The DWP benefits and pension payments going up in April – check if you are affected | Personal Finance | Finance
A host of DWP benefit changes are set to happen in April, including social security benefits going up by 1.7%, the earnings threshold for Carer’s Allowance increasing and changes to Universal Credit debt repayments. According to the DWP, Universal Credit debt repayment changes will improve the financial situation of around 1.2 million claimants by £420 each year.
Other changes include the closing of the Tax Credit service, the deadline for voluntary NICs for the contribution years 2006/7…
