Mandating the payrolling of benefits in kind update

The government has announced additional time to prepare for the introduction of mandatory reporting and paying of Income Tax and Class 1A National Insurance Contributions (NICs) on benefits in kind…

Updates to State Pension & Benefits

From 7 April 2025, recipients of the State Pension will see a 4.1% increase, bringing the new full weekly payment to £230.25. This uplift is part of the government’s ongoing…

National Minimum Wage Increases (From 1 April 2025)

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is increasing across all age brackets, with some of the most significant rises seen for younger workers. Workers aged 21 and over will now be entitled…

Income Tax, National Insurance & Payroll Updates

For employers and employees, one of the most notable changes in 2025/26 is the increase in Employers’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs), which will rise from 13.8% to 15%.  This change means…

Autumn Inflation & Wage Growth Announcements

Two major economic indicators will be released in the autumn of 2025, shaping decisions on pensions, benefits, and general cost-of-living adjustments. These figures, published by the Office for National Statistics…

Payrolling benefits: How should employers prepare before 2026

Changes are coming to the way businesses handle employee benefits. From April 2026, HMRC will make payrolling of benefits mandatory, replacing the traditional P11D submission process for most employers. This…

National Living Wage age lowered to 23

The National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates will increase on 1‌‌ ‌April. In addition to the new rates, the age from which workers become eligible for the National…

Advisory Fuel Rates – 1 March 2021

  Engine Petrol Diesel LPG < 1400cc < 1600cc 10p 10p 9p 9p 7p 7p 1400-2000 1601-2000 12p 12p 11p 11p 8p 8p > 2000cc 18p 12p 12p NB Electric…

Extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Yesterday the Chancellor announced that CJRS will be extended until the end of March‌‌‌ 2021 for all parts of the UK. For claim periods running to 31‌‌‌ January 2021, the…

CJRS Update / Introduction to the Job Support Scheme

Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from 1 October mean that employers will need to fund 20% of furloughed employees’ usual wages for the hours they do not work…