'Rethink' over child benefit changes

5 March 2012

Chancellor George Osborne is poised to water down plans to strip higher earners of child benefit, it has been reported

NHS prescription charges in England to rise

23 February 2012

The cost of a prescription in England will rise 25p to £7.65 from 1 April, MPs were told today

Rules to protect the vulnerable from bailiffs proposed

17 February 2012

Vulnerable people could get better protection from bailiffs as the way they are regulated is set to be overhauled

David Cameron vows action on car insurance costs

14 February 2012

The Prime Minister is today hosting a summit to discuss ways to bring down soaring car insurance premiums

'Dear Chancellor, don't cap mortgage lending'

10 February 2012

There could be a cap on what home owners can borrow as a percentage of the property value. Critics say it wouldn't work

Lloyds TSB first big bank to launch junior cash Isa

8 February 2012

Lloyds will become the first major bank to launch a junior cash Isa, three months after the savings mechanism launched

Rise in first-time buyers predicted

6 February 2012

The number of first-time buyers is set to rise this year despite a lack of first-time sellers, a new study says

Benefit cap 'could hurt couples'

3 February 2012

The Government's benefit cap may encourage couples to live apart, a think-tank says

Thousands could miss out on Warm Front energy scheme

27 January 2012

Two lobby groups fear a scheme to help poorer households make their homes warmer won't benefit enough people

Government loses appeal over solar subsidy cuts

25 January 2012

Homeowners who install solar panels before 3 March will get higher payments, after a Government appeal was rejected

Government shrugs off Lords benefits defeat

24 January 2012

Coalition plans to cap benefits will be implemented "in full despite a stinging defeat in the Lords

'Why the solar subsidy cuts are so damaging'

20 January 2012

Charity Friends of the Earth explains why it's such a critic of government plans to cut solar benefits at short notice