Tax & Benefits

Redundancy Help

Step-by-step guide to redundancy

Losing your job can be a huge financial hit, which can affect your ability to pay bills and bring about an urgent need to re-evaluate spending. If you're at risk, there are ways you can protect yourself by planning ahead.

Marriage Tax Allowance

Get a tax break worth up to £1,150

If you're married or in a civil partnership, you may be entitled to a £1,150 tax break called the marriage tax allowance – but about 700,000 couples are still missing out.

Housing & Energy Grants

Find free cash for your home

There's free cash available to help increase your home's energy efficiency or pay your energy bills – hundreds of millions of pounds of it. The key is knowing where to look.

Help With Childcare Costs

Get £1,000s in tax credits & Tax-Free Childcare

Whether you've a wee tot or big teen, the costs of childcare can be massive. Figures show the average cost for part-time childcare is now £127/week. Yet 100,000s of working parents are missing out on £1,000s of help with childcare costs.

Tax Rates 2019/20

Break down what the taxman gets

Nothing's as certain as death and taxes. Yet while there's no doubt we'll all be taxed, the rates can change rapidly. Will you pay income tax at the basic rate of 20% or will you end up in the higher-rate 40% tax bracket (or 19%, 21% or 41% in Scotland)?

Inheritance Tax

Plan to legally save £100,000s on your estate

Inheritance tax can cost loved ones hundreds of thousands when you die, yet it's possible to legally avoid huge swathes of it, or possibly pay none at all. Here's what you need to know. 

Confirm your voting details or risk a £1,000 fine

You have to fill in the Household Enquiry Form by law

Each year every household in Great Britain is sent a Household Enquiry Form to check the right people are registered to vote. It may look like a council circular or piece of junk mail, but DON'T ignore it. By law, you have to respond by the deadline – even if it shows the correct info, or you risk a £1,000 fine.  

The Electoral Roll

Being on the electoral roll is essential if you want to be able to vote – and it can also help boost your credit rating too. If you're not already on it (you could easily be mistaken), it's straightforward to do. Don't worry about being sent junk mail once signed up – there's a simple way to opt out.