Temie Laleye
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Payment warning as holidaymakers could find their card is not accepted - five mistakes to avoid
An expert has shared the five most common money travel mistakes and how to avoid them

DWP breaks silence over plan to automatically deduct tax from state pension before it's paid out
Some changes to how the state pension is taxed are on the way, while others remain under consideration

HMRC issues urgent warning as ONE MILLION Britons miss out on tax refund - act 'today'
Taxpayers may find themselves owed money for several reasons

Wetherspoon cuts prices at ALL 800 pubs as summer tax break begins
Families can enjoy these discounts up until September 1

Millions issued bank card warning as fraudsters could keep spending after card is cancelled
Some Britons have warned that fraudsters kept spending even after they got a new card

DWP slammed over 'cost-cutting agenda' as nine offices face closure - 5,400 jobs at risk
The union said the plans are being driven by cost-cutting rather than improving working conditions or public services

Poland tells citizens to claim British benefits before leaving the UK
The website points out that UK unemployment benefits are higher than those available in Poland

Britain paying Europe 15 times the normal price for emergency electricity during heatwave
Emergency imports added an estimated £11million to electricity bills after Britain turned to Europe for extra power

Jobs crisis deepens as firms rush to sack workers before Labour's new laws take effect
The number of UK job vacancies fell to its lowest level for five years as businesses cut back on recruitment

Pension tax relief should only reward savers who invest in Britain, Andy Burnham ally says
The UK spends more than £50billion a year on pension tax relief, prompting calls for reform

Major UK airline under fire over 'questionable' policy that could leave customers paying more
BA has defended the choice as optional

HMRC to expand bank account seizure powers to recover debts as low as 1p
HMRC can already take money directly from the accounts of debtors who owe more than £1,000

Major UK restaurant chain with 50 branches unveils survival plan with multiple closures - full list
The company said it continues to face significant economic pressures affecting the wider hospitality sector

DWP admits state pension failings as major overhaul announced - everything you need to know
The changes follow the Government's response to the WASPI Ombudsman investigation

Major brewery to give away £1MILLION in free beer if England, Scotland or USA reach World Cup final
The promotion will run on a first-come, first-served basis

Andy Burnham eyes plan to let regions control your income tax
A senior advisor has said constitutional devolution was a key theme for Mr Burnham

Treasury confirms 22% tax on cash interest in stocks and shares ISAs in major savings shake-up
The Government is committed to ensuring more of savers' money is invested in the UK stock market

State pension warning as 35 years of National Insurance contributions may not secure full payment
Thousands of retirees could miss out on a full year of contributions

NS&I increases interest rates across range of accounts in boost for savers - full list
New Issues of 1, 2, 3, and 5-year fixed-term British Savings Bonds on sale today

StubHub ordered to refund 50,000 customers over hidden charges
The watchdog found that StubHub failed to display mandatory fees in the headline price shown to customers

Landlords issued warning as they face £7,000 fines from today under Labour housing crackdown
Councils across England will gain a new power to issue landlords fines of up to £7,000

Ftse 100 slips as markets react to Labour leadership turmoil
The Prime Minister announced his resignation just two years after securing a landslide election victory

Retiree now rents and lives off his pension after selling home and giving money away to his children
A former homeowner revealed why he gave away most of his housing wealth and chose to rent in retirement

TV licence eligibility update as Netflix and Amazon Prime users receive BBC funding verdict
The decision provides clarity for millions as questions remain over the future of BBC funding

Cash ISA alert as provider tops savings table with 'attractive' market-leading rate
The increase comes as the Bank of England held the base rate on Thursday

Tesco boss issues warning to Rachel Reeves over 'unnecessary' supermarket price caps
The warning comes after Rachel Reeves floated plans to cap the price of everyday essentials

Rachel Reeves warned she cannot 'act surprised' as one million pensioners face tax bills for the first time
The Government has pledged to make the tax system simpler for pensioners whose only income comes from the state pension

Winter Fuel Payment warning as pensioners risk losing up to £300 under key rule
To qualify, people generally need to have been born on or before June 27, 1960

