MOTORING TAX
3p a mile EV charge: campaigners urge Andy Burnham to swap it for a £200 flat fee
Campaigners are using a Parliament petition to urge Andy Burnham to scrap the 3p a mile charge on electric cars that…
07 October 2026
Money
MOTORING TAX
BENEFITS
£26.1 billion rise in benefits bill: what the new Welfare Map shows
The TaxPayers' Alliance says spending on six major benefits in England and Wales reached £133.1 billion in the 12…
07 October 2026
BENEFITS
Badenoch plans benefit cuts for some under-25s and hints at inheritance tax axe
Kemi Badenoch has defended Conservative plans to axe benefits for some under-25s. As the party's conference opened in…
05 October 2026
MOTORING TAX
3p a mile for electric cars and 1.5p for hybrids: how the new tax will work
Drivers of electric cars will pay a new charge of 3p for every mile they drive from April 2028, and hybrid owners will…
04 October 2026
BENEFITS
Under-25s could lose Universal Credit health element under Burnham plan
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is reportedly considering scrapping the health element of Universal Credit for claimants…
03 October 2026
BENEFITS
No DWP driving licence bans yet as debt recovery rules await October
Lilian Greenwood, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions, has told Parliament…
02 October 2026
PENSIONS
Petition to cut State Pension age to 65 nears 10,000 mark for DWP reply
A petition on the Parliament website calling for the State Pension age to be cut to 65 had reached 9,831 signatures…
02 October 2026
BENEFITS
Tories plan 30% benefit cut for under-25s who are still jobless after new scheme
The Conservatives have proposed cutting Universal Credit by 30% for jobless 18 to 24-year-olds who are fit to work but…
01 October 2026
PENSIONS
Burnham to drop triple lock earnings guarantee from April 2030 to fund care
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told the Labour conference that the state pension triple lock will be changed from…
30 September 2026
TAX
£1.30 a night Anglesey tourist tax dropped but mayors may still charge you
A proposed tourist tax of £1.30 a night for hotel stays on Anglesey has been dropped after a public consultation found…
25 September 2026
TAX
£3,000 tax-free boost considered as allowance could rise to £15,570
Ministers are reported to be weighing up a £3,000 rise in the income tax personal allowance, which would move the point…
24 September 2026
BENEFITS
Jake Richards: parents of repeat young offenders could lose benefits or face jail
Parents whose children keep offending could have their benefits docked or even be sent to prison, Justice Minister Jake…
19 September 2026
TAX
£3,000 a year: holiday let owners face council tax switch under Treasury review
Holiday let owners could pay between £1,000 and £3,000 a year more if the Treasury moves self-catering properties from…
19 September 2026
TAX
£12,570 tax threshold freeze: unions press Healey to reverse it in Budget
Unite, the UK's second biggest union, has called on John Healey to reverse the freeze on income tax thresholds. The…
17 September 2026
PUBLIC MONEY
£860,000 taxpayer-funded pay-off for civil service chief ousted after 14 months
Lord Wormald, the former cabinet secretary and head of the Civil Service, received a record pay-off of nearly £860,000…
15 September 2026
BENEFITS
Badenoch's £8billion welfare plan: who is hit and why pensioners are exempt
Kemi Badenoch has set out Conservative plans to cut £8billion from the welfare budget so that defence spending can rise…
11 September 2026
PENSIONS
John Healey won't rule out triple lock change before October 28th Budget
Chancellor John Healey has refused to rule out changes to the state pension triple lock. The lock guarantees that the…
09 September 2026
TAX
£330million taxpayer Chris Rokos to quit UK as Budget tax fears grow
Chris Rokos, the hedge fund boss described as Britain's third largest individual taxpayer, is reported to be leaving…
07 September 2026
PENSIONS
£300 Winter Fuel Payment: why your age decides if you get an extra £100
State pensioners over 80 are due a Winter Fuel Payment of £300 this winter, which is £100 more than the £200 paid to…
07 September 2026
BANKING
Nationwide pledges all 696 branches will stay open until at least 2030
Nationwide has restated its promise to keep all 696 of its branches open on UK high streets until at least 2030. That…
06 September 2026
TAX
8.7 million pensioners may have overpaid tax after HMRC state pension error
HMRC has admitted a calculation error that may have led it to charge as many as 8.7 million pensioners too much income…
14 June 2026
BANKING
£200 NatWest switch bonus plus £5 monthly cashback: who qualifies and the catch
NatWest is paying a one-off £200 cash bonus to new customers who switch their everyday banking to its Reward current…
12 June 2026
PENSIONS
State Pension age climbing to 67: anyone born from 6 April 1960 waits longer
The State Pension age has started rising from 66 to 67. The government began phasing in the change from April 2026 and…
11 June 2026
BENEFITS
State Pension age of 66 ends Universal Credit and other working-age benefits
Once you reach State Pension age, currently 66, you can no longer claim Universal Credit, Income Support, income-based…
11 June 2026
PENSIONS
DWP rules out Waspi payouts of £1,000 to £2,950 for 1950s women again
The Department for Work and Pensions has ruled out compensation for women born in the 1950s. It rejected an official…
10 June 2026
TAX
Pint prices up 36% since the last World Cup, more than twice inflation
The average price of a pint in UK pubs has gone up by about £1.50, or 36%, since England played at the Qatar 2022 World…
10 June 2026
BENEFITS
Motability cuts mileage to 10,000 a year with 25p for every extra mile
Disabled drivers who take out a new Motability Scheme lease from 1 July 2026 can travel only 10,000 miles a year before…
10 June 2026
BENEFITS
17 Universal Credit changes to report to the DWP or risk losing payments
The Department for Work and Pensions lists 17 changes in a claimant's life that must be reported as soon as possible…
10 June 2026
BANKING
Nationwide £100 Fairer Share lands but £289 'perks' are shop items, not cash
Nationwide Building Society has started paying its £100 Fairer Share payment into eligible members' accounts, according…
10 June 2026