Family & Health

MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis today joined campaigners and a cross-party group of MPs to present petitions to the Treasury in support of the three million people excluded from Government financial support during the coronavirus pandemic.

The BBC will go ahead with its plan to end free TV licences for many over-75s, after a delay because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to make a major economic statement today - with big news on stamp duty, tax changes and more likely.

MPs from across the political spectrum have called on the Government to provide support to those who have been excluded from the coronavirus furlough scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, in a debate in parliament today.

An HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) webinar has told confused potential claimants that the second Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant applies to June, July and August – even though its new rule means you actually need to declare your business was affected by coronavirus on or after Tuesday 14 July to qualify.

Over two million clinically vulnerable people in England who were advised to 'shield' at home during the coronavirus pandemic have been told they can return to work from 1 August 2020 – and, as a result, those who are employed will no longer be eligible for statutory sick pay.

The financial regulator is set to order lenders to take further steps to help customers hit financially by the coronavirus pandemic, including extending the deadline by which customers have to ask for interest-free overdrafts of up to £500 or payment holidays on credit and store cards, loans and catalogue debt.

Motorists who need to update the address details on their vehicle log book (V5C) can now do so online, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency announced today.

Children in England who are eligible for free school meals will receive a six-week food voucher to cover the summer holiday period, after a high-profile campaign by footballer Marcus Rashford.

The Government's Self-Employment Income Support Scheme will be extended and will pay out another single grant covering three months, the Chancellor has announced today. He also said this will be the final grant from the self-employment scheme.