Nationwide expands branch offering across UK high street - full list of new locations
The move will take the total number of locations across Nationwide's UK-wide branch network to 475

Major restaurant chain sold in £2billion deal after UK store closures put 1,200 jobs at risk
The deal means Pizza Hut will have separate owners in China and the rest of the world

Young workers could get early access to £12,548 state pension lump sum under new plan
According to the think tank, the scheme could cost the Treasury up to £7billion in its first year

UK economy under pressure as growth forecast SLASHED and 200,000 jobs set to disappear
Unemployment is forecast to climb to 5.5 per cent, representing roughly two million people out of work

DWP alert: PIP bill for under-25s set to cost £9.2billion a year as nearly 900,000 to claim by 2040
The amount of young people claiming PIP is set to hit 511,000 this year

M&S launches traineeship for 1,000 young people without degrees amid youth unemployment crisis
Both existing M&S; staff and external applicants, including school leavers, are eligible to apply for the scheme

Award-winning UK furniture brand collapses owing £1.4million
The company has come under significant financial pressure, leaving its future uncertain

Bank of England issues update for anyone with a mortgage ahead of interest rate decision
Buyer demand remains resilient, but borrowers are still facing mortgage costs around £1,000 a year higher than last summer

Lloyds, Halifax & Bank of Scotland app DOWN as thousands of customers unable to make payments
Customers have been left unable to make payments

Donald Trump threatens UK with fresh tariffs in trade crackdown over 'forced labour'
The US is now consulting on the proposed tariffs, with hearings due on July 7

Thousands of Universal Credit claimants to receive £2,580 less a year under new rules
The changes affect new Universal Credit health claimants, who now receive around half the support available before April 2026

Thousands of married pensioner couples entitled to DWP payments worth £4,300 a year - can you claim?
The means-tested benefit can deliver an average of £4,300 in additional assistance over the next year

PIP paid to 11 people with condition linked to 'pretending' to be ill
The figures come as forecasts show the total benefits bill will reach £407billion by 2030-31

Barclays issues update as customers get free £200 payments in their accounts
Barclays has issued a statement about future bonus payments for customers

Bank of England prepares biggest banking rule shake-up since financial crisis
The Bank of England is preparing to relax lending regulations as part of the Chancellor's growth strategy

Royal Mail handed boost as Labour welcomes pay rise despite another year of missed delivery targets
The postal company attributed its poor results to challenging winter conditions,

EasyJet targeted for cut-price takeover after £25million fuel cost blow
US private equity interest follows a near 23 per cent fall in the airline's shares this year

Major supermarket strikes deal with Ocado in shake-up for millions of online shoppers
The rollout will begin in 2027

Britain's fastest-growing seaside property hotspots as house prices rise by 11 per cent - full list
The news comes as the average asking price across the country fell by 0.3 per cent in the year to May

Over 120,000 Britons have spent their entire adult lives on Universal Credit, damning report finds
Around 8,000 25-year-olds have been on Universal Credit for the past seven years

Oil giant sacks chairman less than a year into role over 'serious' governance and conduct concerns
Albert Manifold has been removed as BP chair with immediate effect

Next boss warns of youth unemployment 'crisis' after dramatic fall in entry-level jobs
The Next boss blamed higher labour costs and slow growth in the UK economy for the shrinking of vacancies

Taxpayers 'ripped off' as record number of £50,000 households given social housing under Labour
The rise comes after Labour abandoned plans to introduce income thresholds for social housing applicants

Millions of Nationwide customers to get free £100 bonus next month - are you eligible?
The payment marks the fourth consecutive year that Nationwide has shared profits with its members

Britons could cut up to five years off their mortgage without dipping into savings
Around 61 per cent of UK homeowners say that they can’t afford to retire until their mortgages are paid off

Ed Miliband under pressure as plug-in solar panel rollout fails to reach shelves
In March, Labour vowed to ensure that plug-in solar panels were available in supermarkets 'within months'

