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Universal Credit roll-out update
Universal credit has featured in many media headlines in recent months.
Help to Save: consultation on draft regulations
The Help to Save scheme was announced in 2016 and is due to begin in April 2018.
Autumn Budget 2017: A LITRG summary of the Autumn Budget for those on low incomes
In July’s Technical Newsdesk, Gillian Wrigley and Kelly Sizer talked about some of the features of the marriage allowanc...
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The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group report on self-employment and universal credit
Universal credit is gradually replacing working tax credit and child tax credit, so advisers whose clients currently cla...
Social Security (Scotland) Bill: LITRG respond to call for evidence
LITRG’s response discusses the decision to leave most of the detail to regulations, the proposed claimant’s charter, the...
It’s universal
Self-employment and Universal Credit – an update At present, self-employed individuals are able to claim working tax cr...
Tax-Free Childcare update
Following a small pilot that began in late 2016, the Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) scheme started accepting claims from certa...
Work and Pensions Committee inquiry: Self-employment and the gig economy
LITRG have responded to the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) inquiry into self-employment and the gig economy....
Update on limiting child tax credit and universal credit to a maximum of two children
Child tax credit (CTC) is paid by HMRC to support families with children.
Tax credit compliance processes: Work and Pensions Committee backs LITRG’s calls for independent review
In November’s Technical Newsdesk (Tax credit compliance checks) we provided an update on tax credits compliance work fol...