Wake Up News is an independent UK news site covering the money side of British life. Energy bills, pensions, benefits, tax, council charges and the political decisions behind them.
We started because most coverage of these stories is written for people who already understand them. A pension threshold freeze or a change to winter fuel eligibility can be worth hundreds of pounds to a household, and it is usually explained in language that hides the number. We put the number first.
Every article is written in our own words from public reporting and official sources, and links to the original coverage. We do not republish other outlets' text. Photographs are credited to the publisher they came from. Our full approach is set out in our editorial policy.
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