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Page 6 of 10: material from 13 to 17 September 2026. UK news and guides for Russian speakers.
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UK rents hit £1,400 a month, £2,332 in London — £79 a month more than a year ago
ONS August data: average private rent across the UK is £1,400 a month, with annual growth up from 3.7% to 3.8%. London is £2,332 and accelerating from 3.0% to 3.5% — about £950 a year extra for the same flat. The fastest rises are not in the south but in the north: 5.8% in the North East and North West.
£150 off your electricity bill: entitlement was fixed on 23 August, letters arrive in November — and it is not just for pensioners
The Warm Home Discount reopens in October for the 2026/27 winter. About 6 million households will get it, 96% of them automatically with no application. Universal Credit and Housing Benefit qualify, not only Pension Credit. But the electricity account must be in your name, and the qualifying date — 23 August 2026 — has already passed.
Parking fines in the UK: how to appeal a PCN for free — and why a private ticket is not a fine
A council penalty charge notice in London costs £160 or £110, halved if you pay within 14 days; outside London the cap is £70. A private company's notice is not a fine at all but a contract invoice: capped at £100, with up to £70 added for debt recovery. Both can be challenged free of charge, but the deadlines are strict: 14 days to the council, 28 days for formal representations, 28 days to the tribunal.
Secondary school applications close on 31 October: in London only 70% of children get their first choice
Applications for Year 7 entry in September 2027 close on 31 October 2026 — a Saturday, six weeks away. It covers children born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016. Late applications are handled second, once the popular schools are full. Across England 83.6% of children get their first choice; in London it is 70.5%. And separately: a school cannot demand immigration documents.
UK inflation accelerates to 3.1% as diesel jumps 14 pence in a month — a day before the rate decision
The ONS has published August data: consumer prices rose 3.1% over the year against 2.9% in July, a third consecutive rise. The cause is almost entirely fuel: motor fuels are up 23% over the year and petrol is at 161.3 pence a litre, the dearest since November 2022. A full tank of diesel costs £7.10 more than a month ago. Core inflation and services, meanwhile, did not move, and food has held at 1.3% for a third month.
Child Benefit: £27.05 a week per child — and why you should claim even if you have to pay it all back
Child Benefit is paid regardless of income: £27.05 a week for the eldest child and £17.90 for each additional one — £1,406 and £2,337 a year for one and two children. But the money is not the point: the claim automatically credits one parent with National Insurance towards the state pension until the child turns twelve, even if they opted out of payments. One warning: under a no recourse to public funds condition you must not claim.
How to complain about a bank, energy supplier or water company in the UK — and get compensation
Complaints here run on a clock: a bank has 8 weeks to reply, a telecoms provider 6, a water company 10 working days at each of two stages. Miss the deadline or fob you off, and an ombudsman takes the case for free — with a decision the company must honour. Who covers which sector, what to put in the letter, and why big purchases belong on a credit card.
UK state pension set to pass £13,000 — and overtake the tax-free allowance for the first time
The ONS has published wage growth for May to July: 3.9% including bonuses, the weakest since 2020. It is the first of the triple lock's three numbers, and on it the full new State Pension rises from £241.30 to £250.70 a week from April 2027 — £13,037 a year. The Personal Allowance is frozen at £12,570, so a pensioner with no other income gets a tax bill for the first time: around £93.
How to get your tenancy deposit back in the UK: if it was never protected, the court must award you at least its value
A deposit must be placed in one of three government-approved schemes within 30 days, with the prescribed information sent in the same window. Checking takes two minutes and costs nothing. If it was never protected, the county court must award between one and three times the deposit, and you have six years to claim. Since 1 May 2026 an unprotected deposit blocks the possession order itself.
UK tax return: you must tell HMRC by 5 October or face a penalty for staying quiet
Self-employment above £1,000, rent, savings interest, dividends or money from abroad in 2025/26 means registering for Self Assessment by 5 October 2026. The return comes later — 31 October on paper, 31 January online. The penalty for registering late is calculated on the tax you still owe and lands separately from late filing penalties.
