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Seven big pension changes coming in 2025
Seismic changes to the pension framework, particularly around inheritance tax, have arrived thick and fast in recent years. …
Nationwide ‘kick in the teeth’ as new £40,000 earnings rule issued
The change comes at a time that the finance industry is putting pressure on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to relax lending rules so allowing them to dish out more mega loans. …
Six changes that people receiving PIP need never report
The government has signalled that changes to benefits are on the cards to help cut the ballooning cost of welfare. …
DWP claims AI system called ‘Humphrey’ can streamline the benefits process
Humphrey is one of a number of AI systems that will be deployed across the government …
UK workers hit with 16 year warning over wages
Workers in most parts of the country are no better off than they were 16 years ago after taking inflation into account. …
Warning as 800,000 people to be dragged into paying more tax
The personal savings allowance, introduced in 2016, is a set amount of interest that a saver can earn before tax is due. …
Rachel Reeves eyes move to water down mortgage rules
A thriving property market and sales offer benefits to the wider economy because of associated spending on furniture and home improvements. …
Santander, HSBC, TSB and Leeds Building Society mortgage rate hikes explained
The budget has fuelled the turmoil amid claims higher taxes and wages in Britain will push up inflation by more than previously anticipated. …
DWP under fire over doubling of delays in benefit claim reviews
The time for reconsideration on benefit decisions rose to 71 working days in 2024, more than doubling between December 2023 and July 2024. …
Recession fears grow as Rachel Reeves’s disaster Budget fuels backlash
Concerns about rising National Insurance taxes on employers, higher energy and food prices are hitting business and consumer confidence. …
