Wage increases may have eased the financial burden for many Britons but pay rises are not keeping up with rising living costs, an expert has warned. Regular pay excluding bonuses in Great Britain increased 7.3 percent from August to October 2023 compared to the same period a year before. Average regular earnings increased 7.2 percent […]
The number of vacancies on the job market has continued to fall while regular pay has increased for many workers. The latest ONS figures show in September to November 2023, there was an estimated 45,000 drop in vacancies on the quarter, to 949,000. Vacancies fell on the quarter for the 17th consecutive period. Alice Haine, […]
Online train ticket retailers are using so-called drip pricing with booking fees of up to £6.45 per transaction, a regulator has found. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said the companies must ensure their booking or finder’s fees are included in upfront prices. Drip pricing involves fees being added to advertised low prices. The ORR […]
Families are warned not to let thieves wreck their Christmas after the average insurance claim for domestic burglary hit more than £3,000 during last year’s festive season. December 2022 saw insurers deal with the equivalent of 185 domestic burglary claims every single day, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) says. Claims during the holiday period […]
A woman who was denied her widow’s pension on account of her age when she lost her husband has asked whether or not she can claim the sum now that she’s older. Conscious she would never receive the state pension her husband saved for, the woman wrote into This is Money to explain her situation. […]
Instead of the monies owed to Terry Gibbs landing promptly in his account the process never took off as he expected. “I go around in circles, do what I’m asked but am losing the will,” he told Crusader. ++ If you’ve been affected by this issue or feel you’ve been a victim of […]
Now offering retail and wholesale collections, the artisan producer has seen demand build for its unique collectibles over the past decade and expects turnover to double, reaching £1.1 million come 2025. Everything is UK sourced, including the basic unglazed pottery (bisque) which its team of five in house and 20 seasonal artists then reinvent […]
Giles Keating used to have energy bills of more than £100,000 a year, but now it costs him nothing to heat his home. The novelist bought Athelhampton House in Dorset in 2019, for a reported £7million, after he fell in love with the property. With 15 rooms to hear, the energy costs were already about […]
Millions of pension-age Britons are due to receive more than £600 in one-off payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) before the end of next month. The support is made up of several benefits offered by the Government during winter to help with rising living costs. From Winter Fuel Payments and the Warm […]
Parcel delivery company Evri has shared tips on spotting and avoiding scams in the run-up to Christmas – including the one action it will “never” do. , The pandemic prompted a significant increase in online shopping and home deliveries. Consequently, Evri reported an additional 250 million parcels entering its network, reflecting five years of growth […]
