects Scottish households.
Reeves' £26bn Budget: Tax Rises Hit Millions
Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils 43 tax rises in her second Budget, dragging millions into higher tax bands while scrapping the two-child benefit cap. Discover the full impact.
Budget 2025: Tax Freeze Raises £67bn, Lifts Kids from Poverty
Rachel Reeves' Budget scraps the two-child benefit limit, lifting 500,000 children from poverty, while a nine-year income tax freeze becomes a £67bn 'stealth tax'. Discover the full analysis.
Pensioner's heating crisis after Budget 'not enough'
A 75-year-old pensioner reveals she cannot afford overnight heating despite the state pension rise. Discover why the Budget's support falls short for millions.
Reeves' Budget sparks fury over 'stealth tax' rises
Rachel Reeves' Budget faces a furious backlash for 'punishing responsibility' with stealth taxes on workers and savers while scrapping the two-child benefit cap. Readers call it a 'kick in the teeth'.
Reeves' Budget: Mansion Tax and Child Benefit Cap Scrapped
Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils her first budget, scrapping the two-child benefit cap and introducing a 'mansion tax'. Get your budget questions answered by Guardian experts.
Tax Hikes Hit 1.7 Million as Growth Forecasts Cut
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces £26bn tax rises, hitting 1.7 million Britons. OBR forecasts downgraded growth and apologises for early budget leak. Read the full analysis.
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