The national minimum wage paid to workers aged 25 or over will rise from £7.50/hour to £7.83/hour next April, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced today.
First-time buyers will pay zero stamp duty on the first £300,000 of any home that costs up to £500,000 with immediate effect, the Chancellor announced in today's Autumn Budget. This means on a home worth less than £300,000, you'll pay no stamp duty.
The standard wait for universal credit claimants to get their first benefit payment will be cut from six to five weeks from February, it was revealed today.
The Chancellor Philip Hammond has unveiled the Government's financial plans in the 2017 Autumn Budget – including abolishing stamp duty for many first-time buyers.
Full details of how the trial of the new 26-30 Railcard will work have been revealed, just a day before the Chancellor is expected to announce a nationwide roll-out of the card in the Budget.
21 November 2017
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