Budget 2020 Overview Currently employees and the self-employed pay National Insurance contributions once they earn £166 per week. From April, the contributions threshold rises to £183 per week. UK employees already get statutory sick pay if they self-isolate due to coronavirus, even if they do not show symptoms, from day 1. Those who are not […]
Research estimates the housing crisis affects 8.4 million people in England Research by the National Housing Federation estimates that 8.4 million people in England are living in an unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable home. The research, was carried out by Heriot-Watt University on behalf of the federation, based on data from the annual Understanding Society survey […]
Plans to allow renters to access to the Rogue Landlords Database The Rogue Landlords Database, launched in 2018, contains information about private landlords and letting agents who have been prosecuted or fined. At the moment there are only ten names on the database. The list is only available to local authorities, but government plans would […]