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HMRC Begins Changing Tax Codes to Reclaim Winter Fuel Payments From Higher‑Income Pensioners

Advisers urge some over the £35,000 income threshold to consider opting out now to avoid a year of higher monthly deductions in 2027/28.

UK Child Benefit Rates Rise From April 6 as HMRC Urges Parents To Claim Now

DWP Brings Forward Easter 2026 Benefit and State Pension Payments to April 2

Easter Bank Holidays Bring Early DWP and HMRC Payments on 2 April

HMRC Reminds Parents Child Benefit Can Continue to Age 20 for Teens in Education or Training

Martin Lewis Warns Universal Credit Switch Puts Free NHS Prescriptions and Dental Care at Risk

TV Licence Fee Rises to £180 on April 1 as Pensioners Urged to Check Free‑Licence Entitlement

DWP Sets March 31 End Date for Income Support and Income-Based JSA

HMRC Urges Child Benefit Claims Ahead of April Rise to £27 for First Child

Brazil Begins 2026 PIS/Pasep Payments as Bolsa Família Schedule Resumes This Week

Attendance Allowance and Scotland’s PADP to Rise in April as Caseload Tops 1.7 Million

PIS/PASEP 2026 Payments Begin on Fixed Mid‑February Schedule

Over 1 Million Pensioners May Be Missing Attendance Allowance, Consumer Sites Urge Claims

DWP Sets April Start for Longer PIP Awards and More In-Person Assessments

TV Licence Enforcement Ramps Up With Detector Vans and 31 Million-Address Database

DWP Outlines Plan for Single ‘Unemployment Insurance’ to Replace New Style JSA and ESA

DWP Confirms 3.8% Rise to Disability Benefits From April 2026, Publishing New Weekly Rates

Germany Sets 2026 Kindergeld Payout Dates as Benefit Rises to €259

Brazil Confirms 2026 Benefit Calendars: INSS Starts Jan. 26, Bolsa Família Jan. 19, PIS/Pasep Feb. 15

DWP Urges Pensioners Missing £150 Warm Home Discount Letter to Call Before 28 February