January 2018

Parents with children under nine can now apply for the Tax-Free Childcare scheme for ALL of their offspring - but some families with older children will have to wait until February.

People struggling with serious debt should be given a grace period of a year before being hit with interest, charges and enforcement action, MoneySavingExpert.com has told the Treasury.

O2 is slashing the price of calls, texts and data on its pay-as-you-go tariff by up to 80%.

Millions of taxpayers have until 31 January to file their online self-assessment tax return. Act NOW to avoid a £100 fine for missing the deadline – especially if you're filing online for the first time or don't know your login details.

Tesco has today postponed a shake-up of its Clubcard Rewards scheme after a furious backlash from customers and a call from MSE founder Martin Lewis for it to rethink the changes.

A number of councils and businesses have continued to charge fees for credit card payments even after a new law outlawing the practice came into effect on Saturday, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal – while other big brands have been wrongly warning customers they'll be charged.

Npower is running a trial that could see an end to its standard variable tariff – for the first time it's moving some customers onto another fixed deal at the end of their current contract. But most could still save by switching.

NatWest has launched its first switch incentive in almost a decade and is offering £125 to new and existing customers.

Fraudsters are tricking victims into handing over personal details by sending fake texts which appear to be genuine NatWest messages – and have used the sophisticated scam to steal more than £100 from one woman.

Carphone Warehouse has been fined £400,000 following a cyber-attack in which more than three million customers' data was compromised.