A father says he has been forced to sell his home and pay back nearly £20,000 in benefit overpayments after mistakenly ticking the wrong box on a Carer’s Allowance form. George Henderson, 64, told the Guardian he made the mistake when claiming the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit for his son John who […]
The full scale of the increase in the cost of olive oil has been revealed in this shocking new graph. The latest rate of inflation on olive oil is put at 50.4 percent in the year to February, according to experts at Eurostat. At the same time, the average price of a bottle on UK […]
Retirement age increases in the UK have been accelerating in the past few years – but some countries have to wait even longer to cash in fully on their pensions. In the UK, the retirement age is defined by the state pension age, which is the earliest age a person can start receiving the state […]
State pensioners could be missing out on £328 a year by not being on the full amount they could claim, an expert has warned. A person typically needs 35 years of National Insurance contributions to get the full new state pension, which has just increased to £221.20 a week. Steven Cameron, pensions director at wealth […]
A new petition is calling for a £9,000 pay increase for thousands of Britons by increasing the National Living Wage. Supporters want the current National Living Wage for those aged 21 and over, which is £11.44 an hour, to be extended to all workers regardless of age. The National Minimum Wage for those aged 18 […]
Britain’s big cities may be the driving force behind Britain’s economy however, new evidence makes clear their streets are certainly not paved with gold. For some of the biggest, such as Birmingham and many parts of London, which have the most expensive property, rents and cost of living in the country, also have the highest […]
A Premium Bonds customer who has loyally held her Bonds for over 60 years spoke of her disappointment at winning zero prizes. The woman took to X to share her frustration after she went through a prolonged process just to change some of her details. She said: “Hilarious scenes as I try to update online […]
Hopes of up to six interest rate cuts this year to fuel a feel-good factor ahead of a General Election have been quashed. In January, City traders were hopeful the Bank of England would start to cut the base rate from 5.25 percent in June with futher reductions before Christmas. The forecasts were built on […]
As companies look to reap the advantages of renewable energy and EV charging, the E-Merge Group is aiming to be their greenest link, reliably navigating their transition with bespoke and affordable end-to-end solutions. Founded by transport and business strategy experts Charlotte Ward and Marc Haley in Leeds last year, strong demand for its services has […]
Britons over 40 have been urged to investigate buying back any missing years of National Insurance contributions to boost their pensions. Buying one year’s of missing NI contributions will cost £824, but it could boost the State Pension by £302.64 each year. That means it would pay for itself in under three years, while an […]
