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Pension Credit is worth around £86 a week on average (Image: Getty)State pensioners are being urged to boost their income by around £86 per week with a single claim to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).Pension Credit provides pensioners on a low income with extra money to help with living costs and is worth around £86 a week on average, according to the DWP. But it also opens the doors to a wealth of other financial support, including the Winter Fuel Payment, Council Tax discount and help with heating bills, so it’s well worth claiming if you qualify. The DWP has this week issued a reminder to pensioners to check their eligibility as Cold Weather Payments have been paid to almost 1.5 million households - a payment you receive automatically if you get Pension Credit.The governme...

Johnson & Johnson executive vice president and CFO Joseph Wolk discusses the companys performance and President Donald Trumps healthcare agenda on The Claman Countdown. Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday announced plans to invest more than $1 billion in a next-generation manufacturing facility that will produce advanced cell therapy technologies. The facility will be located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and Johnson & Johnson said the move will expand its U.S. manufacturing capacity along with its pipeline of transformational medicines for cancer, immune-mediated and neurological diseases.Johnson & Johnson added that the facility will have cutting-edge manufacturing processes and support over 500 skilled biomanufacturing jobs once it's fully operational, as well a...

Now is a good time of year to think about repotting your house plants (Image: Getty) This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Now is a good time of year to think about giving your house plants a spruce up. You may want to repot them to get them ready for the spring season.Luke Newnes, gardening and plant expert at Hillarys, has shared some tips about how to best take care of your indoor plants. He said: "As we get closer to spring, I always think of this time of year as a bit of a 'wake up stretch' for houseplants."They've been sitting quietly through winter, using very little energy, and the increasing daylight is their signal to get moving again. So the best thing you can do right now is simply help them ease back...

O'Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O'Leary joins 'Varney & Co.' to weigh in on California’s proposed billionaire tax, the growing wealth exodus from blue states and why America is falling behind China in the AI power race. "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O’Leary tore into California Democrats as "terrible managers" over a proposed billionaire wealth tax on Thursday, urging state residents to fire their leaders and "hire somebody else." "Why don’t the people of California say, ‘We have terrible managers?’" O’Leary asked on "Varney & Co.""They never talk about why expenses are going up, why they should cut government. Their services aren’t any better than what I’m getting here in Miami, and we control these things. We have better managers, so get the whacking stick out and do the ri...

The inheritance tax relief threshold for farmers will rise from £1m to £2.5m from April 6 (Image: Getty)Farmers and landowners across the UK are being urged to take action before April to protect against inheritance tax changes.In December last year, the Government announced that the level of the Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs threshold will be increased from £1 million to £2.5 million from April 6, 2026, which will allow spouses or civil partners to pass on up to £5 million in qualifying agricultural or business assets between them before paying inheritance tax, on top of existing allowances. Above that allowance, farmers will get 50% relief on qualifying assets and will pay a reduced effective rate of up to 20%, rather than the standard 40%.According to the Department for ...

HMRC has warned Britons between two key dates that they could be missing out a thousands of pounds of unclaimed cash.  In a post on X on the tax authority said: "Your child could have an average of £2,200 sitting unclaimed. If your child has recently turned 18, they may have a Child Trust Fund waiting for them. Find out if they qualify."The Child Trust Fund (CTF) was launched in 2005 by Gordon Brown, who was then the Chancellor under Tony Blair.The initiative was set up to ensure that Briton had some savings by the time they reached 18, and to educate young people about investing. The long-term tax-free savings account was open to children born between September 1, 2002 and January 2, 2011. It means the people who have one today are roughly between 15 and 23 years old.The Labour Governm...

HMRC won't issue fines if quarterly tax updates are missed in 2026/27 (Image: Getty)HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is waiving £200 fines for some taxpayers this year as it rolls out a major tax change. From April 6, will require those earning more than £50,000 from self-employment and property to file a tax return every three months, instead of just once a year, with lower income bands to be added in subsequent years. The changes come as part of a new ‘Making Tax Digital’ system that will require people to keep digital records throughout the year and submit quarterly updates to the tax office, along with an annual ‘MTD tax return’.The new system is intended to help save people time on filing their tax return by spreading the workload more evening throughout the year, so rather than submi...

Households could claim some cash from HMRC if they meet criteria (Image: Getty Images)Households with low income could be entitled to a boost of up to £1,200 from the Government. Millions of families are being urged to check whether they could receive the cash. From April 2028, up to 1.5 million more families will become eligible under expanded criteria. HMRC has confirmed its Help to Save scheme is now permanent.As a result, additional support for people on Universal Credit, including those with caring responsibilities, who could see their savings boosted by a substantial 50% Government bonus.HMRC has made its Help to Save scheme permanent (Image: Getty Images) Read more: HMRC alert as Universal Credit claimants may get extra cash Read more: HMRC could owe people who work in a unifo...

Fox 5's 'Good Day New York' co-host Rosanna Scotto joins 'Varney & Co.' to break down Mamdani’s proposed property tax hike and what it could mean for New York homeowners, renters and small businesses. New York City’s democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani has issued an ultimatum to Albany: tax the ultra-wealthy or face a "last resort" 9.5% property tax hike to plug a $5.4 billion deficit. While Mamdani claims he’s protecting the working class, real estate insiders say the plan is a math-defying disaster that will drive up rents and accelerate the flight of taxpayers to low-tax states like Florida and Texas."Even the discussion of a 9.5% hike is enough to influence buyer behavior and cause irritations in the market," Douglas Elliman’s Ben Jacobs told Fox News Digital. "Some b...

Universal Credit has a standard rate which can be topped up by additional elements (Image: GETTY)Universal Credit provides vital support for working-age people on modest incomes or experiencing financial hardship. Whilst it offers a standard payment for all eligible claimants, certain people may receive hundreds of pounds extra monthly, depending on their housing, family and health situations.These supplementary payments are means-tested like the main benefit. However, some aren't automatically added, which means if you fail to inform the DWP of your eligibility for additional support, you're unlikely to receive it. It's also important to note that no payment is protected from deductions, as specialists at Turn2Us outlined the full range of supplementary payments available. READ MORE: ...