| 单词 | top-up |
| 例句 | One minute you’re hugely charming and saying yes to that top-up, the next you’re slumped in your chair, burbling La Marseillaise. Don't talk politics, sex or the ex: 10 ways to ruin a date 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z National Family Week, Nationwide In an age where parenting often stops somewhere around buying top-up airtime for a mobile phone, this initiative to promote activities for families to enjoy together is to be applauded. This week's new events 2010-05-28T23:07:00Z For example, when the Labour government won a Commons division on top-up university fees by just five votes, Straw warned Blair not to push his luck too far. Last Man Standing by Jack Straw - review 2012-10-02T11:29:00Z I use it for a week: 30 minutes in the morning, a top-up session a few hours later. Lighten up: can a sun simulator improve my winter mood and lethargy? 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Tony Blair's plans to introduce top-up fees, passed by just five votes in 2004, introduced the notion of "variable" fees and with it the idea that students are customers. Jessica Shepherd explains: what has happened to education? 2010-04-26T23:05:00Z My drawers contain cans of top-up spray tan, while my bedside table is strewn with dead hairpieces. My Strictly diary: what should I do with all the frocks? 2010-12-06T20:00:00Z This was delivered as a top-up to the £400 Energy Bills Support payment which went to all UK households. Cost of living: Second round of low-income grants to be paid 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Mahmoud Mohieldin, the fund's facilitator said he expects the top-up to comfortably surpass the last contribution round once the countries that promised funds announce their pledges. Shortfall in climate change cash grows ahead of COP28 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z They can then work in arenas, nightclubs and other venues across the UK - renewing their licence every three years with a two-day top-up course. Sham security courses prompt gig safety concerns 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z People 65 and over in England are being urged to get a top-up booster vaccine against Covid at a time when more people are coming into hospitals with the virus. Covid: Over-65s called for jabs as hospital cases rise 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Electric Ireland had advised keypad customers with a meter balance of less than £5 to purchase a top-up of only that value. Electric Ireland: Customers without electricity due to top-up issues 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z The same is true of those unable to top-up their prepayment meters. Rising numbers seek help for energy bill debts, warns Citizens Advice 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The payment is designed to be a top-up to benefits to help ease the strain from higher bills and prices. Cost-of-living payment date announced for people with disabilities 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z The divide potentially exposes U.S. companies to "top-up" taxes by foreign governments as the overseas rate is lower than 10% Yellen heads to G7 with debt ceiling, bank crisis and tax woes in tow 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z This means they do not receive a top-up of the state pension, as well as other payments and discounts. Cost of living payments: Deadline looms for pension credit claim 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z U.S. officials should follow suit and give the choice to vulnerable individuals who want to “top-up” their protection. Opinion | Vulnerable people should be allowed a second bivalent shot this spring 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Leaders at the summit may begin a discussion on a further top-up to the fund, diplomats said. EU leaders to discuss Ukraine war with UN chief, back ammunition plan 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Keypad customers will also need to bring their top-up card or app. Energy support scheme: £600 voucher warning as deadline nears 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z It is classified as an England and Wales project by Westminster, meaning the Welsh government does not receive a proportionate amount of money, something which is known as a top-up Barnett consequential. Immigration: Welsh secretary says he's pragmatic on numbers 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z He ended up sleeping under a tarpaulin in woods for almost two years, relying on drinking water from the radiator top-up pumps at petrol stations. 'A village's goodwill saved me from life on the streets' 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Customers on top-up prepayment meters also have a bill that is £55 a year higher than a typical direct debit customer, owing to higher fixed costs. Cost of living: Ofgem price cap leads to debate over energy bill support 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Prepayment meter customers top-up their meter with credit, which then runs down as they use energy at home. Energy firms told to pay compensation over wrong meters 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z It criticised a cut in fuel payments and said a top-up in funding for sixth-form and college students was overdue. Cost-of-living: Welsh ministers' help not enough, report says 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Customers pay for their energy in advance, either through an account or using a top-up card and in many cases these meters have often been fitted when people have a history of missing bill payments. One in five homes have not cashed energy vouchers 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Charities say vulnerable people who have been switched have not been able to afford to top-up their meter, leaving them in the cold and dark during the winter. Cost of living: Row over who should police energy prepayment switches 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z But patients might require top-up prophylaxis treatments after injuries, or if they’re having major surgery and their factor IX levels are less than 50%. $3.5-Million Hemophilia Gene Therapy Is World’s Most Expensive Drug 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z These are a government benefit top-up to help with fuel bills during times of exceptional low temperatures. How do you keep babies safe in the cold? And other questions 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Among its findings were examples of firms setting debt repayments so high that customers decided not to top-up their pre-payment meters. Cost of living: Energy suppliers failing to help vulnerable customers - report 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The £100 is a top-up to a £400 payment, which is going to all UK households. Heating oil: Tory MPs worried about off-grid energy support 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z England's autumn booster campaign starts on the same day, with 1.6 million care home residents, staff and housebound people the first to receive their top-up Covid jab. Covid: Millions invited for booster jabs from Monday 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The rural England prosperity fund has been created as a "top-up" for councils to deliver as part of the government's levelling-up programme. Rural economy to be turbocharged by £110m funding pot, farmers' union says 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Parents are urged to take up the offer of the top-up dose - whether it's a booster or a catch-up one they had missed - as soon as possible. Polio: What is it and how does it spread? 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z It also found debt repayment rates set so high that vulnerable customers self-disconnected - in other words, did not top-up their prepayment meter when the credit ran out. Cost of living: Energy suppliers failing to help vulnerable customers - report 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Under the global minimum tax, U.S. companies with big tax credits could comply with the proposed domestic minimum but still be subject to a top-up tax on overseas profits, Corwin said. Proposed U.S. corporate tax hike won't save global minimum tax deal 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Those with "smart" pre-payment devices will see an automatic monthly top-up added to their account, meaning they will have to add less credit to their meter for the total energy they use. Details of £400 energy payment to households revealed 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Reuters has reported a top-up order from Delta for around a dozen Airbus A220s is set to be signed as soon as Tuesday at the air show. Delta to buy 100 Boeing 737 MAX 10 planes 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Details could change if the emergence of a variant of concern means more people need a top-up. Covid booster: Who can get the fourth jab and how do you book it? 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z The advice could change if another bad variant of Covid were to emerge and mean more people needed to be on the list for a top-up of protection. Covid: 3m adults still unvaccinated in England 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Grinner, one of the WNMA's most successful players, travelled to Russia to play club basketball during the US off-season, a common move for US players seeking to top-up their salary. Brittney Griner: Basketball star's wife calls on US to secure her release 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Customers will have to redeem these in person at their usual top-up point, such as a local Post Office. Details of £400 energy payment to households revealed 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z “Historically, L.N.G. has been the marginal top-up fuel for the U.K.” said Jack Sharples, a research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, a research organization. Liquefied Natural Gas Comes to Europe’s Rescue. But for How Long? 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Older and vulnerable people were offered an extra booster jab this spring, and more groups will be offered a further top-up dose in the autumn. Covid booster: Who can get the fourth jab and how do you book it? 