January
British Gas and Sainsbury's Energy to cut gas prices by 5%
British Gas and Sainsbury's Energy have revealed gas price cuts of 5% from 27 February, but you can save by switching
19 January 2015
HMRC to email self-assessment reminders: how to tell the real from the fake
Left filing your tax return until almost the last minute? You're likely get a nudge from HMRC in your inbox this week
16 January 2015
Bankruptcy threshold to be raised from £750 to £5,000
More financially vulnerable people will be able to avoid the most drastic formal insolvency solution from October
15 January 2015
Pensioner Bonds launched today: go quick if you want one
Pensioner bonds paying a market-leading rate of 2.8% for a one-year fix and 4% for three years are now open
15 January 2015
Schools to teach teenagers about pension planning
Schools are to provide those aged 13 and over with lessons on pension planning, the Government has announced
15 January 2015
Energy switches now possible in 17 days, but not for all suppliers
If you're looking to switch energy provider, from today it could take half as long as it did in the past, DECC announces
14 January 2015
Problems paying your bills? New campaign launched to help those in difficulty
Three-quarters of low income families struggled with their energy bills last year, jeopardising their child's health
14 January 2015
Inflation falls to lowest level since May 2000
Inflation matched its lowest level on record in December when it fell to 0.5%, official figures showed today
13 January 2015
E.on cuts gas prices (slightly), but you still need to switch to save
Eon has shaved the price of its standard gas tariff by 3.5%, which could save customers an average of £24/yr
13 January 2015
Young drivers save on car insurance thanks to telematics
Car insurance prices may be rising, but the use of pay-as-you-drive schemes is helping young drivers keep costs down
13 January 2015
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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
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MoneySavingExpert (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
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Martin 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
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Morrisons 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
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After the rise, the odds of each £1 Premium Bond number winning a prize will increase from 34,500-to-one to 24,500-to-one. -
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Martin Lewis: What I asked the Chancellor to do when I spoke to him on Monday...
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With 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
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Press 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'
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I 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...
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It'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.
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