Carer's Allowance threshold set to rise by £30 a week in autumn budget
Carer's Allowance earnings thresholds could rise by around £30 a week in tomorrow's (October 30) Autumn Budget.
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Jade Wright is a journalist specialising in UK personal finance and consumer stories.
Jade Wright is a journalist specialising in UK personal finance and consumer stories.
Carer's Allowance earnings thresholds could rise by around £30 a week in tomorrow's (October 30) Autumn Budget.
Changes are expected to National Insurance, Universal Credit, National Minimum Wage, Carers' Allowance, Child Benefit and Free Childcare Hours among others
Families across the country will be hoping for a helping hand as Labour announces its first budget in almost 15 years. Parents, particularly those on lower incomes, will be looking for help with child benefit, breakfast clubs and free childcare hours.
The national minimum wage is expected to go up by up to 6.7% next year, to £12.21 for adults. Apprentices and younger workers could receive an even bigger percentage rise
The bus fare cap in England will rise from £2 to £3 at the end of this year, Keir Starmer has said, as Rachel Reeves prepares to raid transport funding in this week’s budget.
Capital gains tax is one of the areas expected to change in this week's autumn budget announcement
Changes to Universal Credit could see 1.2 million households up to £420 a year better off
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