Victoria Prentis: Last News

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) recently confirmed that more than one million families receiving Tax Credits, and no other means-tested benefits, will get their second cost of living payment next month. Payments for £324 are due to be made between Wednesday November 23 and Wednesday 30, 2022.

Cost of living payments will provide a much-needed boost to millions of households across the UK between November and the end of the year. Payments of £324 are set to land in bank accounts next month for people on means-tested benefits including Universal Credit, Pension Credit and Tax Credits.

As the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) prepares to roll out its second wave of cost of living payments across the country, pensioners may be unaware that they could be eligible for extra help.

More than eight million people on means-tested benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received the first part of the £650 cost of living payment worth £326 in July and September. The second instalment of £324 is due to be paid next month to those on DWP benefits and ‘shortly after’ for Tax Credits-only claimants.

The Minister for Work and Welfare has said that the UK Government “understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living” and has taken further “decisive action” to support households with their energy bills. Victoria Prentis MP, also said that the £37 billion in financial support includes up to £650 in cost of living payments, which have been designed to target support at around eight million low-income households on means-tested benefits and older people receiving Pension Credit.

Earlier this month, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed that by September 30 it had processed almost six million £150 disability cost of living payments to eligible claimants across the UK, worth around £900 million in total.

Good Morning Britain 's Martin Lewis is "taking a long break" from his slot on the show, but he's set to make a return later on this year. The 50 year old money-saving expert is revered for his advice on how to make your money go further, and his Martin's Money Mondays slot on GMB was popular with the morning show's viewers as he grilled government ministers with the questions the public wanted to know. According to The Sun, Martin is set to take some time away from the show to turn his attentions to the return of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live, which will be on-screen at 8pm Tuesday, October 18 on ITV.

POPULAR presenter Martin Lewis has hosted his last day on Good Morning Britain - for now at least. The Sun can reveal the money-saving guru is on a break from the breakfast show, but will return later this year. He's taking time off to focus on the return of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live.

The government has confirmed when a decision will be made on whether or not to raise benefits in line with inflation or earnings.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced an extra £421 million will be available for local authorities across the UK to help households with energy bills, food costs and other daily essentials during the cost of living crisis. Scotland will receive an additional £41 million as part of the Barnett Consequentials, for a total of £123 million from this support fund so far.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that there are no plans to change the qualifying criteria for Winter Fuel Payments “at this time” in response to a query from a Labour MP over the potential merits of revising the eligibility rules.

Nearly half of Tory voters want to renationalise energy firms to help the UK cope with the cost of living crisis, a new poll has found.

Bravo’s Top Chef is heading to London for Season 20 set for 2023—the first time the flagship series shoots an entire season abroad. Production begins across the pond this month.

summer is now under threat as the Government mulls a ban on sizzling sausages in the park.Officials at Number 10 have launched a review into restricting sales of disposable barbecues in the UK, with the new measure potentially being introduced in time for the summer.It comes after concerns were raised following reports of forest fires being started by the campsite favourite.Single-use barbecues are responsible for 4% of serious accidental wildfires, according to Home Office data.Speaking on the potential ban, Environment minister Victoria Prentis said: “Disposable barbecues, if used correctly, do not, in themselves, pose a wildfire risk.“It is when they are left unattended, or used recklessly, that the risk occurs."The minister also admitted that, while the government "do not have enough data" yet to definitively prove how many fires are started by BBQs, "anecdotal evidence" suggested that they had "been responsible for a number of serious incidents".Labour Shadow Minister for Crime Reduction and Courts, Holly Walker-Lynch, meanwhile said that said that firefighters in West Yorkshire had already had to attend 75 serious wildfires so far this year.Though highlighting the "scale of the problem and devastation it causes", she also acknowledged that a ban "sounds like a big step".Ms Lynch added that although councils do already have the authority to clamp down on barbecues in public areas by using Public Space Protection Orders, they should not always be "expected to pick up the bill".Discount supermarket Aldi announced a ban on the cooking device last month, claiming that this would cut out 35 tonnes of single-use waste per year.They asked their shoppers to consider mini portable barbecues instead.

A Tory Fisheries Minister was too busy with Christmas celebrations to focus on reading the Brexit fishing deal with the EU.