Category: Finance
90,000 unpaid carers due £293 payment last month urged to check bank
As of July 1, carers who were due the payment but haven’t received it yet can now report it missing. …
Rachel Reeves humiliated as farmers avoid IHT tax raid with Junior ISA trick
Harsher inheritance tax reforms are set to take effect from April 2026, prompting many rural families to act well in advance. …
Rachel Reeves council tax timebomb – and how you could cut cost
Council tax is set to rise – but there could be ways for you to protect yourself. …
UK households handed £300 cost of living payments in July
Households across the UK can get up to £300 cost of living payments this July and don’t need to be on benefits to claim. …
HMRC clarifies tax rules on ISAs as you can save ‘up to this amount’
There have been reports Labour could make ISA allowances less generous …
Call to scrap state pension triple lock ‘urgently’ with ‘4 point guarantee’ instead
The state pension Triple Lock system must be replaced with a new 4-point guarantee system, the government has been told. …
BBC Expert says two groups ‘will need to apply’ for £300 winter fuel payment in 2025
For most people the cash will be sent automatically to their accounts – but some will miss out if they don’t contact the DWP …
Pound plunges and gilts soar as Rachel Reeves chaos ‘echoes of Liz Truss’
Investors are questioning whether Sir Keir Starmer’s Government can deliver the tough decisions needed to keep the public finances under control. …
HMRC tax threshold nightmare over ‘fiscal drag’ as millions set to be squeezed
Frozen tax thresholds mean some people have been pushed into higher brackets as their pay has increased. …
Prepayment energy customers could get up to £1,700 support
The latest figures from Ofgem highlight that over 50% of prepayment customers were in debt with their supplier by the end of 2024 …
