City of Plymouth Credit Union

Council Tax Reduction for Low Income

People with low income or who are on benefits can get their Council Tax reduced, see this article.

Read this article to see how Universal Credit Housing Costs rules are changing this month.

Read this article detailing some of the benefits you may not have heard of.

Women who take career breaks to bring up families could have their state pension reduced. See the full article here.

The House of Lords has put forward a series of proposals, see how you benefits could be affected in this article.

Read this article to find out about the Triple lock.

Some people are missing out on £89 a week in Attendance allowance. See the full story here.

The DWP is to overhaul its safeguarding systems following a spate of suicides. See the full article here.

DWP announce that those transitioning from ‘old style’ benefits to Universal Credit will get a one-off payment. See the full story here.

Read this story about how severely disabled people are challenging the DWP over big drops in income when transferring to Universal Credit.