Child Benefit

Disability and carers benefits are likely to rise by just 1.2% next April after it was revealed yesterday that inflation had fallen to its lowest level for five years.

Around 220,000 people who receive child benefit should register for tax self-assessment by tomorrow to avoid being hit with a fine of up to 100% of the tax due.

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.