Category: Finance
State pension backdated payments worth £5,000 due for women in 60s and 70s
Hundreds of thousands of people – mostly women – are due a share of underpayments totalling £1.5billion, equivalent to around £5,000 each. …
Martin Lewis urges every Brit to do one thing to save £200 on energy bills
The personal finance guru says Britons could make major savings by comparing prices and making a change now. …
Imminent HMRC state pension change forces thousands to retire later
Some people are working later in life due to changes in state pension age rules, new research has suggested …
State pension warning issued as retirement age could soar amid risk of major impact
The state pension age is currently 66 but is timetabled to rise to 68. …
Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest apps down as thousands ‘locked out’ of accounts
Thousands of people have been locked out of their online banking apps with Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest this morning. …
State pension warning as ‘tough decisions’ could hit your savings
The Government may change other pensions policies to protect the increasingly costly state pension …
UK DWP to monitor bank accounts for benefit overpayments: What you need to know
The DWP will be able to ask banks to share information on people’s bank accounts, under new legislation being introduced by the Labour Party …
New tax regulations target eBay, Vinted, and AirBnB users with automatic £100 fines
People who sell items online or have a ‘side hustle’ may need to register to submit a tax return or face a fine of £100 but time is running out …
State pension age rise to 70 ‘inevitable’ as ‘difficult’ decision looms
The state pension age is due to rise from 66 to 67 within the next few years using a phased approach but by 2050, it’s predicted it could be 70 or even 71 …
Thousands haven’t claimed their £2,200 in savings account government set up for them
Hundreds of thousands of Brits may not realise they have to claim the tax-free savings, with the average forgotten savings pot now worth £2,200. …
