For single people over 25, the standard allowance is due to be cut by £85.05 from £409.89 to £324.84. For couples where at least one person is over 25, it would be cut by £84.31 from £594.04 to £509.91. For single people under 25, the standard allowance is due to be cut by £85.39 from £342.72 to £257.33. For couples where at both people are under 25, it would be cut by £84.66 from £488.59 to £403.93. Note, Universal Credit won’t return to exactly what it was in March 2020. It would be higher - but only by a very small amount. … [Read more...] about Universal Credit cut explained – how much you’ll lose and what vote is about
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Are hairdressers open in the UK during the national lockdown?
Supermarkets Pharmacies Garden centres Building merchants and suppliers of building products Off-licences Market stalls selling essential retail Businesses providing repair services but only if they primarily offer repair services Petrol stations Automatic (but not manual) car washes Vehicle repair and MOT services Bicycle shops Taxi and vehicle hire businesses Banks and building societies Post offices Short-term loan providers and money transfer businesses Funeral directors Laundrettes and dry cleaners Medical and dental services Vets and pet shops Animal rescue centres, boarding facilities, and animal groomers Agricultural supplies shops Mobility and disability support shops Storage and distribution facilities Car parks Public toilets Motorway service areas Outdoor playgrounds Outdoor parts of botanical gardens and heritage sites for exercise Places of worship Crematoriums and burial grounds Most read in Money … [Read more...] about Are hairdressers open in the UK during the national lockdown?
Space out and cover up: how to make travelling by car more Covid-safe
Air conditioning is useful, said Noakes, but it must be put on the correct setting. “It is absolutely critical that you put it on fresh air mode,” she said, adding that a number of studies measuring levels of carbon dioxide showed that recirculation mode brought almost no fresh air into the vehicle. … [Read more...] about Space out and cover up: how to make travelling by car more Covid-safe
This Morning’s Dr Zoe Williams, 40, is pregnant after fearing she would never become a mum
But Stuart was just as keen to start a family as Zoe: "I told her she should have a back-up and keep investigating her options but at the same time I said I believed it would work out between us and, if it did, I would love to have children with her." … [Read more...] about This Morning’s Dr Zoe Williams, 40, is pregnant after fearing she would never become a mum
The Masked Singer judges: Who’s on the panel?
He added: "The costumes are so, so good. There’s someone in there singing and they’re dancing. The people are changing their voice as well. Even to be part of it was a huge honour. Working with you guys. For me I was like, wow this is a big deal.” … [Read more...] about The Masked Singer judges: Who’s on the panel?
