Laura Suter, from investment platform AJ Bell, has given the Money blog five tips for families to boost their tax-free income ...

Parents with young children are finding it more beneficial to stay at home and claim benefits - or live off their partner's ...

Their domestic budget comes entirely from the public purse - and they are among almost 200,000 large families set to receive ...

Ms Reeves has said she does not think children should be “penalised” for being part of large families, while Sir Keir has insisted he is “determined to drive child poverty down”. The two-child limit – ...

Manchester City Council has updated its Discretionary Council Tax Policy (DCTP) to offer a 100% council tax discount to residents who are terminally ill. To qualify, a person must have a ‘progressive ...

A foodbank is calling for the government to lift the two-child benefit cap, which it warns has "plunged families into poverty". The policy, introduced by the Conservatives, prevents households on ...

I felt trapped in the marriage because I knew I’d struggle financially if I left. Today, I’m happier and more content ...

The mayor-elect can use his popularity to protect New York’s capacity for self-government from outside interference, while reaffirming what his campaign promises mean to the city.

Wes Streeting has called for the Prime Minister to sack the people behind “self-defeating” rumours about a Labour leadership challenge. The Health Secretary categorically denied that he was plotting ...

Child poverty across the UK is both the biggest cause of social division and biggest threat to the country’s long-term economic future, former prime minister Gordon Brown is expected to warn. The ...

On November 1st New Mexico’s governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, expanded free child care to all families with children, ...