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New Energy Price Cap announced: Ofgem have announced the energy price cap for next period – 1 April to 30 June 2024. This means that from 1 April 2024 a...

Unpaid carer’s leave From 6 April 2024, employees will be entitled to unpaid leave to give or arrange care for a ‘dependant’ who has: a physical or mental illness or...

Salford Citizens Advice Winter Partners’ Briefing: Client Demand Analysis: Total client numbers in quarter 3 (3,804) were down as from the previous quarter, which is usual as Q3 includes the...

New Restrictions for XL Bully dogs From 1 February, anyone found in possession of an XL Bully dog that’s not registered and does not adhere to strict conditions, will face...

Changes to statutory paternity leave and pay Working people taking time off because their partner is giving birth, or when adopting a child or getting a baby via surrogacy, may...

Cohabiting parents and bereavement benefits URGENT Window to claim full amount of retrospective payment closes 8 February 2024 From February 2023, cohabiting parents and carers have been able to claim...

Help dealing with mortgage debts With the cost-of-living crisis running on, and with the recent rises in interest rates, many people in Salford are finding it hard to pay their...

Response to Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. We welcomed the decision in the recent Autumn Financial Statement to maintain the previous commitment to uprate social security rates to the agreed measure of...

The Israel – Occupied Palestinian Territories and Gaza Crisis. The following is reproduced from the UK Government’s website: “The UK Government (The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, FCDO) has advised...