HMRC Child Benefit warning for parents as payments could stop this month
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HMRC Child Benefit warning for parents as payments could stop this month
• Child Benefit payments could stop for parents who fail to extend claims by August 31.
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 | St Albans & Harpenden Review - News · Local news · yesterday Investigation continues after boy thrown into zoo's crocodile pit• An investigation launched after a boy was thrown into a zoo's crocodile enclosure remains ongoing after two months. |
 | Herts Advertiser · Local news · yesterday Latest court results for St Albans and the surrounding areas• Here are the latest court results for St Albans and the surrounding areas, with offenders appearing at Stevenage and St Albans magistrates' courts. |
 | Welwyn Hatfield Times - News · Local news · yesterday Purse thief who targeted elderly women banned from entering Hertfordshire• A 72-year-old man has been sentenced for a series of purse thefts targeting elderly women in Harpenden and Welwyn Garden City. |
 | Watford Observer - News (Newsquest) · Local news · yesterday MP vows to 'rigorously oppose' new planning rules• Hertsmere MP Sir Oliver Dowden has said he is "very worried" about how new planning laws could affect Bushey, Radlett, Potters Bar, Cuffley and Potters Bar. |
 | Watford Observer - News (Newsquest) · Local news · yesterday Three fatal crashes in Hertfordshire that have sparked police appeals• Hertfordshire Police have appealed for information on fatal crashes in Stevenage, St Albans and Borehamwood over the last week. |
 | St Albans Times · Local news · 2 days ago New LIFE is coming to Harpenden Mencap• Harpenden Mencap has been awarded a £75,000 grant by the Wolfson Foundation that will be put towards the installation of a new garden office at its residential site Pine Court. |
 | Herts Advertiser - things to do · Events · 2 days ago St Albans pub looks for new landlord ahead of 'major' makeover• The Crown pub in St Albans is set for a major transformation as part of a new business opportunity for an experienced landlord. |
 | St Albans Times · Local news · 5 days ago A level results: Oaklands College students also celebrate T levels and BTECs• More than 200 students received their A level, T level and BTEC results at Oaklands College on Thursday, with many now progressing to university, apprenticeships, employment or further study. |
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