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z More support to provinces and territories to tackle the pandemic-induced backlog of surgeries and medical procedures, through a C$2 billion top-up to the existing Canada Health Transfer. Factbox: Canadian lawmakers approve 2022 budget measures on housing, Russian assets 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The basic state pension in the UK is far from the most generous compared with entitlements in other European countries, although the Pension Credit top-up does assist lower-income pensioners. Chancellor Rishi Sunak defends likely pensions rise 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z That equates to a top-up on weekly incomes to £182.60 for those who are single, or a joint weekly income of £278.70 for couples. Cost of living: Families can help pensioners claim benefits 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z This trip to Aldi and B&M was a "top-up" shop, she said. Budgeting: 'I’ll walk to the next shop just to save 5p' 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z He has criticised the government over universal credit and called on them to maintain the £20 top-up implemented during the pandemic. Partygate: Who are the Tory MPs calling on Boris Johnson to go? 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z The government says people who lose out in the move will get a top-up payment called "transitional protection", but this will erode in value as it will not rise in line with inflation. Universal credit switchover is a bad move, say charities 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z Heba Rashed, the founder and CEO of the charity, immediately announced an online auction for the top-up card, urging corporations to contribute to the fundraising campaign. Egypt charity's shock as donated phone card raises fortune 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z "I earned £1,188 in February. My total bills came to £1,603. I got £500 of a top-up loan from my dad and grandad," she says. How we pay the bills: Skipping meals and fewer car journeys 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z For almost six million people claiming universal credit, a £20 top-up to help families through the pandemic was withdrawn last October. Cost of living: What Tory MPs want from Rishi Sunak 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z She said the rise could be partly due to the waning effectiveness of the Covid vaccine and welcomed the booster top-up programme that was now starting for most vulnerable groups. Covid in Scotland: Hospital patient numbers highest in 13 months 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Welfare experts are currently advising people on legacy benefits who fear losing out not to move voluntarily as they will not be eligible for the top-up. Universal credit switchover is a bad move, say charities 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z It has paid about 27,500 customers and sent top-up cheques to more than 2,000 initially sent an incorrect amount. Storm Arwen: Hundreds without compensation three months on 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z As an MSP who is also an MP for Moray, Mr Ross receives a top-up payment from the Scottish Parliament of £21,490 for a whole year. Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross faces no action over undeclared earnings 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Before the top-up was abolished, some Tory MPs joined Labour in calling for the extra £20 to be made permanent. Cost of living: What Tory MPs want from Rishi Sunak 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z "It's important that everyone gets their top-up jabs as soon as they're eligible." Extra Covid booster in spring for over-75s and high risk 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Qatar Airways has publicly said it is interested in buying up to 50 jets, with the larger figure expected to include additional options that could lead to later top-up purchases. Boeing to sign Qatar freighter deal on Monday - U.S. officials 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z "We're now extending the programme to 16- and 17-year-olds so they can top-up their immunity this winter to keep themselves and their friends safe." England opens COVID booster jab programme to 16- and 17-year olds 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Hospitality businesses are already eligible for top-up funding through the December and January Business Top Up. Covid in Scotland: Nightclubs close and 1m distancing returns 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z The woman is unable to top-up her gas meter. The nurse helping people with 'no gas, no carpets, no food' 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The protection is a bit less than vaccines gave against earlier versions of Covid - but it means the top-up dose should still keep many people out of hospital. Covid: Omicron now dominant in England - health experts 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z That is a bit less protection than vaccines gave against earlier versions of Covid, but it means the top-up dose should still keep many people out of hospital. Covid: Another record for Covid cases and first Omicron booster study 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z But it means the top-up dose should still keep many people out of hospital. First estimate of booster jab impact on Omicron 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z However, there was also a new high of daily booster vaccines with 745,183 top-up or third doses given on Wednesday, which is over 300,000 extra jabs than were administered just one week ago. Covid: UK hits record case numbers for second day and Wales considers Christmas measures 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The NHS is scrambling to offer top-up doses to as many people as possible amid warnings the UK could be hit by a huge wave of Omicron infections. Over-18s in England invited to book Covid boosters 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z It is currently classified as an England and Wales project by officials in Westminster, meaning the Welsh government does not receive a proportionate amount of what is known as a top-up "Barnett consequential". HS2: Transport for Wales boss wants equivalent funding for Wales 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z The latest expansion means another seven million people can book their top-up jab amid continuing concerns over the new Omicron variant. Covid booster jab booking system opens to over-40s in England 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z In light of the new variant, eligibility for the top-up of the Covid vaccine has been brought forward from six months to three, significantly increasing the number of adults now eligible for a third dose. Covid booster: Jab offer to all adults in Wales by end of January 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Javid said it was “absolutely crucial” the public “top-up” their immunity before the holidays. Covid live: India records worst death toll in months; UK public urged to get booster jabs before Christmas 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z Because of the Omicron variant, a top-up jab will be offered to all adults who have not yet had one, as soon as three months after their second jab. Doctor warns GPs have no capacity to help with booster jabs 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z More local pharmacies could be used as part of the rollout and it is likely that there will be some prioritisation to ensure the vulnerable get their top-up shots first - as with the original scheme. Covid: We'll throw everything at booster campaign, says PM 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Some people aged 40 and over have already been invited for their top-up, but the latest change means they can now book the appointment themselves. Covid booster jab booking system opens to over-40s in England 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Si fell off the main tour at the end of last season and only entered the UK Championship as an “amateur top-up” to complete the 128-player field. Pro snooker star angry at having to play amateur after loss 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Christmas is around the corner and it’s absolutely crucial that everybody who is eligible gets their booster jab to top-up their immunity before spending time with loved ones. Covid live: India records worst death toll in months; UK public urged to get booster jabs before Christmas 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z Si fell off the main tour at the end of last season and entered the 128-man tournament in York as an amateur top-up in the field. Angry Murphy knocked out by amateur Si 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Booster doses are intended to top-up protection and help limit the spread of the virus over winter. Covid-19: Robin Swann unveils plan to speed-up booster uptake 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z People supported by the mitigation receive it in the form of a top-up payment to their benefits. Welfare reforms: Stormont to consider extending mitigations 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z We know immunity begins to wane after six months, especially for the elderly and the vulnerable, and booster vaccines will top-up their protection to keep people safe over the winter. Covid live news: ‘Get booster to save Christmas,’ UK health secretary urges; Sydney social distancing curbs to ease 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z So far almost 10 million people in the UK have had a top-up jab, which Mr Javid said was a "phenomenal achievement". Covid: Get booster jabs so we can enjoy Christmas - Javid 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Currently, anyone eligible who had their second dose of a coronavirus vaccine six months ago can only book their top-up once those six months are up. Coronavirus live: England speeds up booster jab rollout, Ukraine reports record daily death toll 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Currently, people cannot even book their top-up jabs until six months have elapsed since their second dose. Covid: Booster jabs to open earlier for booking in England 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The top-up will be available at hundreds of sites across England, and NHS England said nearly every person registered with a GP practice lives within 10 miles of a fixed vaccination site. Covid booster jabs available at walk-in sites in England 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z If company earnings go untaxed or lightly taxed in one of the world’s tax havens, their home country would impose a top-up tax that would bring the rate to 15%. EXPLAINER: How G20-backed corporate minimum tax would work 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Mr Javid said: "We know immunity begins to wane after six months, especially for the elderly and the vulnerable, and booster vaccines will top-up their protection to keep people safe over the winter." Covid: Get booster jabs so we can enjoy Christmas - Javid 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Labour said his universal credit measure would not make up for axing the £20-a-week top-up to the benefit. Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak unveils help for low paid, pubs and businesses 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z So far, some nine million people in the whole of the UK have been given a third top-up jab to prolong immunity. Covid: Booster jabs to open earlier for booking in England 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z More than a third of children in the primary qualify for pupil premium, the top-up funding for children who have been entitled to free school meals in recent years. 'Years to get children back on track after Covid' 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z That leaves 4.8 million who have had their second dose at least six months ago, but have not yet received that top-up. Covid: Is the pace of the vaccine booster rollout too slow? 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Some 30 million people across the UK will eventually be eligible for a top-up jab. Covid: Get booster jabs so we can enjoy Christmas - Javid 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z The FWO alleges that CBA failed to make sure its employees were not paid less than the overall minimum entitlements required and that the bank did not make top-up payments for any shortfall. Australian watchdog sues CBA for underpaying staff 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z When the pandemic began, the government introduced a £20 weekly top-up to support those receiving the payment. Can Stormont take on the universal credit top-up? 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Then, if companies have earnings that go untaxed or lightly taxed in one of the world’s tax havens, their home country would impose a top-up tax that would bring the rate to 15%. Global deal aims to deter multinationals’ use of tax havens 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused the government of "turning on the poorest in our society", as the £20 top-up to universal credit ends. 'The government is turning on the poorest' 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Footballer Marcus Rashford says receiving an honorary doctorate for campaigning around child poverty was "bittersweet", coming as the £20 top-up to universal credit ended. Covid-19: Warning over flu season and surge in air travel bookings 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Energy prices are surging at the same time as the universal credit top-up being withdrawn and taxes are rising to fund the NHS and social care. Find more money for universal credit, says senior Tory Steve Baker 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z A Conservative peer who helped design the universal credit system has called again for a vote on the end of the £20-a-week top-up to the benefit. Covid-19: Travel advice changed and call for universal credit vote 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z A Conservative peer has renewed her call for a House of Lords vote on the end of the £20-a-week top-up to the universal credit benefit. Universal credit: Tory peer issues fresh call for vote on benefit uplift end 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z The agreement does not need to be unanimous, but countries could apply a top-up tax to the 15% minimum on profits booked in the countries that do not back it. Global tax deal drops 'at least" from proposed minimum of 15% 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z No 10 says the top-up was designed to help in the pandemic's toughest times. Covid-19: Warning over flu season and surge in air travel bookings 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z A Conservative peer is intending to force a vote in the Commons on government plans to scrap the £20-a-week top-up to the universal credit benefit. Covid-19: Government approves temporary visas, and stars perform at Global Citizen festival 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z This comes as the government is planning to remove a £20 top-up to universal credit originally introduced help people through the pandemic lockdowns. Labour accuses government of complacency over cost of living 'crisis' 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z The prime minister has rejected calls from Labour MPs - and some members of his own party - to scrap the cut to the universal credit top-up, which had been introduced to help people through the pandemic. Covid-19: Fewer masks on public transport and PM dismisses tough winter fears 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Mr Johnson rejected calls from Labour and many Tory MPs to scrap the cut to the £20 a week top-up to universal credit, arguing that companies were paying higher wages now. Boris Johnson seeks to calm fears over tough winter 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Labour is to hold a debate in the Commons on Tuesday, calling on the government to halt the proposed cut to the universal credit top-up. Very difficult winter ahead for many, warns Kwasi Kwarteng 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The government says the £20 top-up was always a temporary measure to help people through the pandemic. Universal credit cut will push workers into poverty, warns Tory former minister 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, top-up grants worth a further £257m were made available in January, given the third national lockdown. England sees 'boom' in second homes flipped to holiday lets 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z A £20-a-week top-up to universal credit that was introduced during the pandemic will not be made permanent, the UK government says. Covid: Universal credit top-up phasing out and vaccine contamination fears 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The letter calling for the top-up to be made permanent was signed by the chairs of committees at Westminster, the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd in Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly. Universal credit: Minister resists call to halt benefit cut 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The £20 top-up was extended by six months in March but MPs across the political spectrum, along with charities and campaigners, have called for it to continue beyond the autumn. Universal credit: Devolved governments join calls to keep £20 top-up 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z A growing list of Conservatives are calling for the £20 universal credit top-up - which will disappear on 6 October - to be made permanent. Universal credit cut will push workers into poverty, warns Tory former minister 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z In one tweet, a woman writes: "Gas is too expensive, all banks closed, other foodstuff shortage in Kabul stores, can't find mobile top-up - and also afraid for our lives." Afghanistan's economy in crisis after Taliban take-over 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Charities have warned that cutting the top-up will push millions of families into debt, but ministers say the increase was only ever temporary. Covid: Presenter's death due to vaccine complications, and a universal credit row 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z He said like the furlough scheme, the top-up was part of the policies put in place to deal with the crisis and would have to come to an end. Make Universal Credit top-up permanent - Tory MPs 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Last month, the chairs of the four welfare committees from the UK's four parliaments also wrote a letter calling for the top-up to be made permanent. Universal credit: Devolved governments join calls to keep £20 top-up 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z He described comments by his Conservative opposite number Therese Coffey - who said ending the top-up would only mean "two hours' extra work every week" - as "an insult to hard working families". Universal credit cut will push workers into poverty, warns Tory former minister 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Universal credit was increased by £20 a week in April 2020 to provide additional funds during the pandemic, but that top-up is due to be removed this autumn. Universal credit: Labour promises shake-up to benefit 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z The World Health Organization said on Wednesday current data did not indicate a need for boosters, and that the most vulnerable people worldwide should be fully vaccinated before high-income countries deploy a top-up. PM has third COVID-19 shot as Israel extends booster campaign 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z But they told the prime minister they had "very serious concerns" about the ability of low income families to make ends meet if the top-up is removed. Make Universal Credit top-up permanent - Tory MPs 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z In a bid to top-up those savings he was drawn into investing online - a move into cryptocurrency trading that left him at the mercy of suspected fraudsters and drained his life savings. 