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DWP investigation over Labour’s Jobcentre reform plans
The Commons Work and Pensions Committee will examine proposals to get people off benefits and into a job in a move designed to curb the rising benefits bill. …
The £51,000 middle class SUV that is Britain’s ‘least loved car’
The car typically spends 21 days of the year off the road for repairs. …
Victory for pensioners in £1.4 billion HMRC tax overpayments scandal
As many as 470,000 people have lost vital income totalling £1.37 billion, which then had to be reclaimed, because of flaws in the HMRC tax collection system. …
DWP announces up to £749.80 extra per period for disability benefit recipients
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that claimants of four specific benefits could be entitled to an extra £749 per payment period …
Plea for U-turn on Reeves decision to hit pension pots with inheritance tax
The move could mean that the HMRC grabs more than 60 percent of the value of some pension nest eggs in a tax double whammy. …
Bank of England may soon ‘deliver six interest rate cuts’
Goldman Sachs has issued a new forecast that UK interest rates would fall from the current figure of 4.75 percent to 3.25 percent by spring of 2026. …
Wetherspoon pubs ‘facing price rises’ after Rachel Reeves’ disaster Budget
Sir Tim Martin said that cost increases have made forecasting the business’s finances more difficult. …
Anger as Chancellor moves to cap compensation for victims of car loans scandal
Finance giants have been putting pressure on the Chancellor to limit payouts amid some predictions they could be left with a bill of £30 billion. …
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. …
