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Halifax announces change to home loans ‘effective tomorrow’
Major banks and building societies have been playing a game of leapfrog with new home loan rate cuts being announced every few days …
State pension £106 increase will not be given to key group of retirees
Millions of pensioners are set to receive a smaller state pension increase next April. …
Full list of 47 countries where UK State Pensioners will get a rise next April
The triple lock is expected to result in a four percent increase for both the new and basic state pensions next year. …
Rachel Reeves urged to mount £9 billion tax grab from workplace pensions
The Resolution Foundation said the Chancellor should look to make companies pay national insurance on money contributed to staff pension schemes. …
State pensioners in line for £460 pay boost could get even more for two key reasons
The latest earnings figures suggest payments could increase by 4% next year but this has yet to be confirmed. …
Building society launches new savings account with bumper 8% interest rate
The new savings account promotes saving “little and often” to kickstart a healthy investing habit. …
DWP: People claiming PIP may be able to get £750 ‘one-off’ top up payment
690,000 people are eligible for the new Government scheme. …
Pensioners to be hit with ‘tough medicine’ in upcoming budget as fears grow
The Autumn statement could hold some tough decisions for pensioners and those heading into retiremnet …
HMRC helplines go down yet again as frustrated customers ask ‘please help’
Officials say ‘sorry’ as technical issue takes whole system offline as people try to get assistance for tax problems …
Martin Lewis shares verdict on ‘punitive’ Starmer and Reeves’ winter fuel payments cuts
The MoneySavingExpert founder has criticised Labour’s plans to scrap the Winter Fuel Payment. …
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