Cash ISA shake-up as bank tops savings tables with market-leading rate
Vanquis Bank has increased the rate on its range of Fixed Rate Cash ISAs this week

Major UK supermarket chain eyes 100 store closures in latest blow to the high street
The closures are part of wider efforts by the supermarket to cut costs and simplify the business

Almost 900,000 pensioners could cut their TV licence bill from £180 to zero - check your eligibility
Applying for Pension Credit is usually a simple process that takes around 16 minutes to complete

Nationwide Fairer Share scheme explained as millions could get another £100 this week
Four million customers will be eligible for the payment

Landlords rush to use little-known protection as Labour crackdown risks £19,000 bills
Legal expenses are now projected to reach a minimum of £3,000 for each eviction case

State pension payment date to change for millions this week
DWP benefit claimants will receive their payments slightly earlier than usual

UK homeowners face bigger mortgage shock than US and Europe
Around 1.8 million fixed-rate deals are set to expire this year, according to UK Finance

Lloyds Bank issues savings update as customers could be £3,500 better off with banking app tool
Homeowners who switch at the optimal moment could save approximately £1,600 annually

Landlords to be hit with 'double lock' rent cap under new proposals
Critics have warned that rent controls would backfire, reducing supply and ultimately driving prices higher

Ed Miliband warned Net Zero upgrades could 'backfire' as families use more heating, not less
A report found that energy savings from Net Zero upgrades could be lower than expected

South East Water boss resigns after major outages left thousands with no running water
South East Water confirmed Mr Hinton's resignation this morning

Martin Lewis shares 'rule of thumb' for how much you should pay into your pension
The state pension age has begun its gradual rise from 66 to 67

Airlines axe millions of seats amid warning jet fuel could fall to 'critically low levels'
The European Commission has warned they are not sure how long this situation will last

Lidl launches new loyalty scheme offering customers rewards, discounts and 100 free points
The new points system represents the latest addition to the Lidl Plus app

UK on track for record one million children on disability benefits
The research found GPs increasingly concerned that young people are being pushed into medical and welfare pathways rather than their needs being met early through family, school and community support

Britons could access their state pension early under Tony Blair Institute's triple lock overhaul
Without reform, pension spending is forecast to rise from around five per cent of GDP today to 7.8 per cent by 2070

Landlords now face £40,000 fines as Labour's Renters' Rights Act comes into force - full list of changes
One of the biggest changes is the scrapping of Section 21 "no-fault" evictions

State pension payments ranked as UK retirees left six times worse off than European counterparts - full list
British pensioners are among the worst off in Europe when it comes to how far their state pension actually stretches

'I haven't paid a penny on energy since August 2025': Man explains how he cut his bill to £0
Octopus' Zero Bills tariff enables customers to move into these green homes with no home energy bills guaranteed for at least 5 to 10 years

Skipton Building Society issues warning as £100,000 pension pot to only last four years in retirement
Someone starting at 30 would need to save roughly £89 monthly to accumulate £100,000 by age 65

Octopus Energy offers zero bills scheme guaranteeing 'no energy bills for 10 years'
These homes can generate their own electricity and store any extra energy for later use

Renters' Rights Act explained as landlords now face fines up to £40,000
Landlords will now be barred from discriminating against people who have children or those receiving benefits

Blackout fears as Ed Miliband's solar power push threatens to overwhelm electricity grid
The grid operator is preparing to pay households and factories to use surplus electricity

Energy bills will 'inevitably' rise in July as UK households warned they'll be '£480 worse off'
Middle and higher earners are worse off, with the small pay rises they expected now turning into losses

Student loan reforms to generate £679million windfall for Treasury
The deadline for submitting evidence to the inquiry is tomorrow, 14 April

Barclays issues urgent warning to all UK customers over 'direct debit refund'
The bank posted an alert to all UK customers in a social media message

Zero-deposit mortgages hit five-year high as Britons struggle to save
A total of 574 no-deposit mortgages were approved in the first nine months of last year

