MoneySavingExpert News
October

Disability and carer's allowance claimaints to suffer as inflation falls
Disability and carers benefits are likely to rise by just 1.2% next April after inflation figures fell to a 5-year low
15 October 2014

'I got £23k back under Section 75 after paying just £200 on credit card'
A savvy couple avoided losing more than £23,000 of their retirement savings after following MSE’s tips on Section 75
14 October 2014

Over-55s get green light to use their pension like a bank account
People will be able to take a series of series of lump sums from their pension fund instead of just one from April 2015
14 October 2014

Nectar points cut in half at Sainsbury's and points for bag reuse scrapped
From 11 April 2015, Nectar card holders will earn only one point for every £1 spent at Sainsbury's
14 October 2014

Savers told to look elsewhere as Intelligent Finance cuts ISA rates
Anyone who has (N)ISA savings with Intelligent Finance should consider moving their cash as it cut interest rates today
13 October 2014

Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco to cut petrol prices by up to 2p/litre tomorrow
Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco will cut diesel prices by up to 2p/litre and unleaded by up to 1p/litre from tomorrow
13 October 2014

Scotland scraps 'slab' stamp duty system in favour of proportional rates
Home buyers in Scotland no longer face huge tax hikes if they buy a property that goes just over a stamp duty threshold
10 October 2014

Planning on getting a TSB current account? Do it now if you want to open four
Anyone thinking of getting TSB's current account should do it this weekend if they want to open four accounts
10 October 2014

The CPP redress scheme was a failure as £850m went unclaimed
MoneySavingExpert.com is urging the FCA to allow victims of CPP mis-selling to reclaim their cash again
10 October 2014

Payday loan firms to be forced onto comparison sites
Payday lenders will be forced to provide details of their products on comparison websites, under proposals from the CMA
9 October 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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Energy price cap predicted to rise 42%
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Amazon £10 off £30 for some
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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. -
Mis-sold an Amigo loan? Redress could soon be on its way after High Court approves complaints scheme
23 May 2022A compensation plan put forward by Amigo Loans to return at least £112 million to borrowers it wrongly mis-sold high-interest loans to has today (23 May) been approved by the High Court. The move is a significant win for borrowers and follows a previous proposal that was rejected by the Court.
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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.