'We lost our life savings in a cryptocurrency scam' 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z The number of people claiming universal credit has nearly doubled since the start of the pandemic, which Mr Crabb says undermines a key government argument for axing the £20 top-up. Universal credit cut will push workers into poverty, warns Tory former minister 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The letter calling for the top-up to be made permanent was signed by the chairs of committees at Westminster, the Scottish Parliament, Senedd in Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly. UK parliaments back continued universal credit boost 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z The Welsh government receives a proportional top-up to the budget when new spending is announced for devolved areas in England which will not apply to Wales, through what is known as "Barnett consequentials". HS2: Calls for project to be classed as 'England-only' 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z She qualified for ESA to top-up her payments, but when her household's income was taken into account, she lost money every time her partner was rewarded at work. Benefits and disability: 'I'll never cohabit again, to protect myself' 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z National Energy Action, which lobbies for action for warm and dry homes, said some people were forced outside during lockdowns to top-up old meters. Charities say energy choice needed in poorer homes 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z He suggested that introducing the £20 top-up was effectively a "recognition that the current level of working age benefits was too low". Universal credit cut will push workers into poverty, warns Tory former minister 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z In a letter, the chairs of four welfare committees from around the UK say removing the temporary top-up would affect families on the lowest incomes. UK parliaments back continued universal credit boost 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Asked by Conservative peer Lord Forsyth whether the minister was dropping a hint that the top-up would be extended, he said this was "above his grade". Universal Credit: Minister signals review on universal credit top-up 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z When the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed the bill last week, it called for a $400 weekly federal top-up of unemployment benefits to last until 29 August. Covid-19: US Democrats push ahead with relief plan 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z He also extended the £20-a-week top-up to universal credit for six months. Budget 2021: UK's tax burden to 'reach highest levels since 1960s' 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The £20-a-week top-up to universal credit will also be extended for six months to help struggling households, a government source told the BBC. Covid-19: Search for Brazil variant narrows to 379 households 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z But the top-up was for a year only, and is due to end in March unless the man who controls Britain's purse strings agrees an extension in next week's Budget. Budget 2021: 'My £20 is a lifeline - don't take it away' 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z In its report, the committee said that removing the top-up in April would force hundreds of thousands of families below the breadline and drag those already in poverty "down into destitution". Universal Credit: Extend £20 benefit top-up for a year, say MPs 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z The government is facing pressure from opposition parties and some of its own MPs for the top-up to be extended beyond its scheduled 31 March end-date. Don't replace benefit top-up with lump sum, says Therese Coffey 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Councils are being warned to ensure free nursery places are genuinely free after a large chain was found to wrongly charge parents top-up fees. Nursery top-up fees probe prompts England-wide warning 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Sunday that a decision on whether the top-up would continue was unlikely before the Budget. Covid: Labour attacks Sunak over strategy to help economy 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Critics of the top-up don't deny the vulnerable need help. Budget 2021: 'My £20 is a lifeline - don't take it away' 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Poverty campaign charity the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says 500,000 more people will be driven into poverty if the temporary £20 top-up is rolled back. Don't scrap £20 benefits increase, urges Dame Louise Casey 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Speaking to the Commons Work and Pensions Committee, Ms Coffey said discussions were "still ongoing" with other government departments about the future of the top-up. Don't replace benefit top-up with lump sum, says Therese Coffey 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z A non-binding Labour motion calling for the universal credit top-up to be kept in place beyond 31 March passed by 278 votes to none after a Commons debate. Universal credit: MPs urge PM to keep £20 benefit 'lifeline' 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z But it was later clarified that the £227m for Wales was part of the £5.2bn extra funding already guaranteed for Wales as part of the latest funding top-up announced on 23 December. Covid: UK ministers criticised over Welsh funding claims 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Media reports this weekend claimed the £20 top-up will be extended for six months, with the plan awaiting sign-off by the prime minister. Budget 2021: 'My £20 is a lifeline - don't take it away' 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z The top-up, estimated to cost around £6bn a year, was brought in at the start of the pandemic as a temporary response due to lockdown. Don't scrap £20 benefits increase, urges Dame Louise Casey 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z "We estimated around half of those on methadone are on too low a dose, so what is happening for individuals is they are then forced to top-up on street drugs," he said. Five ways to tackle Scotland's drugs crisis 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z The EU offer would see the United Kingdom pay in about £15 billion, plus a top-up payment if U.K. applicants win more than that in research grants. Scientists fear no-deal Brexit as deadline looms 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z The leader of the Tories in Scotland, Douglas Ross, called on Ms Sturgeon to top-up the payment immediately "and stop playing politics with the pandemic". Covid in Scotland: SNP's healthcare bonus 'stoking up division' 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Unemployment insurance extension and top-up are running out? Opinion | Yes, the stock market broke 30,000, but you can’t feed people with that 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z Deketelaere views those sources as unreliable, and says they are an indication of governments’ unwillingness to fund research themselves: “Amazon is going to pay for the top-up of Horizon Europe!” European research budget gets unexpected €4 billion boost 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z It's being replaced with the Job Support Scheme - a top-up programme for companies. Nightclubs reopening: 'There's no end in sight' 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z He is also thought to be looking at options including a salary top-up scheme, similar to those already operating in France and Germany. Sunak set to unveil emergency jobs scheme 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Mr Smith said he opposed calls for the Scottish government to simply top-up the payment to workers then claim the tax back from the Treasury. Covid in Scotland: SNP's healthcare bonus 'stoking up division' 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Here we look at whether the UK could adopt a wage top-up scheme, like those already in use in France and Germany. Coronavirus: Evening update 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The possibilities include a salary top-up scheme similar to those already operated by governments in France and Germany. Sunak 'weighs up new worker pay subsidy scheme' 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Not all customers, some of whom are vulnerable, were informed of a change in the minimum top-up from £1 to £5. British Gas sorry for winter top-up switch failure 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z The $600 a week top-up in unemployment benefits is due to expire next month. Doing my US tax return has made me re-evaluate my pre-lockdown life | Emma Brockes 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z The measure would pave the way for the bloc’s 450 million residents to receive a top-up if their income falls below a certain level. Spain rekindles a radical idea: a Europe-wide minimum income 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z “They approved my top-up but 10 minutes later I got a text saying my reason for the top-up isn’t one they were doing right now,” she said. Britons spurned by banks caught in a coronavirus credit crunch 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z It would be a top-up to the EU’s 2021-2027 budget, already close to 1 trillion euros. 'It's up to us': how Merkel and Macron revived EU solidarity 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z The finding from pension experts suggests "top-up" contributions will be cut by at least £500m. 500 firms to stop pension top-ups over coronavirus 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z Democrats have said that, instead of a top-up of the program, they want more out of the deal -- including money for hospitals and state and local governments as well. Trump ramps up pressure on Pelosi over stalemate on small business program: ‘Come back to Washington’ 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z Instead, suppliers may add credit to the meter remotely or send hard-hit households pre-loaded top-up cards so that energy supply is not interrupted. Stock markets stabilise as ECB launches €750bn coronavirus stimulus – business live 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z They may also get a Pension Credit top-up. What the Conservatives' win means for your money 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z But in areas where parents are on the minimum wage, the schools do not get top-up funding, and their pupils lose out. General election 2019: Corbyn vows to take on wealthy elite during Labour's manifesto launch – live news 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Hell, it’ll even top-up a Tesla, according to the company, putting an extra five miles between you and the marauding zombies of the apocalypse. EcoFlow’s giant Delta battery is powerful enough to charge a Tesla 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The motoring breakdown organisation also said it was developing and trialling an alternative fuels vehicle capable of providing a top-up charge for an electric vehicle or a hydrogen top-up for a fuel cell vehicle. Should my next car be an electric one? 