Nurse, 42, makes £900 a month from side hustle – ‘We’d struggle’ | Personal Finance | Finance

Rebecca Henman had to take on extra work just to stay afloat during the cost-of-living crisis, and doesn’t believe Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement will bring any relief. “Nothing in it is going to help families like ours,” she says. Rebecca, 42, lives in Cofton Hackett, Worcestershire, with her husband Dean, 47, a social work More...

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By admin On Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
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3m more people to get £150 cash boost this year under new Government plan | Personal Finance | Finance

Nearly three million more households will receive a £150 boost next winter if new proposals go ahead. The UK Government is reviewing an online consultation that closed on March 24. The proposals, put forward More...

By admin On Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
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DWP update on major Pension Credit change affecting ‘all applications’ | Personal Finance | Finance

The DWP has shared details of major changes to Pension Credit that will affect all applications for the benefit. Ministers provided the update after the Government was asked in Parliament about what it was doing More...

By admin On Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
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Martin Lewis issues major state pension message worth tens of thousands to some savers | Personal Finance | Finance

Martin Lewis has informed those in receipt of the state pension of a method that could see them almost quadruple what they get back. The money-saving expert has made a name for himself over the years by providing More...

By admin On Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
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Spring statement LIVE: National Living Wage change due to take effect | Personal Finance | Finance

UK inflation is expected to have eased in February, signalling the “calm before the storm” of bill hikes set to occur next month. The Office for National Statistics will publish the latest inflation More...

By admin On Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
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Ed Miliband’s war on North Sea oil wastes £150bn and drives up bills | Personal Finance | Finance

The bill for his madness is in, and it’s huge.  The UK’s Energy Secretary blinkered obsession with net zero is robbing Britain of energy security while handing billions to foreign oil and gas suppliers. Incredibly, More...

By admin On Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
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The DWP benefits and pension payments going up in April – check if you are affected | Personal Finance | Finance

A host of DWP benefit changes are set to happen in April, including social security benefits going up by 1.7%, the earnings threshold for Carer’s Allowance increasing and changes to Universal Credit debt repayments. More...

By admin On Monday, March 24th, 2025
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10 major money changes hitting bank accounts from April 1 | Personal Finance | Finance

A swathe of major money changes will come into effect from April 1 as the start of the new financial year kicks in. Increases to benefits, State Pension and National Minimum Wage will come into force next month, More...

By admin On Monday, March 24th, 2025
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Expert explains ‘easy win’ alternative to scrapping state pension triple lock | Personal Finance | Finance

Replacing the state pension  triple lock with a double lock will give state pensioners a meaningful increase as well as £2.6 billion in savings which can be used to help the most vulnerable in society, experts More...

By admin On Monday, March 24th, 2025
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Fury as benefit claimants given free electric car chargers worth ‘up to £800’ | Personal Finance | Finance

A scheme which provides cars to disabled people is being used to prop up sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and is ripping off the taxpayer, according to Reform MP and deputy leader Richard Tice. It was reported More...