Working families pay £111 while benefit claimants pay just £4 at top UK attractions
Benefit support climbs as millions of workers are pulled into higher tax bands

Santander launches 'top of market' 4.5 per cent ISA range in a boost for savers
Isa providers are increasing their rates to tempt savers, as the new tax year gets under way

Savings alert: Bank offers £275 free cash plus 4.40 per cent interest rate as new tax year begins
New customers the opportunity to claim a combined total of £275

Royal Mail hikes stamp prices as Britons forced to 'dig deeper into pockets for a failing service'
These latest rises mean first class postage now costs nearly three times what it did a decade ago

Santander to close 13 bank branches this month in blow to the high street - full list of locations
The closures will begin on April 28

Award-winning British alcohol brand sold in Tesco goes bust with £195,000 debt
The company entered liquidation on March 25

Major UK bank to exit US in 'strategic' move that will cut 50 jobs
Existing customers can continue to use their accounts until June

Britain's unemployment capital revealed as nearly 40 per cent claim benefits
Welfare spending is set to rise by £18billion to £333billion this year

Major UK furniture firm collapses into administration putting hundreds of jobs at risk
The company has come under significant financial pressure, leaving its future uncertain

Nationwide, Barclays and NatWest to contact millions of homeowners facing higher mortgage costs
Each homeowner will be given personalised advice specific to their situation

Major banking rule change coming next month as 453,230 accounts shut in just one year
Banks will need to provide a clear explanation to customers in writing if they want to close an account

Lidl shoppers can get £50 off their food shop from this week - what you need to know
The promotion stops on April 4, giving participants just over a week to participate

UK’s largest energy suppliers pay out £7m after overcharging thousands of customers - are you owed?
The compensation and refunds come after customers with multiple electricity meters at their properties were charged incorrectly

Donald Trump announces new tariffs which risk crippling major UK industry
'The retaliation will kill our industry,' William Reinsch, a former senior commerce official said

DWP update: Winter Fuel Payment cuts to hit 150,000 MORE pensioners under Labour
The projected fall in Pension Credit recipients suggests the number of pensioners receiving Winter Fuel Payments will continue to decline each year to 2030

Rachel Reeves announces £4.8bn in welfare cuts by DWP
Rachel Reeves has announced that the new eligibility rules will hit claimants across the UK

Bank of England HOLDS interest rates at 4.5% in blow to mortgage holders - millions stuck paying 8% rates
The MPC voted by a majority of 8–1 to maintain the Bank Rate at 4.5 per cent

Council tax warning: Over 90% face maximum tax hikes from April - full list of increases
Only three councils have opted for lower increases

Contactless card shake-up: Britons warned of possible payment changes ahead — what you need to know
Any changes would need to support good customer outcomes as required by the Consumer Duty rules, the FCA said

Donald Trump issues new threat to Europe as trade war set to ESCALATE amid market turmoil
The European Commission emphasised that it remains open to negotiations as higher tariffs benefit no one

Reeves' inheritance tax raid on pensions could face major delays as experts warn: 'Do nothing!'
Labour's plan to tax inherited pensions could generate an estimated £40billion for the Treasury over the next two decades according to analysis

Post Office to cut 100 jobs to fund subpostmaster payouts after Horizon scandal
The cuts are part of an overhaul to boost subpostmaster pay by £25million over five years

HMRC to overhaul 'scandalous system' which overtaxed thousands of pensioners by £3,400 each
Over 470,000 pensioners have had to claim refunds on over-taxation from HMRC on their pension withdrawals

Savings alert: 800,000 more Britons risk shock tax bills after 'unexpected pitfall' that eats into cash
Income tax thresholds were frozen until 2028 by the previous Conservative Government, and the decision has not been changed by Labour

HMRC warning: Millions of Britons face 'automatic' fines up to £900 if they fail to act before crucial deadline
Taxpayers can appeal late penalties if they have a reasonable excuse

Rachel Reeves could be forced to 'announce more tax rises' as fiscal headroom 'never been this low'
Government borrowing continues to 'surge' which is likely to place additional pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves

