Revenue Benefits

Upper Tribunal decisions

2013-04-19T17:05:44Z

CF/91/2012 - Case explores whether a person is entitled to Child Benefit under European Legislation rules for children who claimant partially maintains but who live in another EU Members State.

Uprating and amending

2013-04-02T16:10:37Z

New regulations issued, including the Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2013 that increases the weekly rate of guardian’s allowance from £15.55 to £15.90.

Chronological

2013-03-27T17:33:17Z

New regulations issued that provide for the loss of working tax credit where a recipient receives a caution or an administrative penalty in relation to, or is convicted of, a benefit offence.

Policy Changes

2013-03-20T16:42:05Z

Budget 2013 announcement that government intends to consult on options for transferring savings held in CTF funds into Junior ISAs.

HMRC leaflets and guidance

2013-03-06T17:55:40Z

New HMRC Child Trust Fund Bulletin 67 now available.

Consolidated

2013-02-20T10:15:25Z

Consolidated tax credits regulations to February 2013 now available in tax credits legislation and case law section.

Public statistics

2013-02-14T14:58:26Z

New Child Trust Fund Statistical Report 2012 and constituency and local authority reports now available.

Statutory instruments

2013-02-13T14:47:25Z

New regulations amend the Child Trust Fund Regulations 2004 by increasing the annual subscription limit from £3,600 to £3,720 for a child trust fund account.

External commentary

2013-02-07T11:17:55Z

New February 2013 Tax Credits E-Bulletin added to the Tax Credits guidance section.

Rates and tables

2012-12-07T15:09:26Z

Tax credits annual and daily rates tables for 2013/2014 added to the tax credits guidance section.

Judgments of the higher courts

2012-11-26T10:25:01Z

New High Court judgment that considers a challenge to new regulations that provide that money payments paid by an employer in respect of travelling expenses that are allowed as deductions from earnings do not count towards the national minimum wage.

Amending

2012-09-19T14:27:24Z

New regulations amend provisions of National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999, including to increase the principal rate of national minimum wage from £6.08 to £6.19.