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z She received a state pension, as well as a pension credit top-up. Pension 'error' led woman, 82, to suicide 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Nearly half of the school's pupils are eligible for the pupil premium, a financial top-up for those from disadvantaged backgrounds. 'Our school, the fourth emergency service' 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z He said: "Most importantly, online services are still best suited to the traditional big-basket weekly shop, at a time when consumers are increasingly shopping on a top-up or when-needed basis." Online grocery shopping growth 'slowing' 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Currently, operators of eligible ATMs receive a top-up subsidy of up to 30p through Link's financial inclusion programme. Battle to save remote cash machines 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Scottish Water says its "top-up taps" will be fitted in about 30 towns and cities over the next two years. Public 'top-up taps' for water refills 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z It said the majority were women, and especially single mothers with childcare responsibilities, while people who receive disability benefits were three times more likely to need a housing benefit top-up. Agents 'turn away housing benefit tenants' 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Three months ago, the pensions regulator approved the creation of a new pension fund after Tata agreed to a £550m top-up. Tata merger 'close to completion' 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Occasionally they return for a battery top-up - they are never fully charged but operate on bursts, so they are never idle for long. The robot swarms that pack your shopping 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z And retaining the Golden Boot is bound to secure an extra top-up on some of his commercial endorsements. Seeking credit for goal after game earns Kane online teasing 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z She promised universal free higher education and banned top-up fees and profits in privately run but publicly financed schools. The bumpy road ahead of Sebastián Piñera 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z And, as a recent report from the public accounts committee pointed out, although energy costs are falling, this just drives up the top-up payment to EDF. Hinkley Point: the ‘dreadful deal’ behind the world’s most expensive power plant 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Yet schools are relying on federal programmes like Title I, which provides additional cash to poor districts, simply to achieve parity, when these funds were meant as a top-up. America’s school funding is more progressive than many assume 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z The system, offering a 50% government top-up, will eventually be available to those receiving working tax credits and some on Universal Credit. Slow rollout for Help to Save scheme 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy estimates that top-up payments will cost consumers around £30bn. Hinkley will 'hit the poorest hardest' 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z The new government will focus on making most technical education free and allowing limited top-up fees and selection in schools. The bumpy road ahead of Sebastián Piñera 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z This means that if the wholesale price of electricity across the country falls below £92.50, EDF will receive an extra payment from the consumer as a “top-up” to fill the gap. Hinkley Point: the ‘dreadful deal’ behind the world’s most expensive power plant 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Up to 50 such clusters will from 2019 receive top-up funding of about €8 million per year for seven years. Plans to promote German research excellence come under fire 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z At least Google's quick charging works well with the included AC adapter, offering several hours of charge with a quick top-up. Google Pixel 2 review: plainly great 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z “Other times, it’s hard to find Burmese top-up cards. But most of the time, there’s just no money.” Under siege in their villages, Rohingya still in Burma say they’re trapped 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z This year's supplies are a "top-up" so only 400 are being sent. Penguin poo brooms sent to Antarctica 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z When I'm testing phones, I'm mostly looking for a practical standard: to see if they get me through a full day without requiring a top-up. Perspective | The practical guide to choosing a smartphone 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Why is my provider charging me a top-up fee? Am I eligible for 30 hours' free childcare? - BBC News 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z It has made my skin brighter and smoother and I have already bought a top-up. Sali Hughes: the 50 best ethical beauty buys 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z And even if you are, you may find yourself paying a top-up fee to get the care home of your choice if it costs more than your council is willing to pay. How to choose the perfect care home - BBC News 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Pension Credit is a top-up benefit for older people on low incomes. Election 2017: Older age - the white hot issues not even being discussed - BBC News 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z But Penny believes her mother needs additional support and she pays close to £68,000 a year for top-up care through an equity release arrangement on her mother's home. Families question Tory social care plan - BBC News 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z While she agreed to forgo the controversial top-up, critics say she and her party remain too close to donors. Pipelines and Donald Trump: British Columbia Goes to the Polls 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z But even with the offer of a pensions top-up for older workers, it will mean significantly less money for their retirement. Tata Steel: Union ballot to start on pensions offer - BBC News 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z This year, authorities scrapped a 230 euro top-up pension he received a month, and chopped an additional 50 euros from his main pension. Sliding in polls, Greece's Tsipras seeks pensioners' support 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z The latest figures showed the biggest rise in benefit underpayments was in Pension Credit, a top-up to the state pension for low-income pensioners. Unpaid benefits at record level - BBC News 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z It says: " As in the current business rates system, there will also be a need for redistribution via a top-up and tariff system. " What will the rates revaluation mean for UK business? - BBC News 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z "Over the course of typically 18 months, the purchase of top-up pays off the cost of the solar home system," says Mr Bransfield-Garth. How do you charge your phone when the sun doesn't shine? - BBC News 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The arts "pupil premium" would be modelled on the existing top-up grants given to schools for PE and sport. Jeremy Corbyn to pledge extra arts cash for schools - BBC News 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z New China Life, for instance, didn’t specify a reserve top-up in the first quarter but in warning for its profits for the second quarter did highlight this factor. Chinese Insurers Need Another Leg to Stand on 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z The auto-enrolment system was started in 2012, and aimed to ensure that workers save to enable them to top-up their state pension on retirement. Six million save automatically for pension - BBC News 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z For hairdressers, the magic of the routine was the frequency with which customers would return to top-up their style. The end of the shampoo and set - BBC News 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z Previous advice that recommended top-up daily supplements for a few at-risk groups, including pregnant or breastfeeding women, and over-65s, still stands. Vitamin D supplements 'advised for everyone' - BBC News 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z The Kudo app allows users to create their own digital store to sell top-up phone balance, utility payments and e-commerce products like electronics and groceries. The Next Industrial Revolution Is Coming to Southeast Asia 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z But the government has made excess withdrawals to fund budgets every year since 2009, and top-up funds will soon become scarce. The leeward side of fortune 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Sometimes, pay rises or more hours of work mean that claimants may receive too much from the tax credits top-up. Tax credit change 'may cause hardship' - BBC News 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z This top-up will last until savers are 50. Budget 2016: What it means for you - BBC News 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z The government has also announced a 'Help to Save' scheme under which would give low-paid workers a top-up if they put savings aside. George Osborne prepares to deliver Budget - BBC News 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z The chancellor will also detail plans in the Budget to hand millions of low-paid workers, who put aside £50 a month, a top-up of up to £1,200 over four