December 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support
All the essential cost of living information you need in December

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All the essential cost of living information you need in December

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An entire month’s rainfall could hit Wales in just 24 hours, forecasters warn

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Everything you need to know about Premium Bonds

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All the essential cost of living information you need in December

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Some benefits will increase next year while others have been frozen

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Saving expert suggested 'guidance' for young savers instead of limit

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Some climate campaigners have criticised the move by Rachel Reeves to cut green levies

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Use our Budget calculator to determine whether Reeves’ package of measures will leave you better or worse off

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Some climate campaigners have criticised the move by Rachel Reeves to cut green levies

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Use our Budget calculator to determine whether Reeves’ package of measures will leave you better or worse off

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It will mean £140 more in tax for hundreds of thousands of earners

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More than half a million families will benefit from the measure

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Exclusive: Reeves told that cuts would ‘betray disabled people and steal our independence’

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The chancellor is expected to announce a raft of tax hikes as part of her 2025 autumn Budget

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Campaigners have called for a full scrap as other options are thought to be under consideration

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There are many options on the table as the chancellor looks to raise considerable sums

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John Lewis, AO and Amazon were identified as offering questionable deals over Black Friday

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With Labour’s Budget imminent, the chancellor faces a £22bn hole and a narrowing set of promises on tax. Property, long the quiet corner of the system, may finally be in her sights. Here Sean O’Grady and Albert Toth analyse the options available to Reeves

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