Daily Express :: Child benefit Feedhttps://www.express.co.ukSimply The Best 7 Days A Weeken-gbhttps://www.express.co.ukhttps://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gifDaily ExpressTue, 07 Apr 2026 22:10:15 +0100http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssCakePHPnews@express.co.uknews@express.co.uk<![CDATA[Zia Yusuf warns migrant families are the real winners from Labour's benefits bonanza]]>

Mr Yusuf claimed Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Nigerians and Somalians are amongst those enjoying the welfare splurge.

]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:52:00 +0100PoliticsLabour Party, Child benefit, Zia Yusuf, Labour benefits policy, migrant families, two-child benefit cap<![CDATA[HMRC hands 7 million households £1,406 extra benefits cash from April 6]]>

New payment rates from April 6 will give households an extra boost of cash.

]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:03:00 +0100Personal FinanceHMRC, Child benefit, National Insurance, Benefits, Parenting, Child Benefit, Financial Support, National Insurance Credits<![CDATA[State pensioners handed £69.98 weekly extra with ‘living rule’ from April 6]]>

Eligible pensioners can get more than £3,000 extra per year if they meet certain criteria.

]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:22:00 +0100Personal FinancePension Credit, DWP, Child benefit, Benefits, Department for Work and Pensions, living rule, child allowance increase<![CDATA[HMRC urges parents to check if they're missing out on £2,000 support a year]]>

Here's what you need to know about claiming the cash support

]]>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:08:00 +0100Personal FinanceHMRC, Disabilities, Child benefit, Money saving, Tax-Free Childcare, Childcare Support, Eligibility Criteria<![CDATA[Labour's axing of two-child benefit cap to hand unemployed families 'extra £6,400']]>

The Tories have condemned Labour's decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap.

]]>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0100PoliticsLabour Party, two-child benefit cap<![CDATA[Two-child benefit cap axed from Monday April 6 as households handed £3,500 extra]]>

The two-child benefit cap is being axed from Monday, April 6 with an extra £3,500 per household per child.

]]>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:53:00 +0100Personal FinanceChild benefit, Universal Credit, Labour Party, Benefits, two-child benefit cap, child poverty, Labour government<![CDATA[HMRC urges families to claim £1,406 benefit]]>

The payment rates will rise next week.

]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:47:00 +0100Personal FinanceChild benefit, HMRC, Benefits, Child Benefit, Financial Support, High Income Child Benefit Charge, financial support, eligibility criteria<![CDATA[Three month HMRC deadline as parents could miss out]]>

Millions of families risk seeing payments stop

]]>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:32:00 +0100Personal FinanceHMRC, Child benefit, Tax-Free Childcare, UK parents, childcare costs.<![CDATA[Full list of DWP Easter Bank Holiday payment dates 2026]]>

This year payment dates that would otherwise fall on Good Friday or bank holiday Monday will be shifted.

]]>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:11:00 +0100Personal FinanceChild benefit, Bank holiday, Social Security, HMRC, DWP Easter Bank Holiday, Benefits Payment Dates, UK Government Offices, Social Security Payments, dwp, hmrc, payments, easter bank holiday, 2026, benefits, britons, personal finance<![CDATA[HMRC account may hold over £2,000 for people born in these years]]>

Thousands of young adults and teenagers may have forgotten money sitting in their accounts

]]>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:20:00 +0100Personal FinanceChild benefit, Savings, HMRC, Child Trust Fund, savings account, tax-free benefits