years. Osborne should hold fire on Budget cuts, says EY Item Club - BBC News 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Millions of low-paid workers who put aside savings could receive a top-up of up to £1,200 over four years, the government has announced. Budget 2016: Low-paid workers to receive savings bonus - BBC News 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Entitlement to tax credits - a top-up for those on low incomes - is generally calculated by referring to a claimant's previous year's income. Tax credit change 'may cause hardship' - BBC News 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z NHS staff earning less than £22,000 will also be given a financial top-up to ensure their salary rises by at least £400. NHS Scotland workers get 1% pay rise for third year - BBC News 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z It will also be given the ability to top-up existing payments and create new benefits. Scottish government to unveil welfare vision - BBC News 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z It will be graduated, so that the longer migrant workers stay in the UK, the more in-work benefits, such as tax credits, they will be entitled to, in order to top-up their wages. EU referendum: Benefit brake 'could boost migration' - BBC News 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z And he spoke out against the introduction of university top-up fees, it added. The ex-MPs who died in 2015 - part three - BBC News 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z The government will also top-up savings in these accounts. Deals unveiled for new Help to Buy Isa - BBC News 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z The team viewed the money as a top-up of their salaries, the trial in Paris heard. Nicolas Sarkozy aide barred from public office for pocketing police funds 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z These included control over abortion law, which was opposed by Labour, and enhanced powers over welfare, including the ability to top-up any cuts to tax credits made by the UK government. Lord Smith says Scotland Bill 'honours agreement' - BBC News 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z These include enhanced power over welfare which would allow the Scottish government to create new benefits, the power to top-up reserved benefits such as tax credits and control of abortion law. Final Commons vote on Scotland Bill - BBC News 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z For others, Jeremy Hunt’s proposals—under which “normal” working time will include evenings and Saturdays, reducing the top-up pay for antisocial hours—are the final straw. Physician, heal thyself 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The new top-up scheme, known as Class 3A contributions, will provide an income that will rise with inflation. Seven million Britons invited to top up state pension - BBC News 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Experts say the top-up scheme represents very good value for money. Should I top up my state pension? - BBC News 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z The point is that a system of tariffs on flush councils and top-up payments for needy councils will remain in place. Partial reversal of Thatcher's local government castration - BBC News 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z It allows them to top-up tax credits, top-up child benefit or even create brand new benefits in devolved areas. Final Commons vote on Scotland Bill - BBC News 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z The report by the Local Government Ombudsman found families are being told to pay top-up fees that should be covered by their council. Families could be paying too much for care in England - BBC News 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Andrew Kaye, from the charity Independent Age, said confusion over top-up fees was one of the main reasons why people called its helpline. Families often charged too much for care, ombudsman says - BBC News 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z But, unlike top-up payments, such investments do carry a level of risk. Should I top up my state pension? - BBC News 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Most of the shops offer similar products: fizzy drinks, mobile top-up cards, toothpaste, soap and vegetable oil. Migrant crisis: Business in 'The Jungle' - BBC News 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Scottish ministers would be able to top-up welfare benefits, even where individuals have been sanctioned, and create new benefits, it said. Labour call for all Scottish VAT revenue to stay in Scotland - BBC News 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z He opposed the Iraq war, foundation hospitals, and top-up tuition fees. Who are Jeremy Corbyn's main allies in the Labour Party? - BBC News 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z But Tony Cryer said he was charged a "top-up fee" after his council reassessed the amount it was willing to pay at his mother's nursing home. Families often charged too much for care, ombudsman says - BBC News 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z According to his calculations, the cost of buying a pension top-up is much lower than the cost of buying a standard annuity. Should I top up my state pension? - BBC News 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z The Conservatives should also change their position on welfare top-up powers for the Scottish parliament, he said. Gordon Brown: Union is in 'mortal danger' - BBC News 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z It also raised the idea of renewing matched savings, which saw a government top-up when households put money aside in specific accounts. Savings buffer needed, says StepChange - BBC News 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z It is aimed at helping first-time buyers save for a deposit and includes a government top-up. Banks offering Help to Buy Isa named - BBC News 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Mark Roden, the Irish entrepreneur who sought to answer this question, started ding* – the world’s largest international mobile phone top-up network. EYVoice: Headline: Why Better Questions Make Better Businesses 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The lack of winter moisture from the hills means that the shallow aquifers are not getting their annual top-up. The small fruit with a big flavour - BBC News 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z One of the main points in the new offer is a change in terms to Ekas - a top-up given to poorer Greek pensioners. Greece debt crisis: 'Last-minute talks after new offer' - BBC News 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z But the IMF wanted a new cut of €1.8 billion in pension spending by reducing incentives for early retirement and abolishing a top-up scheme for low-income pensioners. Athenians at bay 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Creditors have been trying to get rid of a “solidarity grant” programme that provides a top-up bonus to poorer pensioners, know by the Greek acronym EKAS, by 2017 at the latest. Greek crisis: No deal despite creditors' ultimatum - live updates 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Even adding an employer top-up worth half of workers’ contributions wouldn’t get them anywhere near where they must be. Doing More, Not Less, to Save Retirees From Financial Ruin 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z French customers, meanwhile, will simply demand a top-up or the bill in a loud – but not impolite – voice. French waiters aren’t rude, they merely demand respect | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z They also want Greece to end state financing now for auxiliary pensions — a top-up to pensions that many Greeks receive. What's holding up a deal on Greece's bailout 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z I recently met Mark Roben, this year’s country winner from Ireland and the founder and CEO of Ding, now the world’s largest international mobile phone top-up network. Roadmap To Success:10 Useful Entrepreneurial Traits 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Creditors have been trying to get rid of a “solidarity grant” programme that provides a top-up bonus to poorer pensioners, know by the Greek acronym EKAS, by 2017 at the latest. Greek crisis: No deal despite creditors' ultimatum - live updates 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z In the autumn, the scheme will be replaced with a new "top-up" payment, where working families will be able to claim government support worth 20p for every £1 they spend on childcare. 'Confusion' over childcare voucher changes - BBC News 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Ramadan is a chance to recharge the spiritual batteries of people who will only return again 11 months later for a top-up, says Mr Mogra. Losing my religion 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z It’s part of a wider strategy around getting our top-up funding right and making sure we are getting the right players, and our world-class players can be paid accordingly to stay in Australia.” Rugby Superpowers Struggle to Keep Stars at Home 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Other customers started to shop online and top-up their shopping from the growing number of convenience stores. Supermarkets: Everything 'up for grabs' 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z The budget also attempts to raise revenue, by introducing a sales tax on mobile and internet top-up cards, airline tickets, vehicles, alcohol and cigarettes. An empty chest 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Those earning less than £21,000 will also be given a top-up to ensure their salary rises by at least £300. NHS Scotland staff get 1% pay rise 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The Sinn Féin dossier says the £564m cost for a benefit top-up scheme contained in the Stormont Castle Agreement on welfare was described as "indicative" and therefore, was not definitive. NI leaders return to welfare crisis 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z For a battery top-up, you still need a charger that magnetically connects to the left of the watch. The Pebble Time Smartwatch Is a Massive Leap Forward 