Month: August 2023

Other employment support over 12 weeks will include advice on how to find jobs, CV writing and application support, as well as one-to-one interview practice, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announced.

Some of those who have fled the war in their homeland and settled in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will be given almost 20 hours of online English learning a week over a period of 10 weeks, the Government said.

Up to 10,000 Ukrainians are being offered free English language lessons in a bid to improve their job prospects in the UK.

Student loan interest rate up to 7.3% – maximum Plan 2, Plan 5 and postgraduate loan interest rate 7.3% between 1 Sept and 30 Nov 2023, then could rise by RPI plus 3% but yet to be confirmed

Tax-free childcare cost £53.6m in June but still an estimated 800k not applying for support which gives £2 for every £8 spent

HMRC targets overseas property landlords in latest tax avoidance clampdown telling them to pay outstanding #tax ‘If we find that you have not told us everything, we’ll view this very seriously… may open an investigation’

Inflation falls sharply to 6.8% – The current rate of inflation has fallen to 6.8% in July, down from 7.9% in June, largely as a result in lower energy costs

One in 10 SMEs face average £45k in overdue tax – Corporation tax and VAT are the biggest tax headaches for SMEs with more than 550,000 struggling to pay tax bills

How to correct payroll mistakes for an earlier #tax year – if wrong pay or deductions were reported, employers can correct by submitting another full payment submission (FPS) with the correct year to date figures #HMRC

UK economy sees 0.2% growth in Q2 – The UK economy expanded by 0.2% in the second quarter and by 0.5% in June, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)