From 24 July 2023, parents of children aged 1 and 2 on Universal Credit will start to benefit from meeting more frequently with work coaches to help them prepare for work.
* Parents with a one-year-old will start to have a work-focused meeting with their work coach every three months instead of the current every six months.
* Parents with a two-year-old will start meeting with their work coach every month instead of the current every three months.
Swifter sanctions on unpaid child maintenance
Parents who fail to pay child maintenance will face tougher sanctions faster, after new laws were passed this week to speed up stronger enforcement action.
New plans to boost health in the workplace to keep people in work
Plans to boost UK employment through widening access to high-quality health support in the workplace were unveiled this week by the Government.
Tax relief on work expenses: communication resources
Promotional material for employers - posters, help cards and text for employer intranet sites to help inform employees on how to claim tax relief on money they have spent as part of their employment.
One week left to renew your tax credits, HM Revenue and Customs warns
The deadline for tax credits customers to renew their claim is on 31 July 2023. More than 171,350 tax credits customers have until 31 July 2023 to renew their annual claim and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging them to not miss out. Customers who received a renewal pack with a red line across the first page and the words ‘reply now’ must respond to HMRC or risk having their payments stopped. Customers whose packs had a black line across the first page and the words ‘check now’ only need to update HMRC if their details have changed
Millions to benefit from new flexible working measures
Millions of British workers will have more flexibility over where and when they work as the Flexible Working Bill achieves Royal Assent
Get Help With Exam Results Careers Advice
The National Careers Service will be providing exam results careers advice in August. Support is available to both young people and their parents/carers through exam specific content on the National Careers Service website, social media, webchat and by phone.
You can contact the helpline on 0800 100 900 from Thursday 17 August until Friday 1 September 2023, from 8:00 - 20:00 Monday to Friday and 10:00 - 17:00 Saturday. Professionally qualified careers advisers will be available to help both young people and those supporting them with advice on their next
steps after receiving results – whether their results were what they expected or not.
The National Careers Service offer includes:
* Exam related content on the website
* Webchat with an expert careers adviser, accessible via the website
* A free helpline where you’ll be put through to a professional careers adviser in your local area
* Top tips and live Question and Answer sessions run through the service’s social media channels
