Poorer pensioners are waiting months for their benefit applications to be approved after the Department for Work and Pensions was overwhelmed by rising demand stimulated […]
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UK pensions: it’s easy to cut fees – and you could save thousands
Everywhere you turn at the moment, you see money-saving tips. But many of them involve making sacrifices and quite small sums of money. However, there […]
Read more$1.6bn Powerball jackpot is the largest lottery prize in history
Strong sales boosted a Powerball jackpot to an estimated $1.6bn on Friday, making it the largest lottery prize in history. A drawing will be held […]
Read moreUK mortgage rate rises ‘will put extra 400,000 people in poverty’
Higher monthly home loan costs will pull another 400,000 people into poverty in the coming year as the fallout from dearer mortgage rates ricochets through […]
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Worried about bills? Here’s a financial survival plan
This week’s bumper interest rate rise will further turn the screw on many households by pushing up borrowing costs, just as soaring food prices have […]
Read moreHow will the UK interest rate hike affect you?
The Bank of England has hiked interest rates by 0.75 percentage points to 3% – the eighth rise since last December and the biggest since […]
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