Made redundant in the UK: how much you are owed and what to do if you are on a work visa
The statutory maximum is £22,530: £751 per week of service, up to 20 years, and only after two years in the job. The first £30,000 is tax free. And if you are on a Skilled Worker visa, redundancy leaves you 60 days or the remainder of your visa, whichever is shorter. Here is what you are owed, by when, and where to get free advice.
UK job vacancies are lower than in any year since 2014: what the ONS figures of 15 September mean if you are looking for work
The ONS published its labour market data at 7am on Tuesday. Vacancies stand at 702,000 for June to August, down 8,000 on the quarter; outside the pandemic slump the last comparable level was in 2014. Unemployment is 4.9%, but 145,000 fewer people are on a payroll than a year ago. Private sector pay is rising 2.9% a year — more than twice as slowly as public sector pay.
What changes from 1 October: six things that will touch almost everyone
Energy bills rise £60 a year, but VAT on electricity goes to zero. Right-to-work checks extend to couriers and subcontractors. The tribunal time limit doubles to six months. Date by date — plus three deadlines to meet.
Free school meals: from this year every family on Universal Credit qualifies — but you have to apply
The £7,400 threshold has gone and meals are available to any family on Universal Credit. That is £475–£570 a year per child you stop paying. How to apply, what else the entitlement unlocks, and what will be banned from school menus in 2027.
You can leave the passport at home: from 15 September your phone proves your age — but showing the screen is useless
Pubs and shops in England and Wales may now accept digital proof of age. Only services on the government register count, the check must be scanned rather than eyeballed, and it still proves nothing about your immigration status.
Free NHS flu jab from 1 October: who is on the list — and why 56% of eligible adults skip it
The national booking service opened on 17 August, children and pregnant women have been vaccinated since 1 September, and everyone else on the list can book from 1 October. Almost 19 million jabs last season prevented an estimated 104,000 hospital admissions — yet only 44% of at-risk adults aged 18 to 64 took one.
Your mortgage fix is ending: how to lock a rate six months early and avoid the SVR
Bank Rate is 3.75%, but newly drawn mortgages cost 4.45% in July and the whole outstanding stock 3.97%. When a fix ends, the lender moves you onto its standard variable rate by default — almost always the most expensive option available. Under the Mortgage Charter you can reserve a new deal six months ahead and swap it for a better one if that appears before it starts.
Moving to the UK in 2026: visas, real costs and what has changed
A guide built from primary sources: which visa you need to work, what the move actually costs, where to enrol biometrics from Russia and Belarus, and whether settlement really now takes ten years.
The whole hall stands and sings Rule Britannia: what the Proms are and how to get in for £8
On 12 September the eight-week festival closed at the Albert Hall — 86 concerts and three thousand musicians. A standing ticket to any of them costs eight pounds and goes on sale at 9:30am the same day. Here is the Last Night ritual, explained and made usable.
A thousand deer forty minutes from central London: what the rut is and why you must not approach
From late September to early November the rut runs in Richmond Park and Bushy Park. Free to watch, but fifty metres is safety, not courtesy. Plus where London's autumn colour is and how to get into Kew for £10.
Autumn in London's museums: what closes, what opens and how not to overpay
Whistler goes on 27 September, Dadd on 25 October, Schiaparelli on 8 November. Es Devlin, the 90s at Tate and Agatha Christie arrive. Dates, prices and four ways to pay less.
The Bayeux Tapestry in London: 70 metres, 1066 and £33 tickets that are already gone
The British Museum has brought the Norman Conquest embroidery to Britain for the first time in almost 900 years — and everything is sold out until January. What is on show, what it costs, the rules, and what to look for on the cloth.
Premier League: Arsenal stay perfect as Liverpool and Chelsea drop points
In Saturday’s round on 12 September, Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 to keep a flawless record. Liverpool could not break down Fulham, Chelsea let a win over Hull City slip, and Tottenham and Everton played out a goalless draw.
Great North Run: fourteen seconds between first and second, a tenth title for Weir and McColgan out
The world's biggest half marathon ran for the 45th time, 63,000 people from Newcastle to South Shields. Zouhair Talbi won in 59:47, Brigid Kosgei in 1:06:15. The 2027 ballot is already open.
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