Older state pensioners given extra £5,759 DWP boost from April 6 | Personal Finance | Finance
Older state pensioners can get a cash boost of up to £5,759 extra per year from April 6 with a single claim to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP pays an ‘over 80 pension’ to eligible retirees aged 80 or over who have a basic State Pension of less than £105.70 per week (or £110.75 from April 6), or no basic State Pension More...
Cash ISA limit rules from Monday as savers urged ‘act now’ | Personal Finance | Finance
Savers are being urged to ‘act now’ to make the most of tax-free interest on savings (Image: Getty) Savers are being urged to ‘act now’ to make the most of tax-free interest on savings before the tax More...
Savings provider boosts ‘market-leading’ ISA interest rates to 4.60% | Personal Finance | Finance
Savers now have access to a new market-leading interest rate as a savings provider boosts its returns for its easy-access Cash ISA. The tax year is coming to an end, and Plum has boosted its rate as a special More...
Workers ‘£1,400 short of real living wage’ even after April rise | Personal Finance | Finance
4.4 million jobs in the UK are paid below the real living wage (Image: GETTY) From the beginning of April 2026, National Minimum Wage rates rose, providing workers aged over 21 on the National Living Wage with More...
I took out a £1,000 loan to buy Taylor Swift gig tickets from touts – this has to stop | Personal Finance | Finance
Damian Smyth paid over £1,000 for two Taylor Swift tickets (Image: Damian Smyth) A father took on short-term debt to afford two Taylor Swift tickets for him and his daughter. After failing to secure tickets More...
Drivers told ‘avoid this button’ – increases fuel consumption by 20 percent | Personal Finance | Finance
Drivers warned to avoid one button as it ‘increases fuel consumption by 20 percent’. (Image: Getty) With temperatures finally starting to climb and fuel costs remaining high, many motorists will More...
Premium Bonds warning to 2.7 million savers ‘missing out’ | Personal Finance | Finance
Premium Bonds holders are being urged to check their accounts as more than 2.7 million prizes remain unclaimed. Among these are a £50,000 prize in Surrey that has been sitting around since June 2019, and a huge More...
Luxury car shake-up as 23 popular EVs removed from £425 tax trap | Personal Finance | Finance
Motorists buying electric cars are being handed a significant tax break after the Government raised the “luxury car tax” threshold by 25%. The Expensive Car Supplement threshold has increased from £40,000 More...
Benefits shake-up as DWP delays deadline on payments | Personal Finance | Finance
Thousands of benefit claimants have been handed a last-minute reprieve after ministers quietly pushed back a key deadline in a sweeping welfare overhaul. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed it More...
Fuel rationing warning as EU warns of ‘long-lasting’ energy crisis from Iran war | World | News
A fuel rationing warning has been issued as the war in the Middle East rages on. European Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said the EU is preparing for a “long-lasting” energy crisis as Iran continues More...