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z I use top-up cards because no Swedish phone company will let me open an account, I have too many late payments on my credit report. Karl Ove Knausgaard Travels Through America 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z He also wants the Welsh government to receive a funding "top-up" from Westminster, because the formula which decides its budget "penalised" Wales. Caution urged over more tax powers 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z The income top-up is being described as cushioning the impact on consumers. Full of promise 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z According to a report in 2013 by Independent Age, a charity, families of those eligible for public funding are sometimes asked for extra “top-up” money by the council. Frail and faltering 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Labour went on to promise: "We will not introduce 'top-up' fees and have legislated to prevent them." The political art of the denial 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z I went to the phone company’s website and filled out the top-up form. Karl Ove Knausgaard Travels Through America 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z The UK is at odds with Brussels over its demands for a £1.7bn top-up payment to EU funds by the end of month. Fresh Juncker criticism of Cameron 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z The top-up payment would add about a fifth to the UK's net EU contribution of £8.6bn for this year. EU hits back over UK payment refusal 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Several countries complained last week about being asked to come up with hefty top-up payments into the EU budget by the start of December. EU budget anger - UK is not alone 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z Ministers claimed the fee increase that followed was "variable" not "top-up". The political art of the denial 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z There was also an outcry by Britain over a statistical revision of national accounts that means London is required to pay a 2.1 billion euro top-up into the EU budget by Dec. 1. Departing Barroso sees EU stronger after euro debt crisis 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z UK press reports claim that ministers at the Treasury knew of the size of the top-up payment last Tuesday, but declined to share the information with the prime minister. Memories of Thatcher: Will EU Battles Crush David Cameron? 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z David Cameron delivered his most embittered attack on the EU executive in Brussels on Friday, bluntly stating that Britain would not pay more than £1.7bn in top-up EU budget payments. David Cameron refuses to pay £1.7bn EU bill by 1 December deadline 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z The demand for a hefty top-up payment surprised the Netherlands and Italy too, who are being asked to pay 643m euros and 340m, respectively. EU budget anger - UK is not alone 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z Groups offering mental health support to children and young people in England are for the first time eligible for government top-up grants. Grants for children's mental health 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Most analysts believe that a top-up is needed regardless. Empty vaults 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z More than three million families are earning too little to make ends meet and that means the taxpayer has to top-up their wages. The working people struggling to eat 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z She does an online shop once a month, which she supplements with weekly top-up shops, typically at convenience stores, for essentials such as fresh fruit and veg and milk. The death of the weekly shop 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z The European Commission says the top-up payments are due by 1 December. EU budget anger - UK is not alone 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z It meant being drafted in as political mercenaries to impose on the English policies to which the Scots were not subject, such as university top-up fees and foundation hospitals. A yes vote in Scotland would unleash the most dangerous thing of all - hope 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Rather, in India in 2011, d.light introduced the top-up system. Bite-Size Payments Go Global: Solar's Next Challenge 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z New Liberal Democrat plans say Wales should instead get top-up payments. Lib Dems promise fairer funding deal 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z They’ve made it quicker and easier to top-up Oyster cards, and of course for most people contactless payment with a bank card is now an alternative. The End Of Cash Takes A Step Closer 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z However, he said it was not as good a deal as an existing pension top-up scheme, collected via Class 3 National Insurance. Thousands soon able to boost pension 2014-04-02T14:35:22Z However, they only offer 50-100% of the capacity of most original smartphone batteries – great for a quick top-up but not much else. Increase Your iPhone 5's Battery Life By 400% With Yell Power Packs 2014-02-10T11:21:00Z Customers just needed to be reminded to top-up, much like a cell phone carrier would remind you to top up for more minutes. Bite-Size Payments Go Global: Solar's Next Challenge 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z The Daily Mail reports that people "are to be given the chance to boost their state pension by up to £25 a week" by making top-up payments. Pensions 'boost' and 50p fallout - the papers 2014-01-26T23:28:32Z Most of this will be in cash, although top-up payments to members of its executive committee may be in shares, following discussions with shareholders, a person familiar with the matter said. Goldman, JPMorgan and peers must rethink pay to meet EU cap 2014-01-07T20:29:04Z Unless you are lucky enough to live close to a state-maintained nursery, attached to a school or children's centre, you are more than likely going to be asked to pay an unofficial top-up fee. Will free childcare really be free? 2013-09-23T12:48:14Z In addition, moderate use of the device will require a daily battery top-up with yet another charger to keep track of. Review: Samsung watch blends style, tech wizardry 2013-09-07T00:14:08Z But, for a d.light customer, the payment options are quite comprehensive: top-up cards, microloans, mobile money, cash, employer-sponsored plans, and savings and credit groups. Bite-Size Payments Go Global: Solar's Next Challenge 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z As for more quantitative easing this year, they only saw a 45 percent chance of a top-up. Bank of England, still divided, flags market impact of Fed uncertainty 2013-06-19T11:38:26Z Equally, it's a cheap option as a £10 top-up will last some children the whole term. Mobile phones for children: a buyer's guide 2013-06-06T08:45:00Z Mr Ross described the most common hygiene slip-up in tattooing as leaving gloves on to top-up ink. Tattooist hygiene grades for 2014 2013-05-10T06:41:20Z There was also a consensus that some form of top-up, perhaps for better accommodation in hospital, should be considered as a way of raising money. Is the NHS really untouchable? 2013-04-16T11:05:32Z Skierka says that a culture of top-up cards, similar to cellphone scratch cards, which are ubiquitous, available at every mom-and-pop shop, were a hit. Bite-Size Payments Go Global: Solar's Next Challenge 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z The coalition with the most votes is awarded top-up seats in the lower house to give it a 55 percent majority. Insight: Rome will burn, regardless of Italian election result 2013-02-20T07:09:21Z He added that the exports would begin with a limited amount of condensate - a very light oil - and maybe some crude oil as a top-up. Iraqi Kurds woo more oil majors in contest with Baghdad 2013-01-29T19:02:52Z The effect lasts 15 days before a top-up spray is required.She did not receive a jelly Buckingham Palace. Quiz of the week's news 2013-01-18T01:44:58Z The means test actually puts some people off the top-up they are entitled to. State pension: The overhaul and you 2013-01-14T18:28:53Z Instead of a basic pension of £107 plus various mean-tested top-up payments, recipients will get a weekly payment of £144 in today's money. 'Simpler' state pension unveiled 2013-01-14T15:57:53Z But in the Senate, the top-up premium applies by region. Insight: Rome will burn, regardless of Italian election result 2013-02-20T07:09:21Z The means-test actually puts some people off the top-up they are entitled to. State pension: The overhaul and you 2013-01-14T01:25:21Z Many of its shoppers are abandoning the weekly supermarket trek in favour of home delivery, while its lack of smaller convenience stores means it is also missing out on top-up food purchases. Morrisons expected to announce Christmas sales slump 2013-01-06T16:47:12Z Until recently, we as a society recognised this and through modest "top-up" support, we tried to level the playing field. For Britain's disabled people, the Paralympics couldn't make 2012 golden 2012-12-31T16:51:47Z He also argues that pensioners' top-up benefits - the free bus pass, TV licence and winter fuel allowance - should be means-tested for the richest. Nick Clegg: It's sausage time 2012-12-17T09:55:23Z Staff not living in their native country – almost all – receive a 16% top-up on their salary for being expatriates. EU leaders gather for almighty budget battle that could tear Brussels apart 2012-11-21T18:29:59Z Skype's top-up services offer the chance to monetise its users and Microsoft is also looking towards opportunities in the living room. Windows Live Messenger to close 2012-11-06T20:15:06Z Consumers will be able to top-up their debit cards for as long as they own the vehicle. Hyundai and Kia dip on fuel error 2012-11-05T03:57:50Z Box 1: Training top-up There are plenty of programmes and other resources for scientists and engineers who want to sample entrepreneurship without pursuing a business master's degree. Innovation: Brushing up on business 2012-10-17T17:21:46.060Z Earning more than this small top-up will cause claimants to forfeit a proportion of their benefit. Is the benefit system too baffling to be solved? 