New child disability benefit ‘less traumatic’ for families | Personal Finance | Finance
The devolution of disability benefit payments for children has been celebrated as a less “traumatic” experience for families, three years on from its introduction. In a significant shift, all disabled children and young people in Scotland receiving disability benefits will now be paid directly by Social Security Scotland. Moreover, recipients More...
State pension key findings ahead of this year’s uprating – and common ‘misconception’ | Personal Finance | Finance
The state pension is the biggest single part of the social security system in the UK, however, new research indicates a lack of understanding of the benefit amongst Britons. Phoenix Group’s Patrick Thomson, More...
Investment scams steal staggering £2.6billion from Britons | Personal Finance | Finance
More than £2.6billion has been stolen through investment fraud in the UK since the start of 2020, according to new research. The figures, sourced by the Pensions Management Institute (PMI), show that between More...
Energy debt legal action doubles – what to do if you’re struggling to pay | Personal Finance | Finance
Energy debt legal action doubles – what to do if you’re struggling to pay (Image: Getty) The number of households seeking help to deal with court action over their unpaid energy bills has doubled More...
NHS prescription price to rise again in weeks – here’s how you can cut your bill | Personal Finance | Finance
NHS prescription prices are set to rise again in May in another blow to households grappling with rising living costs, but there are ways people can reduce their bills. On May 1, charges for prescriptions and More...
British Gas schemes that can knock hundreds of pounds off energy bills | Personal Finance | Finance
Three British Gas schemes that can knock hundreds of pounds off energy bills (Image: GETTY) While energy costs may have dropped this month, bills remain as much as 40 percent higher than they were in winter More...
HMRC urge Britons to check if they could be owed £2,000 from forgotten savings pot | Personal Finance | Finance
HMRC is urging Britons to check if they could be missing out on unclaimed savings worth thousands in forgotten Child Trust Funds. In September last year, almost 430,000 people still had yet to claim the cash, More...
Buy to Let bites back as landlords left languishing over punishing interest rate rises | Personal Finance | Finance
The amount of money borrowed to fund buy to let property purchases plummeted by 56 percent at the end of last year. Rising interest rates made it increasingly difficult for buy to let landlords to cover repayments More...
Debt warning over fears impulse purchases fuelling rise of Buy Now Pay Later | Personal Finance | Finance
The cost-of-living crisis has seen buy now pay later (BNPL) overtake payday loans as the credit option of choice for the masses. Virtually every major retailer now offers BNPL at their online tills, which can More...
State pension hits £11,500 tomorrow – yet millions face £2,700 shortfall | Personal Finance | Finance
This will lift the new state pension to £11,501 for those who get the maximum amount, but millions get thousands of pounds less and will feel hard done by as a result. Why are they losing out? One reason is More...
