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About 200,000 pensions may get top-ups averaging £13,500 after nearly two decades of shortfalls.

Extending the stamp duty holiday and guaranteeing 95% mortgages will make housing less affordable for manyAt the wicked heart of both household and national finances is housing. It is the great […]

Office for Budget Responsibility says further 1m will be pushed into higher rate taxation as result of 2021 budget An extra 1.3 million people will have to start paying income tax – and a further […]

The Budget leaves the chancellor looking more Scrooge than Santa, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Investigation found some women on state pensions were underpaid over last 20 yearsAbout 200,000 women could be in line for pension back-payments averaging £13,500 after an investigation into the […]

Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget is packed with policies that will affect your finances. Here is a guide.

I applied for a grant under its MOREwoods scheme to fund planting, and have heard nothingI am hoping you will be able to uncover what is happening at the Woodland Trust, an organisation which […]

We ask people about what measures on furlough, universal credit, property and more will mean for themThe coronavirus crisis has hit household finances after Covid restrictions froze key parts of the […]

People who get a pay rise between this April and 2026 may find themselves paying a higher rate of tax.

Budget phases end of stamp duty holiday to prevent house buyers facing unexpected bills A phased end to the stamp duty holiday and a government guarantee for 95% mortgages will turn “generation […]

Forecasts suggests inheritance tax receipts will also rise, partly due to over-65s dying of Covid

Analysis: Freezing allowances will lead to more people paying income tax, while the stamp duty holiday is driving up house pricesWe can hardly call them “stealth tax rises” this time around, as […]

Analysis: chancellor’s budget sticks with military theme as final reckoning of virus’s impact remains some way offSunak flags tax rises as total Covid spending tops £400bnBudget 2021: live […]

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After June there will be tapered relief for the next three months, the chancellor announces.

The move will help millions of people, Rishi Sunak says, ahead of setting out his tax and spending plans.

ONS says rate fell from 1.9% to 1.8% as people worked from home, the lowest since records began in 1995Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus presented the whole […]

Move, to be announced by Rishi Sunak in the budget, may not be rolled out until later this yearThe limit on contactless spending in the UK is set to rise to £100, although the change may not be […]

The move, taking effect later this year, will more than double the current limit of £45.

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Trustees of the Universities Superannuation Scheme say contributions must rise steeply.

It seems to be stuck at Heathrow and the company is blaming BrexitI fancied one of those KitchenAid mixers that Mary Berry uses and, wanting to avoid Amazon, I ordered it directly from the […]

Loans are backed by a relative or friend and have seen Amigo become UK’s most complained about financial firmComplaints to the financial ombudsman about a type of high-cost loan where the debt is […]

Tax rises and an extension of Covid support are both tipped to be announced in this week’s Budget.

Volatile incomes, debts and insufficient savings pile pressure on 40- to 55-year-olds, study showsA significant proportion of Generation Xers in Britain face financial hardship in retirement, with […]

Stricter rules are proposed for when the sector is overseen by the UK's financial regulator.

An unexpected acceleration in values last month pushed prices to a record high, the Nationwide says.

Households were overcharged by a total of £7.2m when they should have been protected from price rises.

More people moving from cities or to bigger properties in Covid-19 pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUK house prices bounced back in February despite the imminent […]

We had paid a total of £3,342 for two holidays but are still out of pocket months laterIn 2019 I booked a cruise for my wife and I with Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV), and last March I added a […]

Dozens of arts freelancers miss out on Covid support because of errors with their pay, Equity says.

Research suggests pollution from the vehicles could be worse than advertisedPlug-in hybrid cars burn significantly more fuel than official tests record, according to research that suggests pollution […]

A couple with young children want a long-term home in Liverpool and are feeling the strain of living with the in-lawsQ My fiancee and I are looking to buy a home in Liverpool. Our budget is about […]

With 14.2m people financially vulnerable, the work of the little-known responsible lending programme is more vital than everKathryn Smart was struggling to make ends meet at the start of England’s […]

Lower commuting costs, cancelled holidays and fewer meals out boost some bank accounts, a report says.