The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has opened its Robin Williamson Grant 2026 for applications.

The Government has announced a 10p increase in mileage rates for the whole of the 2026/27 tax year. The mileage rate for cars and vans is now 55p per mile for the first 10,000 business miles in the tax year for 2026/27.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) report on their performance against the HMRC Charter standards on an annual basis. This is your chance to complete a short survey to tell us how you think HMRC have performed. We will use your feedback when we write our comments for the HMRC Annual Report.

HMRC have confirmed that they will offer some telephone service on 31 January 2026, the self assessment deadline. They will also run an expanded digital service on Saturday 31 January 2026 and have confirmed the online support helpdesk will be open on 31 January 2026.

If you live in Scotland and you expect your income in the 2025/26 tax year to be more than £35,000, you have until 10 October 2025 to opt out of receiving this year’s pension age winter heating payment.