Nearly 3.7 million individuals receiving Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will face a series of changes to the disability benefits system from November 2026, as part of new reforms announced by the UK Government in March. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed that payments will increase annually in line with …
Read More »Student loan borrowers in default are now facing debt collections
Education Secretary Linda McMahon discusses efforts to resume collections on defaulted student loans and Harvard University suing the Trump administration over a funding freeze on ‘The Bottom Line.’ Millions of student loan borrowers in default will start receiving notices on Monday that they are being put into collections. The move …
Read More »Martin Lewis investigation into Holland & Barrett prompts major change | Personal Finance | Finance
Holland & Barrett’s ‘Subscribe & Save’ scheme is designed to provide regular customers with “the best value”. However, following an investigation carried out by Martin Lewis’s Money Saving Expert, it was reportedly found that the health and wellbeing giant “failed to do so in the majority of cases”. The scheme …
Read More »Republican AGs launch probe into Google, Apple over Chinese apps
AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi says the app is critical for jobs in the U.S. on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Multiple Republican attorneys general have launched a probe into Apple and Google regarding their hosting of TikTok, Deep Seek and other Chinese-owned apps on their app stores. Former President Joe Biden signed …
Read More »Keir Starmer to sack Labour cabinet member even worse than Ed Miliband | Personal Finance | Finance
The UK’s controversial Energy Secretary appears to be safe for now, sadly. In fact, if there were a leadership election today, Labour members would probably back him over the embattled Prime Minister. Keir Starmer has no desire to sack Chancellor Rachel Reeves either, even though she’s sunk the UK economy …
Read More »CHARLES PAYNE: Don’t fear the stock market. Now is the time to dive in for the long term
‘Making Money’ host Charles Payne discusses the widespread impact of the stronger-than-expected April jobs report. Investing in the market is a lifelong endeavor — the sooner you start, the better off you will be. Looking at the last hundred years, it seems like an easy decision. Since the late …
Read More »HMRC demand letters for people with £3,500 or more in savings account | Personal Finance | Finance
People with £3,500 or more in savings are being told they could face an unexpected tax bill letter from His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). HMRC is able to automatically detect interest on savings generated by your bank account and if you tip over a certain threshold, you will automatically …
Read More »DWP Child Benefit alert as ex-DWP employee urges all parents to claim | Personal Finance | Finance
Parents have been told to put a claim in for Child Benefit (Image: Maskot via Getty Images) A former Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staffer with 42 years of experience in handling State Pensions and benefits has issued an alert to all parents. She says it is vital for …
Read More »Millions saving ‘too little’ to retire with pension of £3,650 a year | Personal Finance | Finance
New research has uncovered a stark reality for many Britons facing retirement, finding that nearly nine million in the UK are “significantly underpensioned”. Alarmingly, some are expected to survive on as little as £3,650 annually from their private pensions, according to a report by Now Pensions. This amount falls considerably …
Read More »Millions of pension savers get huge boost with ‘revolutionary’ £300m project | Personal Finance | Finance
The Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP), which has cost at least £289 million so far, involves developing an online tool where savers can see all their pensions in one place. At the end of this month, most larger pension schemes, including most FCA-regulated schemes, will have to connect to the dashboard. Legal …
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