MoneySavingExpert News
June

Winter fuel payments cut for those in hot countries
People living in hot countries will no longer be able to claim winter fuel payments from autumn 2015
26 June 2013

Government to host payday loans talks
Payday lenders, charities and Government ministers will be brought together next week to tackle the payday loan industry
25 June 2013

US travellers warned over Esta sites after Boris Johnson aide stung by £50 copycat
All visitors to the US must fill out an Electronic System for Travel Authorisation form, but the real cost is £9
24 June 2013

Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco to cut petrol prices
Supermarket giants Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco are to cut prices from Tuesday
24 June 2013

Petrol and diesel prices edge up
The price of petrol and diesel has edged up over the last month, with diesel drivers getting a worse deal
21 June 2013

Fewer tariffs demanded in energy bills reform: what it means for you
Energy firms will be forced to offer a maximum of four tariffs per fuel in a bid to simplify the market
21 June 2013

Dwell ceases trading Q&A: Your rights
Furniture chain Dwell has today ceased trading, with all 23 stores to close immediately and no customer orders delivered
20 June 2013

'Social life' payday loan text ads banned
Text messages promoting a payday lender are banned for suggesting loans are suitable for funding a social life
19 June 2013

Mobile roaming: New plans to cut cost of using phones in Europe
The European Commission plans to further cut charges for using your mobile around the continent
19 June 2013

TV licences: 400,000 say they don't need one, but do you know the law?
It's important you know when you need a licence or you risk a £1,000 fine or unnecessarily buying one
18 June 2013
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John Lewis launches rental subscription service for children's clothes - here's how it works
27 May 2022John Lewis has partnered with rental clothing brand thelittleloop to launch a subscription rental service for children's clothes. Customers will pay a monthly, quarterly or six month fee to borrow between 6 and 14 items. Here’s how it’ll work. -
Morrisons to reserve 5% 'deposit' on online orders - here's what's happening and how it affects you
27 May 2022Online shoppers at Morrisons will now see a 5% holding "deposit" taken on top of their total bill to help cover the cost of substitutions, the supermarket has said. So ensure you have the extra money in your account to place an order and bear in mind you can't access this cash until your final bill clears. -
Martin Lewis backs calls to ensure search engines must prevent scam ads as part of the Online Safety Bill - here's all you need to know
26 May 2022MoneySavingExpert (MSE) founder Martin Lewis has backed calls by consumer group Which? to tighten the wording within the forthcoming Online Safety Bill to ensure search engines, as well as social media companies, are forced to prevent fraudulent ads from appearing on their platforms. As it stands, the wording states that search engines only have to "minimise" fake ads. -
Watch Martin Lewis's Q&A with Rishi Sunak on the new cost of living support package – plus more info on today's announcement
26 May 2022Martin puts his, MSE users' and his social media followers' questions to Rishi Sunak following today's announcement of a new cost of living crisis support package. -
Morrisons becomes the fourth major retailer to hike meal deal prices this year - here's how it compares
24 May 2022Morrisons has increased the cost of its meal deal by 50p from £3 to £3.50, making it the fourth major retailer to up prices this year. Here's how it compares.
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Martin Lewis: What I asked the Chancellor to do when I spoke to him on Monday...
26 May 2022With the announcement of the Government's energy cost of living plans due out at lunchtime. I thought I'd speedily bash out a note down of what (from memory) I'd asked the Chancellor for when we spoke on Monday - and the other general suggestions I've been making. -
Martin Lewis: Got a cash ISA? You should probably ditch it
24 May 2022Press the rewind button and go way back to April 2015... Possibly on the telly in the corner of your living room, I was on-air at the time urging savers as usual to use their new tax-free cash ISA allowance – because 'money was nicer in an ISA'. But things changed in 2016. -
Martin Lewis: 'UO is just as important as UX: A tip for anyone developing their website or app'
6 May 2022I set up MoneySavingExpert.com nearly 20 years ago – when arguably the modern web was still in its infancy. With an abundance of self-belief (something I had too much of then, as I realise now) I decided not to read any books, or follow prevailing wisdom on how a site should operate – and just do it my way. -
Martin Lewis: Money and Mental Health charity 2021/22 – Covid & cost of living hell...
26 April 2022It's hard to believe the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) charity is now six years old. As the chair of trustees, each year I write the foreword to its annual report – and today the 2021/22 report is out, so I thought I'd blog my formal chair's foreword here.