All news on the topic: Child tax credit

Angela Gilmour, from Renfrewshire, is missing out on around £200 of additional support every month as a result of the two-child benefit cap, which looks unlikely to be scrapped

Universal Credit is replacing the following old-style benefits including Tax Credits and Housing Benefit, with the majority of people expected to be moved over by December 2024

Tax Credits claimants should have received a renewal pack from HMRC in the post, explaining if they need to take action by July 31 - here is what you need to know

Benefit claimants who are due to receive a payment on a bank holiday will likely receive their money earlier than normal, as welfare payments are not normally processed on bank holidays.

Cost of living payments are being offered to Brits who have been eligible for various means-tested benefits this year for further cushioning against soaring bills and living costs

Each year, Tax Credit claimants must renew their claim and around 300,000 claimants still need to do this by the deadline at the end of next month

More than two million people claiming legacy benefits will be moved over to Universal Credit - but how do you know if you'll be better off, and what happens if you'll be worse off?

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that from April more people claiming Tax Credits only would receive letters inviting them to claim Universal Credit

Tax Credit claimants will start to receive their first £301 cost of living payment from today - here is everything you need to know about it

When you reach state pension age, some of your existing benefits will stop - but you may become eligible for different payments instead to help if you have low income in retirement

If you claim Tax Credits then you will need to renew your claim each year, if you don't you risk having your benefits stopped

The next cost of living payment, worth £301 and the first instalment of the £900 cost of living payment, is hitting back accounts from today - but what other help is coming?

The £301 cash payment is the first of three instalments that will make up the £900 cost of living cash over the next year - see who is eligible for the help and when it will arrive

The money is the first of three instalments that make up the £900 cost of living payment - but not everyone will qualify for the cost of living cash from today (Tuesday April 25)

The Child Poverty Action Group said the controversial cap has played a big role in rising child poverty - but do you think the policy should be scrapped?

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced the £301 will be sent to eligible households between April 25 and May 17, with the qualifying window also confirmed

Cold Weather Payments are worth £25 and they are triggered when the average temperature in your area is recorded as, or forecast to be, 0C or below over seven consecutive days

The Feeding Britain charity urged the Government to publish the figures - due more than two weeks ago - as soon as possible to show how a revamp of the system is working

There will be £900 going to households on certain means-tested benefits, £300 to pensioners and £150 to those claiming disability benefits - here is everything we know so far