Tag: Credit
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71,000 households in Northern Ireland to be informed of important Universal Credit change | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] Some 71,000 households on Universal Credit in Northern Ireland need to apply for Universal Credit as their current benefits are ending. This includes 34,000 households which solely claim Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit payments. The Department for Communities (DfC), which handles benefits in Northern Ireland as the DWP does in England and…
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Universal Credit claimants urged to claim freebies and discounts available worth thousands | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] Those receiving Universal Credit could be entitled to extra help (Image: GETTY) Those receiving Universal Credit could be entitled to extra help, like special discounts and free food among other support. As the cost-of-living crisis continues, any extra cash could help take the pressure of high bills and squeezed finances. As another £301 cost of living…
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Universal Credit slammed by mother struggling to feed kids – ‘it’s completely out of sync’ | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] One claimant is struggling to feed her family, as her Universal Credit payment does not compare to the rising prices caused by inflation and the cost of living crisis. The UK’s threadbare social security system is on track to reach its lowest level since records began, according to a new report by IPPR. Despite…
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DWP slams pensioner with £22,000 bill after they found error in Pension Credit application | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] A man was hit with a huge £22,000 bill after the DWP spotted an error in his Pension Credit application made in 2017. Robert Vincent will be paying money back well into his eighties after the DWP found his private pension income was higher than the amount he had stated in his Pension Credit application…
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Credit Card Fraud:जबरन क्रेडिट कार्ड देकर की जालसाजी, बैंककर्मी पर केस – Forgery By Forcibly Giving Credit Card Case Against Bank Employee
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UBS reports huge 2Q profit skewed by Credit Suisse takeover, foresees $10B in cost cuts – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] GENEVA (AP) — Swiss bank UBS announced Thursday plans to save $10 billion in costs as it moves ahead with “full integration” of longtime rival Credit Suisse’s domestic operations, as UBS released its first earnings report since the government-orchestrated merger to help stave off a possible global financial meltdown. The announcement came as the…
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Toronto transit riders can use credit, debit cards to pay fare starting Aug. 15 – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] Transit riders in Toronto will be able to use their credit or debit card, including cards on smartphones or smartwatches, to pay for fares starting on Tuesday. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the new payment options will make using the transit system more convenient. Chow said she and other riders will no longer have…
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Tax Credit renewal deadline: HMRC warns thousands at risk of having payment stopped | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] HMRC has issued a warning to 171,350 Tax Credit claimants that they have just one week to renew their annual claim – or they’ll risk missing out. Two types of renewal packs were sent out between May 2 and June 15 and actions differ depending on which pack a person received. However, recipients “must”…
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Over 200,000 Universal Credit claimants hit by £59 deductions to ‘poverty tax’ | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] More than 206,000 households on Universal Credit in Scotland have been hit by deductions in recent months. Between December and February 2023, some £12.1million was deducted from claimants with the average household seeing their payment slashed by £59. Almost half of the deductions were to repay a Universal Credit advance, which is when a…