BENEFITS
Badenoch's £8bn welfare cuts: who is hit and who is exempt
Kemi Badenoch has set out Conservative plans to cut £8billion from the welfare budget in order to raise defence…
11 September 2026
Money
BENEFITS
BENEFITS
£4bn housing benefit cut: where it falls and who is exempt
Kemi Badenoch has confirmed the Conservatives want to take £4bn out of the housing benefit bill to help pay for defence…
11 September 2026
BENEFITS
£4bn benefits cut rejected: what it would mean for housing benefit
Andy Burnham has shut the door on paying for higher defence spending by taking money out of the benefits system…
09 September 2026
PENSIONS
Budget on 28 October: Chancellor will not rule out triple lock change
Chancellor John Healey gave his first major speech this morning and declined to say whether taxes will go up, telling…
09 September 2026
TAX
£477m taxpayer quits UK for Greece as October Budget tax rises loom
Britain's third largest individual taxpayer is leaving the country. Chris Rokos, who reportedly handed over £477…
07 September 2026
PENSIONS
£300 Winter Fuel Payment: the age that decides the extra £100
Some state pensioners will be £100 better off this winter than others, and the thing separating the two groups is a…
07 September 2026
BANKING
696 Nationwide branches to stay open to 2030 as rivals shut doors
Nationwide has confirmed that all 696 of its branches will stay open on UK high streets until at least 2030. That…
06 September 2026
COST OF LIVING
Supermarket prices still rising despite slowing inflation, Which? finds
Supermarket bills are still climbing in many aisles even though the headline rate of food inflation has cooled, fresh…
16 June 2026
COST OF LIVING
Universal Credit and Pension Credit households urged to claim extra help worth hundreds
Millions of households on Universal Credit and Pension Credit could be missing out on hundreds of pounds a year by…
15 June 2026
COST OF LIVING
Social tariffs: how millions on benefits can slash water, broadband and phone bills
Millions of households on benefits are missing out on cheaper deals for water, broadband and phone services, and…
15 June 2026
PENSIONS
Millions of pensioners overcharged after HMRC calculation blunder
Millions of older people across the UK have been left paying more tax than they should after HMRC admitted to a…
14 June 2026
COST OF LIVING
Families raiding savings to fix teeth as NHS dentist shortage bites
Britons are dipping into university funds, holiday pots and emergency savings to pay for private dental treatment, as…
12 June 2026
HOUSEHOLD MONEY
NatWest dangles £200 cash bonus for new switchers plus monthly cashback
Households squeezed by rising bills could pocket a quick £200 by moving their everyday banking, with NatWest the latest…
12 June 2026
Watchdog probes Europe's biggest airline over fees to sit with children
The UK's competition watchdog has opened an investigation into Europe's biggest airline over the extra charges it…
11 June 2026
COST OF LIVING
Working mums lose nearly £16,000 in earnings during maternity leave
Working mothers in the UK are losing out on an average of £15,892 in earnings during a single period of maternity…
11 June 2026
PENSIONS
State Pension age starts rising to 67 from April: DWP confirms key dates
Millions of UK workers are being urged to double-check when they will actually be able to claim their State Pension…
11 June 2026
PENSIONS
Benefits that stop the day you reach State Pension age
Britons approaching retirement should brace for a shake-up in their benefit entitlements, according to a guide…
11 June 2026
PENSIONS
Pensions row drags on as DWP issues new Waspi update for 1950s women
The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a fresh update on compensation for so-called Waspi women, with millions…
10 June 2026
COST OF LIVING
Pint prices up 36% since last World Cup as pubs feel the squeeze
The price of a pint in Britain has jumped by 36% since England fans were last cheering at a World Cup, new figures…
10 June 2026
COST OF LIVING
M&S cuts prices on 65 food lines in £30m push to ease grocery bills
M&S has announced it is cutting prices on more than 65 food items in a £30 million round of reductions aimed at easing…
10 June 2026
BENEFITS
Motability mileage allowance cut from 1 July as 25p-per-mile charge confirmed
Disabled drivers who lease a car through the Motability Scheme are bracing for changes from 1 July that will tighten…
10 June 2026
BENEFITS
17 Universal Credit changes you must tell the DWP about or risk losing payments
Universal Credit claimants are being reminded to flag any change in their circumstances as quickly as possible, with…
10 June 2026
HOUSEHOLD MONEY
Nationwide £100 Fairer Share payments hit accounts with extra £289 perks on offer
Nationwide members are starting to see £100 Fairer Share payments arrive in their accounts, with the building society…
10 June 2026
COST OF LIVING
Millions missing out on cheaper water and broadband deals as bill debt soars
Households across the UK are falling deeper into arrears on essential bills while most have no idea that cheaper…
10 June 2026
COST OF LIVING
Millions miss out on cheaper water and broadband as bill debt climbs
Households across Britain are sinking deeper into debt on their water and broadband bills, yet most billpayers have no…
10 June 2026
COST OF LIVING
Millions miss cheap water and broadband help as bill debt climbs, watchdog warns
Household bill debt is climbing across the UK, yet most billpayers have no idea they could be cutting their costs…
10 June 2026