2012-10-17T09:25:12Z But I didn't always refuse a top-up or even the second drink that would take me to that limit. Joan Bakewell on older drinkers 2012-09-07T01:21:07Z PlayMG also plans to sell top-up cards at retail, allowing consumers to pre-pay for game downloads, but those will not be available at launch. Handheld Android Gaming Device to Take on Apple, Sony & Nintendo 2012-08-29T17:21:06Z The cashier explained that I just needed to call the top-up number and choose the 3G option. Online on holiday - expensive and risky 2012-08-23T02:03:12Z Several technology companies are working on similar ideas, where every time the car stops it receives a top-up charge, whether at home in the garage, outside a supermarket or even at traffic lights. Fork in road for electric cars 2012-07-26T23:12:24Z Pay & Go customers who lost their signal will receive 10% extra on their first top-up in September. O2 customers win compensation after network failure 2012-07-18T16:24:21Z Alternatively there is an option to buy data with a cash top-up. Firm offers 3G data for ad views 2012-07-03T20:18:56Z Yet even in the best case, further government intervention appears inevitable, with a possible 2 billion euro top-up per year - not enough to bankrupt a state, but sufficient to provide a budget headache. Insight: Belgium, France risk billions on penny stock Dexia 2012-06-21T07:16:51Z "There's no demand for that kind of thing in this town," she sneered, and I found myself buying another 20 euros top-up. Online on holiday - expensive and risky 2012-08-23T02:03:12Z "There are real concerns for families, as nurseries begin charging top-up fees, children's centres funding is slashed, and family tax credits are being cut." Free nursery rules to be changed 2012-05-30T08:08:08Z On top of this, there is an incentive in form of a cash payment to the individual or a top-up to their pension fund. Pension transfer rules tightened 2012-02-28T12:54:29Z “People are doing their big shop online and they’re supporting that with top-up shops at their local stores,” Berg said. Carrefour New Chief Plassat May Use Price Wars to Revive Chain 2012-01-30T23:36:10Z A 10 percent fall in prices would require top-up collateral of more than 100 billion kroner, the bank said in May. Danes Split on Mortgage Risks as $90 Billion Auction Starts 2011-11-22T13:40:01Z People who earn credits on Changers will also be able to top-up a cellphone with extra minutes, or exchange the credits for compensation in online games like Farmville, Mr. Raffauf said. Gadgetwise Blog: Charging Your Devices Through Solar Power 2011-10-25T16:23:34Z Banks using the facility need to pledge so-called top-up collateral if the value of the loan portfolio falls by more than 5 percent. Denmark to Provide Banks $72.6 Billion Liquidity Lifeline 2011-09-30T10:52:01Z Auto-enrolment is the impending requirement for all but the smallest employers to provide their staff with a pension scheme, or to enrol them in the government's own forthcoming top-up pension scheme called NEST. Workers 'cannot afford to retire' 2011-08-02T09:38:08Z The paper says the "massive cash top-up" is intended to drive the state pension towards £140 a week. Newspaper review 2011-08-02T05:43:31Z Opting for the higher current option will top-up a car in just 20 minutes - and fully charge it in one hour, said Mr Vince. Service stations add car charging 2011-07-27T15:47:16Z But the top-up process is different from the usual hassle of plugging a bulky cable into a specially designed socket. Automatic transmission 2011-07-21T07:23:05Z Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters ' financial position is too weak to support a top-up to the company's pension plan, the chairman of the scheme's trustees told staff on Monday. British Airways 'too weak' to support pension plan top-up 2011-07-11T17:48:13Z The central bank plans to set up a top-up provision ratio based on banks’ total lending, the paper said. Hong Kong Home Sales Tumble After HKMA Raises Down Payments 2011-06-13T05:23:45Z He said that without that, Scottish universities might need an extra £200m a year to stay competitive when English institutions start charging top-up fees. Principal's tuition fees warning 2011-04-07T00:11:42Z An extension and top-up of the aid package would not be politically possible. Euro zone states consider Greek restructuring: report 2011-04-06T08:52:46Z About half of them are individual pension policyholders, while most of the rest were paying into workplace AVC top-up pension plans provided by Equitable. Equitable Life to hand back millions to policyholders 2011-03-28T16:51:00Z This is different to Labour's introduction of top-up fees in 2003 since it did have a majority at the time. Letters: Fighting back against coalition coup 2011-03-03T00:06:01Z Page 19 of the fundraising document states that even the latest £30m top-up won't prevent a funding shortfall at the end of April. JJB Sports is surely praying for the final whistle 2011-02-02T20:35:24Z Still, that depends on improved production in Western Australia, where drought persists, and “top-up” rains in the east, he said. Flood Destruction in Australia May Propel Wheat Crop to Record 2011-01-20T00:19:12Z The first one-day international was only intended to help top-up the empty coffers of the Australian Cricket Board. Forty years of one-day international cricket 2011-01-18T12:43:10Z An improved offer of an extra cash top-up plus a CVR would probably not surprise investors -- but $76 would likely be viewed by many Genzyme investors as being on the low side. UPDATE 2-Sanofi says position on Genzyme talks unchanged 2011-01-14T15:07:49Z However, if you want to download more there's a top-up feature. Behind the music: will 2011 be the year of the ISP music service? 2010-12-29T13:36:31Z Airport sources said the 2009 programme was a "top-up" of an already sizeable fleet of snowploughs and other devices. BAA chief gives up bonus and agrees ?10m for Heathrow snow equipment 2010-12-22T20:45:32Z Pension savers were also hit by measures limiting annual increases in occupational and top-up benefits designed to reward saving. State pension age will rise to 66 in 2020 under spending review 2010-10-20T18:02:00Z This is likely to occur since this deal is a tender offer, and as with all tender offers these days, it includes a top-up option. DealBook: What Recent Deals May Say About M.&A.'s Future 2010-10-18T18:49:00Z The Cogent decision affirmed that a top-up option is a valid mechanism under Delaware law. DealBook: Behind the Growing Number of Tender Offers 2010-10-14T19:54:00Z First, it sets forth a road map for how deal lawyers should negotiate and structure top-up options in order for them to comply with Delaware law. Time Dwindles for 3M's Offer for Cogent 2010-10-07T17:38:00Z In the next couple of months, the regulator will determine the precise size of the black hole and order EMI to make annual top-up payments over the next 10 to 15 years. Regulator to determine the size of the EMI's pension scheme deficit 2010-08-29T14:29:00Z In the case of ICx Technologies, the acquisition agreement also includes a top-up option. How Innovations Spread in Deal-Making 2010-08-18T14:00:00Z A large number of shares that must be issued in a top-up because of the dilution it creates. DealBook: What Recent Deals May Say About M.&A.'s Future 2010-10-18T18:49:00Z This is the second debt-financed private equity deal in the space of a month to use a tender offer and top-up option. DealBook: Behind the Growing Number of Tender Offers 2010-10-14T19:54:00Z Recently, American Italian Pasta Company agreed to amend the top-up option it provided to Ralcorp Holdings as part of a litigation settlement. Genzyme's Defenses, and Other Thoughts 2010-07-27T17:50:00Z BA said the new top-up payment means crew will receive a guaranteed minimum of variable pay, irrespective of the routes they fly. BA makes crew new offer in bid to stop strikes 2010-06-25T15:54:00Z The top-up payments on a child's seventh birthday will be scrapped on 1 August, and all payments will stop on 1 January. Replace child trust funds with a tax-free alternative, analysts urge government 2010-05-29T23:04:00Z The top-up vote is intended to correct some of the disparities that result from having single-member constituencies. General election 2010 - live blog 2010-05-09T08:01:00Z The Gymboree acquisition agreement includes a top-up created in response to the opinion in Cogent and litigation claims previously made challenging top-ups. DealBook: Behind the Growing Number of Tender Offers 2010-10-14T19:54:00Z Class three is paid by those who want to top-up their contributions. Taxing matters 2010-04-19T05:40:00Z Hundreds of thousands of home owners borrowed cash in the form of top-up mortgages. Home owners' equity still rises 2010-04-06T11:20:00Z The company is currently waiting for the National Lottery Commission to decide whether it can bid for commercial non-lottery services, such as offering mobile top-up services alongside lottery tickets in convenience stores. Camelot sold to Canadian pension fund for ?400m 2010-03-25T20:42:00Z Nest will be a top-up to the main state pension for low-to-middle earners not in a good company pension scheme. Nest charges set at 0.3% of funds 2010-03-16T12:44:00Z Make no mistake about the importance of the top-up in this deal. DealBook: Behind the Growing Number of Tender Offers 2010-10-14T19:54:00Z It also wants a phased increase in student top-up fees by 2020, with safeguards for disadvantaged families. Call to scrap 50% student target 2010-03-09T00:03:00Z Special pension contributions cut The value of special top-up payments employers made to their pension schemes nearly halved between 2006 and 2008. Special pension contributions cut 2010-02-23T12:49:00Z The pay-as-you-go service offers free access to music in exchange for a regular top-up of at least £10 a month. 2010-01-21T13:16:00Z Then came luncheon—steak or chop or Irish stew, with a roly-poly pudding to follow, and a top-up of bread-and-butter and cheese. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 4, 1917 Expect to see private-equity buyers use the tender offer/top-up structure more often. DealBook: Behind the Growing Number of Tender Offers 2010-10-14T19:54:00Z She seemed just a wee thing wallowing, miraculously top-up, at the mercy of five oceans. Men, Women, and Boats |
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