MoneySavingExpert News
July

Contactless payments coming to London's Tube in September
You'll be able to use contactless payments on London's Tube system from 16 September, Transport for London's confirmed
25 July 2014

Did you pay for care in Wales after 2003? You could claim a refund
If you lived in Wales between April 2003 and August 2013, and paid for care, you could claim £10,000s - if you're quick
25 July 2014

Hit by a lengthy power cut? You'll get more compensation from 2015
Ofgem is to increase the amount of compensation households get following a power outage
24 July 2014

Hit by 1990s student loans blunder? Check for Erudio packs in post
If you were sent misleading letters about your student loans, check for the correct paperwork coming in the post
24 July 2014

Deferring your pension set to be worth less from 2016
If you delay claiming your state pension, you'll gain less if you do it after April 2016 under new Government proposals
22 July 2014

Confused by pension options? Free, impartial guidance is coming in 2015
From next April millions of people will be able to get free, impartial guidance on how to make the most of their pension
21 July 2014

NatWest and Halifax caught sending misleading debt demands
NatWest and Halifax are the latest firms we've found to have sent misleading payment demands to customers in debt
18 July 2014

Current account market faces full competition inquiry
The personal current account market could face a full-scale probe by the Competition and Markets Authority
18 July 2014

Provident is latest firm caught sending misleading payment demands
Short-term lender Provident is the latest firm to have used dubious 'legal' tactics to pressure people to pay off debts
17 July 2014

Flying with Ryanair? New app skips check-in hassle
Ryanair's re-launched app lets you check-in which may help many avoid its recent, unpopular change in check-in policy
17 July 2014
25 May 2022
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10 big tips to cut motoring costs
Including MSE's new car insurance tool
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Top savings rates for a decade
1.5% easy access, 2.68% fixed
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Reclaim lost cash for FREE
Up to £50 billion's waiting to be found
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Energy price cap predicted to rise 42%
Should you fix?
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£25 M&S beauty bag with £30 spend
Normally £160
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Aged 45-70?
Can you boost state pension by £1,000s?
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Amazon £10 off £30 for some
Plus another 33 Amazon tricks
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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 2022Watch Martin Lewis, founder of MoneySavingExpert.com's (MSE), Q&A interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer below. Martin put his, MSE users’ and Martin’s social media followers’ questions to Rishi Sunak MP following today’s cost of living crisis support package announcement. -
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. -
NS&I to increase the Premium Bond prize rate to 1.4% - here's all you need to know
24 May 2022NS&I will increase its Premium Bond prize fund rate, which is equivalent to a yearly interest rate, from 1% to 1.4% from 1 June. The odds of each £1 Premium Bond number winning a prize will also increase from 34,500 to one to 24,500 to one. -
Coronavirus travel rights
24 May 2022We've the latest on the testing and self-isolation rules for travellers visiting popular destinations abroad, plus full refund and insurance rights for overseas and UK travel.
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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.