UK households must boost tax-free Personal Allowance by £1,260 before Monday | Personal Finance | Finance

Married couples have just hours left to claim a tax-free Personal Allowance increase of £1,260 before the deadline at midnight on Sunday. The tax-free Personal Allowance is stuck at £12,570, which it’s been frozen at since 2021, but there is an allowance you can claim from HMRC if you’re in a married couple and only one of you exceeds that threshold More...

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Saturday, April 4th, 2026

New HMRC tax-free Personal Allowance limit confirmed from Monday, April 6 | Personal Finance | Finance

HMRC’s new tax-free Personal Allowance for 2026-27 has been confirmed (Image: Getty) A new tax year begins on Monday, April 6 and with it, all sorts of financial limits and thresholds will be reset or More...

Saturday, April 4th, 2026

State pensioners born in these years hit with state pension age rise from Monday | Personal Finance | Finance

The DWP will increase state pension ages starting from Monday (Image: Getty) The state pension age is officially starting to increase from 66 to 67 from this Monday, April 6, but when exactly you will be impacted More...

Saturday, April 4th, 2026

The cost of stamps is set to rise on April 7 | Personal Finance | Finance

The price of Royal Mail stamps is going up again from next week – so it could be a good idea to stock up now if you regularly send post. First class stamps will rise by 10p to £1.80 from April 7. The More...

Saturday, April 4th, 2026

Tax-free Personal Allowance rises to £13,830 for households after HMRC backdate | Personal Finance | Finance

Households can get up to £14,064 tax-free (Image: Getty) The tax-free Personal Allowance has been frozen for years on end and it will be stuck at its same meagre £12,570 limit for at least another five years More...

Saturday, April 4th, 2026

DWP state pension alert as millions to miss out on £575 boost in April | Personal Finance | Finance

Pensioners born before 1953 are much worse off unless they claim (Image: Getty) State pensioners are set for another payout boost from this Monday, April 6 thanks to the Triple Lock – but older retirees More...

Saturday, April 4th, 2026

Easter Sunday supermarket and shops open and closed as law differs | Personal Finance | Finance

Anyone planning to do their usual Sunday big shop tomorrow may well find themselves faced with a problem. That’s because tomorrow is Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, and it’s one of just two days a year More...

Saturday, April 4th, 2026

Older state pensioners can cut BBC TV Licence bill to £0 in 16 minutes | Personal Finance | Finance

Older state pensioners across the UK can cut their TV Licence bill down to £0 in just 16 minutes if they meet certain criteria. Following a £5.50 increase on April 1, a TV Licence now costs households £180 More...

Saturday, April 4th, 2026

State pension change next week to give retirees up to £575 more | Personal Finance | Finance

State pension rates will be rising by up to £575 from April 6, 2026 (Image: GETTY) The beginning of the new financial year on April 6 will introduce several significant changes for those collecting state pension More...

Saturday, April 4th, 2026

Families urged to act as ‘thousands won’t withstand energy price hike’ | Personal Finance | Finance

Households are facing rising cost of living challenges (Image: GETTY) While the energy price cap has fallen by almost seven percent this month, delivering the typical household roughly £117 in annual savings More...