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Autumn Statement

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The state pension will rise by 8.5% from April 2024 under the 'triple lock' guarantee, meaning millions of people will receive a weekly increase of up to £17.35. Certain benefits, including Universal Credit, will also rise from next April by 6.7%. The changes were confirmed by the Chancellor as part of November's Autumn Statement.
29 November 2023
Autumn Statement: Workers to pay less in national insurance – but rate cuts don't offset the freezing of personal tax thresholds.
Both employees and self-employed workers will pay less in national insurance from next year, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced in today's Autumn Statement. Around 29 million workers are expected to benefit, though for many the rate cuts don't offset freezes to personal tax thresholds, which determine when you start paying each tax. Below is everything you need to know. 
22 November 2023

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