PARENTS on benefits are set for a 3.8% payment rise from April, giving extra help with the rising cost of raising children. The government uses September’s inflation figure to set benefit ...

Older parents can take advantage of a little-known Social Security benefit that could help them maximize total lifetime benefits, experts said. If you’re at least 62, you may be able to claim Social ...

In 2013, the Conservative chancellor George Osborne introduced an overall benefits cap. It was designed to ensure that no household on out-of-work benefits (jobseeker’s allowance, housing benefit, ...

If you are responsible for bringing up a child who is under the age of 16, or under the age of 20 but still in approved education or training, you could be entitled to Child Benefit. This is a ...