Category: Finance
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. …
HMRC explains tax rules for state pension as ‘you will only pay’ in this situation
A taxpayer had a question about moving their money around and investing some of it in Premium Bonds. …
UK households face possible Labour £65k inheritance tax on pensions under new proposal
Brits could be hit with a new death duty from October, as Labour eyes up inheritance tax as a way to help plug the £22bn black hole left by the Tories in the Cost of Living crisis …
Date over a million workers set to benefit from minimum wage hike to £12.10
The Low Pay Commission is set to recommend a 6 per cent increase in the National Living Wage – but businesses are concerned over rising costs …
Metro Bank to cancel all its customers’ credit cards from today – what to do if affected
The bank confirmed last month that customers would no longer be able to use their credit cards from September 10 …
China set to trigger global meltdown – ‘we’re ignoring the biggest story in the world’
The Chinese economy is falling into a death spiral and could soon drag us all down. Yet we’re pretending nothing is happening. …
State pension warning as expert says £460 rise hides one big problem
The payment increase will only partially offset the pain for the state pensioners being stripped of their winter fuel allowance, analysts warn. …
Two million people heading for pension crisis as Brits warned of ‘collapsing savings’
Millions could retire with just £15,000 a year to live on because their pension pots will be left empty, a report warns. …
Octopus Energy sending £200 to state pensioners losing their Winter Fuel Payment
State pensioners losing their Winter Fuel Payment can get £200 from Octopus Energy. …
