tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2025-05-13T10:03:31+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/parents-of-teens-reminded-to-extend-child-benefit-claim-online 2025-05-13T10:03:31+01:00 Parents of teens reminded to extend Child Benefit claim online Parents of 16 to 19 year olds can go online to extend their Child Benefit claim to guarantee payments in September. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/extend-child-benefit-for-your-teen-by-31-august 2024-08-20T10:31:34+01:00 Extend Child Benefit for your teen by 31 August Child Benefit can be claimed for children after they turn 16 if they are staying on in approved education or training. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/dont-lose-out-extend-child-benefit-for-your-16-to-19-year-old 2024-05-21T09:54:16+01:00 Don’t lose out – extend Child Benefit for your 16 to 19 year old How to claim Child Benefit if your child is continuing in further education after their GCSEs. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/all-grown-up-child-benefit-goes-digital 2024-01-03T00:00:00+00:00 All grown up - Child Benefit goes digital Child Benefit claims can be made online for the first time. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-confirms-extra-support-for-troubled-families-to-succeed 2020-01-05T00:01:09+00:00 Government confirms extra support for Troubled Families to succeed Up to £165 million new funding to help families get their lives back on track announced. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/more-families-in-need-making-significant-progress 2019-03-28T15:15:19+00:00 More families in need making significant progress Almost 400,000 families have been helped by the Troubled Families programme. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/details-of-grenfell-tower-residents-discretionary-fund 2017-06-18T18:00:00+01:00 Details of Grenfell Tower Residents’ Discretionary Fund Further details of how the £5 million emergency Grenfell Tower Residents’ Discretionary Fund will be distributed, has been confirmed by the Prime Minister. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/grenfell-tower-statement-from-the-prime-minister-17-june-2017 2017-06-17T18:35:00+01:00 Statement from the Prime Minister on Grenfell Tower: 17 June 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May earlier today met with victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/troubled-families-programme-annual-report-published 2017-04-04T13:14:51+01:00 Troubled Families Programme annual report published First annual report, setting out how the current Troubled Families Programme has been supporting the most disadvantaged families. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-support-to-help-workless-families-and-improve-childrens-lives 2017-04-04T00:15:00+01:00 New support to help workless families and improve children’s lives New plans to help workless families break the cycle of disadvantage have been announced, as part of building a fairer society. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-commits-to-drawing-up-new-guidance-to-support-working-mothers-of-premature-babies 2017-03-27T12:02:00+01:00 Government commits to drawing up new guidance to support working mothers of premature babies The guidance will cover everything from requests for flexible working to additional time off. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-families-will-soon-see-bills-cut-as-date-announced-for-the-launch-of-tax-free-childcare 2017-03-22T00:15:15+00:00 UK families will soon see bills cut as date announced for the launch of Tax-Free Childcare Launch of new Childcare Choices website means parents now able to find available government support. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/troubled-familes-programme-transforming-the-lives-of-thousands-of-families 2016-10-15T14:18:00+01:00 Troubled Families Programme: transforming the lives of thousands of families Op-ed by Communities Minister, Lord Bourne. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/dads-urged-to-consider-shared-parental-leave 2016-06-20T16:03:00+01:00 Dads urged to consider Shared Parental Leave Eligible dads can now share up to 37 weeks’ pay and up to 50 weeks of leave with the child’s mother in the first year of their baby’s life. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/pm-announces-new-support-to-improve-the-life-chances-of-millions 2016-03-14T00:15:00+00:00 PM announces new support to improve the life chances of millions The Prime Minister announces new support including Help to Save, a national mentoring campaign and increases in the National Minimum Wage. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/prime-ministers-speech-on-life-chances 2016-01-11T18:52:00+00:00 Prime Minister's speech on life chances David Cameron gave a speech on life chances, explaining how the government intends to transform the lives of the poorest in Britain. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/pm-families-are-the-key-to-ending-poverty 2016-01-10T09:00:00+00:00 PM: Families are the key to ending poverty David Cameron will announce a doubling of government funding for relationship support and pledge to take action to deal with poor parenting. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-32-million-domestic-abuse-fund-now-open 2015-08-24T12:19:26+01:00 New £3.2 million domestic abuse fund now open Local authorities can bid for a share of a new fund to support the victims of domestic abuse. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/pm-praises-troubled-families-programme-success 2015-06-22T17:54:00+01:00 PM praises Troubled Families programme success The Prime Minister has praised the Troubled Families programme as new figures showed the scale of its unprecedented success. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/ministers-back-plan-for-better-local-services 2015-03-16T09:27:00+00:00 Ministers back plan for better local services Ministers have backed proposals to extend the approach of the successful Troubled Families programme into other local services.