Are your wardrobes bursting at the seams? Need a declutter or some extra cash? Selling your pre-loved clothing and other items online might just be the solution you’re looking for. And a savvy Vinted seller has revealed her secrets to success, boasting daily earnings of £80 with minimal effort. While eBay, Depop, and Facebook Marketplace […]

Reforming an important pensions policy could boost people’s retirement funds by £100,000, a group has said. Standard Life is calling for the pensions auto enrolment standard amount to be increased from eight percent to 12 percent. The group claimed this would add £96,500 younger workers’ retirement pots, increasing workplace pension contributions by around £10billion a […]

Millions of individuals not on benefits are noticing an extra £57 in their bank accounts. This is due to cuts to National Insurance – the tax paid by working people – allowing households to retain more of their earnings each month. Energy bills are also beginning to decrease for many, although the speed at which […]

For the 52 weeks to the end of January, Card Factory’s pre-tax profits rocketed 25.2% to £65.6million, while its revenues climbed 10.3% to £510.9million. Like a number of businesses, Card Factory was hurt by the pandemic and had to take Government Covid and other loans to keep itself afloat. However, thanks to its strong trading, […]

Mortgage approvals have hit their highest levels in 18 months according to Bank of England data, which experts say shows that confidence is returning to the property market. According to the Bank of England, there were 61,300 net mortgage approvals in March. That compares with 60,500 in February and 52,000 in March 2023. The 61,300 […]

Carers have been urged to check if they are missing out on any benefits that could boost their income. SNP MP Owen Thompson asked the Government if energy ministers have looked at “providing additional support to carers to help with rising energy costs”. The energy price cap fell from the start of April, with average […]

Now, experts reveal that a single adjustment to your household routine could achieve both goals simultaneously, with minimal effort required. The secret? Turning down the temperature on your boiler. According to specialists, simply lowering the temperature on your boiler can lead to significant savings on both your energy bill – around £100 per year – […]

If you’re a pensioner and don’t think you earn enough to pay income tax, make doubly sure that’s still true. In 2010, when the Tories came to power, around 4.5 million retirees paid income tax. Today, nine million will. Incredibly, an extra 650,000 will start paying tax this year, thanks to Rishi Sunak and Jeremy […]

It’s been a benefit that’s handed out millions of pounds to disabled and poorly people since it was introduced 10 years ago but now the government is set to overhaul the DWP’s Personal Independence Payments with a raft of new proposals. The government has issued a ‘green paper’, a long consultation document that sets out […]

Around 730,000 Tax Credits customers will start receiving their annual renewal notices from this week, HMRC has announced. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said Tax Credits claimants will receive them between May 2 and June 19, 2024. While the vast majority of claims will be automatically renewed, Britons are warned that some circumstances require a […]