Cash is king for helping families self-isolate
January 14, 2021 –Would targeting benefits at families for them to buy IT equipment for home schooling help with the government’s attempts to reduce the spread of coronavirus? Our Director tells you why he thinks it could in his latest blog.
Read ArticleShould the self-employed use SEISS to pay their tax bill?
November 30, 2020 –As the third SEISS grant opens for applications our Director explains how the self-employed can eliminate the effect of their SEISS payment on their Universal Credit award with some careful planning.
Read ArticleDoes the Scottish Child Payment mean a move to a new Scottish benefits system?
November 04, 2020 –With the launch of the Scottish Child Payment starting next week our Director, Dr Phil Agulnik, considers whether the cliff edge nature of this new passported benefit reduces incentives to work for some families. And possibly it also sets the course for a completely independent benefits system for Scotland!
Read ArticleSome tips for Universal Credit claimants entitled to the self-employment income support scheme
May 07, 2020 –For anyone eligible for the new Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) and also claiming Universal Credit the interaction of payment dates could have a big effect on their entitlement to the benefit. Self-employed people can start making claims for the SEISS from next Wednesday but in this blog our Director, Dr Phil Agulnik, asks ‘Should they hold fire’?
Read ArticleMore ways to deliver help to self-employed people during the coronavirus outbreak
March 23, 2020 –Many of Britain’s 5 million self-employed people could be without an income for a long time. The government’s main answer so far has been to increase Universal Credit. Our Director, Dr Phil Agulnik, looks at the alternatives.
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