Child Benefit

Over a million families will lose, or have their child benefit entitlement reduced next Monday. What's more, many who aren't eligible for the benefit may be wrongly paid it, and will have to repay the cash at a later date unless they opt out before 7 January.

Most people aged 60 or over can get help towards their energy costs, which can be a vital lifeline for many as winter draws nearer and heating costs rise.

Over a million families will soon be told they could lose their child benefit entitlement next year, or have it reduced.

Chancellor George Osborne has partly reversed a planned cut in child benefit, meaning more families will be entitled to help than was originally proposed, though anomalies still exist and confusion still reigns.

Chancellor George Osborne has partly reversed a planned cut in child benefit, meaning more families will be entitled to help than was originally proposed, though anomalies still exist.

Pensioners were the big losers from today's Budget, with the news 4.4 million will pay more tax from April 2013, at an average loss of £83 each per year. This has been dubbed the new 'Granny Tax'.

Chancellor George Osborne is poised to water down plans to strip higher earners of child benefit, it was reported last night.

Chancellor George Osborne insists that he will go ahead with controversial plans to axe child benefit for higher-rate taxpayers.

An additional 80,000 low income families are to be eligible for help with meeting the costs of childcare under plans announced today by the Government.

The Office of Fair Trading has opened investigations into a number of websites that charge people for government services that are available either for free or for a lower price.