Money Saving Expert on how to get £5,500 State Pension boost | Personal Finance | Finance

Britons over 40 have been urged to investigate buying back any missing years of National Insurance contributions to boost their pensions. Buying one year’s of missing NI contributions will cost £824, but it could boost the State Pension by £302.64 each year. That means it would pay for itself in under three years, while an older person could More...

GDP grows 01% in February signalling escape from recession | Personal Finance | Finance
“Services also grew a little with public transport and haulage, and telecommunications having strong months. “Partially offsetting this there were notable falls across construction as the wet weather More...

WASPI compensation turmoil should teach us this key lesson, says pensions expert | Personal Finance | Finance
The Government has been urged to take a key lesson from the WASPI (Women against state pension inequality) controversy. Hundreds of thousands of women are waiting to hear if they will get compensation from the More...

Santander customers could make £20,000 with £1,000 in their account | Personal Finance | Finance
Santander could be set to make one of its customers up to £20,000 richer. The bank is currently encouraging its customers to invest a minimum of £1,000 in a Santander Stocks and Shares ISA 2024 to enter a More...

Royal Mail slams Border Force for failing to stop fake Chinese stamps flooding Britain
China says claims fake stamps have flooded the British market are “baseless”. Source link More...

State pension increase: Here is all you need to know as payments go up in April | Personal Finance | Finance
The state pension increased by 8.5 percent this week following the Government’s commitment to the triple lock. This means an inflation-busting income rise for those aged 65 and above who receive Government-funded More...

‘Shortchanged!’ State pension scandal as just one in three get full 8.5% triple lock hike | Personal Finance | Finance
Less than one third have received the promised 8.5 percent triple lock-secured increase on retirement incomes in an injustice that leaves them £200-a-year worse off. It means two in three – as many as eight More...

Darktrace expecting 25.5 per cent growth thanks to growing cybersecurity demands | City & Business | Finance
At its third quarter trading update, Darktrace said that its revenues for the three months to the end of March had increased 26.5% to $176.1million (£140million), and that its profit margin was ahead of its More...

AstraZeneca issues its decision on £19million pay packet for chief executive | City & Business | Finance
Yesterday morning, just hours before its annual meeting, AstraZeneca said that it would increase its 2024 dividend by 7% or 20 US cents (15.9p) to £2.47 per share. That equates to a shareholder payout worth More...

Grim interest rates warning issued from Bank of England MPC member | Personal Finance | Finance
A Bank of England expert has crushed hopes of an early interest rate cut to help home buyers and those struggling with debt. A member of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) which sets the interest base More...