The DWP has clarified how the process works for applying for Attendance Allowance after an MP asked if the current claim form is accessible. SNP MP Drew Hendry asked the Government if there had been any recent assessment of “the adequacy of the accessibility of Attendance Allowance claim forms”. Pensions minister Paul Maynard provided a response […]

A woman from Lancashire earns an average of £4,000 a month after taking on her Avon business full-time. Victoria Houlston, 30, previously worked as the business manager of a chain of nurseries but was furloughed when the pandemic hit, leading her to try her hand at something completely different. Her husband worked away mid-week, so […]

Britons can knock hundreds of pounds off their energy bills by making a few ‘simple’ changes, a British Gas engineer has said. Joanna Flowers, a service and repair engineer at British Gas, told Express.co.uk: “We’re continuing to help households across the UK find ways to become more energy efficient. “There are lots of simple things […]

It’s not me saying that, but no less a publication than the Financial Times. I clicked on the site this morning to be greeted with the headline: “Sterling outshines rivals as UK economy holds up better than expected”. Few Britons will have expected that, given the gloom enveloping the country, which Jeremy Hunt’s spring Budget […]

State pensioners may be wondering if the cut in National Insurance (NI) announced in the Spring Budget could affect how their payments are funded. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced this week a two percent cut in class 1 employee National Insurance, from 10 percent to eight percent, as well as cut in the class 4 self-employed […]

Jasmine Birtles, who set up MoneyMagpie.com in the teeth of the Great Financial Crash of 2008, says that the best way females can celebrate International Women’s Day this year is to open an account on an investment platform and set up a monthly standing order to pay into it, even if it’s just £25 a […]

High energy bills have disastrous consequences for struggling households beyond simply being able to afford heat and light, according to a new study. British experts say there are serious consequences in terms of stress, health, disability and wellbeing, which need to be addressed. As a result, they have developed a new way to define and […]

The DWP has issued a clarification about how it determines the state pension age after an MP raised the issue. Labour MP Clive Lewis asked in a Parliamentary question what criteria the Government uses “to assess whether to amend the state pension age”. Pensions minister Paul Maynard responded to say that the Work and Pensions […]

The rate of National Insurance will reduce by 2p in April. While it’s argued this won’t offset the stealth income tax rise, experts suggest people can use it to bolster their pension pots. This NI cut marks the second 2p reduction in 2024. The rate dropped from 12 percent to 10 percent in January and […]

First time buyers and home movers have been left confused by a mortgage rates rollercoaster in recent months. Earlier this year there was talk of a ‘mortgage price war’ with lenders cutting rates on five-year fixed rate deals to below 4 percent. However, these rates have disappeared leaving home buyers unsure about what is the […]