Are your maths skills up to the standard of a primary school child?

7 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

Just under half of England’s 16 to 65s (49.1%) had maths skills at the same levels expected of primary school age children (Entry Levels 1 to 3) – that’s an estimated 16.8m people Of that 6.8% were on a par with what 5 to 7-year-olds are expected to understand, 16.9% on a par with a … Read more

Universal Credit: What is the standard allowance and how does it affect what benefit money I get?

2 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

It might be some time before a Universal Credit claimant gets their money after first submitting their request for cash. The process can take five weeks for your initial payment to be released – and in that time officials will examine your case and decide how much to award you in what’s called an ‘assessment … Read more