<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Benefits Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:08:52 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer's migrant benefits splurge branded 'sick insult' - Labour ignores vital issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/285x214/2191281_1.jpg"/><br><br>ANALYSIS - DAVID WILLIAMSON: Keir Starmer axed the two-child benefit cap as he 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parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/23/285x214/2191155_1.jpg"/><br><br>Some parents can get even more help under a Government scheme.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:12:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Jon King]]></author><category>Personal Finance</category><media:keywords>HMRC, Benefits, Parenting, School, Employment, Education, Tax-Free Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare explained, How does Tax-Free Childcare work, Tax-Free Childcare eligibility, Tax-Free Childcare reminder, childcare funding, eligibility criteria</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/23/590x/2191155_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HMRC is reminding parents of its tax-free childcare scheme]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail 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