Extra help for families in poverty
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Department: Department for Work and PensionsPublished: 2010-03-24 23:47:49DWP/052/10Money paid to parents to support their children will no longer be taken into account when calculating benefit entitlement – meaning more money going direct to supporting the child. From April, income from child maintenance payments will be completely disregarded from benefit calculations. This government news item was published on the Department for Work and Pensions website on the 24 March 2010. To read the full story/press release, please click on the button below (opens in an embedded window):
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