High street closures: Blow to economy as 'cost pressures' close down 400 pubs in UK for good
UK pub numbers have plunged by more than 2,000 since the start of 2020

Bank of England HOLDS interest rate at 4.75 per cent
At its meeting today, the MPC voted by a majority of 6–3 to maintain Bank Rate

Water bills set to rise by 36% over next 5 years - How much more will you pay?
The average bill will rise from £448 a year to £542

Tax warning as higher earners face 'triple whammy' charges costing them almost £4k next year
HM Revenue & Customs figures revealed that in the last year, an additional 100,000 workers had been dragged into the 60 per cent tax trap

Benefit claimants can get more money being off sick than doing a job, admits minister
The cost of benefits is set to rise to £100bn by 2030, as the system makes it hard for the long-term sick to find work, Alison McGovern says

HMRC issues urgent scam warning as 150,000 people targeted with fake tax rebate message
The warning comes as millions of people prepare to complete their self-assessment tax returns before the January 31, 2025 deadline

UK inflation rises to 2.3 per cent in October - the sharpest increase in two years
UK inflation has risen to its highest level since April driven by an increase in household energy bills, according to official figures

Lloyds Bank launches new service to help customers claim up to £5,772 a year - check if you're eligible
The bank said the tool has already helped thousands seek support and extra cash

Homebuyers warned tax bill could hit £11,250 as stamp duty deadline looms
Homebuyers are being warned costs are set to jump by thousands of pounds when the tax cut ends

Labour's inheritance tax raid to cause 'urgent crisis' as Britons dip into pensions early to avoid death levy
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a significant change to the UK pension system in her first Budget

Pensioners overtaxed by £3,691 each due to 'inherent flaw' in HMRC system - check if you can claim a refund
Around £44.3million has been repaid to people who paid too much tax when first accessing their pension

Water companies ordered to hand back £158m to customers - but Britons won't get refunded
Ofwat assesses the performance of the 17 largest water and wastewater companies in England and Wales each year

Smart meter warning: Units to be forced on thousands of households or they risk higher bills
Those who do not switch could lose the heating and/or hot water provisions in their home or business

State pension set to rise by hundreds of pounds in just months
State pensioners are set to receive over £400 extra each year, new data shows

Millions of households can cut their BBC TV licence bill from £170 to £0 - check if you're eligible
Britons need a TV licence to watch live television

Skipton Building Society launches new mortgage range including £1,500 cash back
Terms of up to 40 years are available and Skipton Building Society will lend up to 5.5 times loan to income

HSBC issues apology after banking app outage sees thousands of customers unable to access their accounts - 'I have bills to pay!'
According to DownDetector, over 7,000 users reported issues with the HSBC banking app

DWP shake up leaves 1.6 million Universal Credit claimants £2,000 worse off
Once Universal Credit has been fully rolled out, around eight million families will be entitled to the benefit

NS&I quietly increases interest rates across savings accounts
National Savings and Investments (NS&I;) has increased the rates on two of their accounts last week

What the General Election could mean for pensions, mortgages and tax rules
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that a General Election will be held on Thursday July 4, 2024 which could mean a change to people's finances

NatWest and Barclays to limit cash deposits - is your bank imposing strict new rules?
The Financial Conduct Authority has encouraged banks across the UK to impose cash deposit limits, in a bid to stop money laundering

Britons could get £7,500 energy upgrade but £173m unclaimed
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme offers households a £7,500 grant towards the cost of heat pump installation

British Gas customers could get 50 per cent off electricity each week – are you eligible?
The PeakSave Sunday scheme has been extended until September 8

Stealth tax raid to hit 1.6 million more pensioners
Approximately 9.3 million older people will be paying income tax by 2028

Bank of England holds interest rates at 5.25 per cent despite inflation drop
The Bank of England hiked the base rate 14 consecutive times between 2021 and 2023 in an attempt to mitigate the impact of inflation on the economy

State pension amounts falls £200,000 short of basic standard of living in retirement
The full new state pension is currently £10,600 per year