Victims of the tax blunder which will see 1.4 million people asked to pay cash back to the taxman may qualify for increased benefits to soften the blow.
Britain saw the largest rise in employment since records began in the three months to July as official figures today revealed 286,000 more people secured jobs.
Beleaguered government department HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is facing fresh anger as its helpline for tax credits renewals is jammed, with some benefit recipients unable to get through for two weeks.
Britain's economy expanded at a faster pace than first thought with growth of 1.2% in the second quarter of the year, a rate not seen for nine years, official figures reveal today.
Millions of student loan holders will no longer pay zero interest from next month as the rate for the new academic year will start at 1.5%, it was announced today.