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Heat pump rule change for UK households which could cost people £7,500
Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) installers must now deduct the Labour Party government grant amount from the customer's upfront costs.
HMRC to punish 9.3 million state pensioners with 'unfair' £12,570 rule
Although tax rates themselves have not risen, the personal allowance has been frozen at £12,570 since 2021, the CSPA said.
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New 8-hour rule on table for 1 million workers in UK law change
Labour is facing criticism from unions and employers after laying out details of plans for a guaranteed regular working week as part of a ban on zero-hours contracts.
DWP handing Universal Credit claimants bumper £2,550 after April rule change
From 6 April 2026, the LCWRA amount will be paid at two different rates: a higher rate of £429.80 a month and a lower rate of £217.26 a month.
HMRC confirms annual £60,000 allowance rule for state pensioners
A pension saver reached out to the Labour Party government’s tax arm over X, formerly Twitter, asking about a pension rule.
HMRC sending out 4 million letters worth £437 between now and August
HMRC started sending the letters on June 1, with the mailout scheduled to continue until the end of August.
DWP sending 'additional' £439 payments to basic state pensioners
The DWP has hiked state pensioner AP payments increase from £222.10 per week to £230.54 per week: £439 extra a year.
Walsall stepmother convicted of arson murder dies in jail after petrol attack on husband
Georgina Vilella was convicted of murdering her husband Carlos in a petrol arson attack at their Walsall home in 2011. She died at HMP Send aged 60 while serving a minimum 23-year sentence.
Solihull planners defer Olton home decision after residents demand site visit
The planning committee has unanimously voted to defer the decision on the proposed four-bedroom, two-storey home in Olton so members can visit the site
Children's tsar makes urgent action plea over Birmingham's shameful 'Dickensian' child poverty
Children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza relays appalling examples of kids in poverty during visit to Birmingham
Wolverhampton dad, 38, needs to learn to walk again for the second time after 'catastrophic' stroke
The father-of-two was facing another 'challenging road to recovery'
Three schools among best in West Midlands and handed new 'exceptional' grades by Ofsted
Very few schools have been given top 'exceptional' ratings so far this year
'Postcode lottery' wait for court justice - with Midlands among worst-affected
'These delays affect every stage of the justice process and contribute to undue stress and uncertainty for those involved'
Birmingham mum skips meals to feed her son and says 'he will never go without'
Izzy O'Brien, 23, turned to a food pantry after cost-of-living crisis and a relationship breakdown left her struggling
Nurse shot at in drive-by murder attempt after she left PureGym, court told
Two teenagers are on trial having denied attempted murder
Dudley Council says businesses safe as authority plans shop land sell off
Leases will be honoured and businesses sold as an ongoing concern councils says as it gives green light to investigations into land sale
Dudley MP praises volunteers battling the cost of living crisis
Volunteers helping people beat the cost of living crisis are the best in their borough according to local MP
Face of suspected Wednesbury rapist who has spent a year on the run
Simon Christou is accused of committing horror attack
Fears for Birmingham asthma boy, 6, after ceiling collapse in mould-ridden home
Awaab's Law came in last year to protect families from living in mouldy, damp conditions.