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May 2019

Universities Minister Chris Skidmore has said the Government must communicate better on student loans, after MSE and top universities called for the current student loans statement to be scrapped. 
15 May 2019
Nectar card-holders will no longer be able to collect points at BP garages after 31 May, but they will soon be able to get them at Esso, which is switching to Nectar from the Tesco Clubcard scheme.
15 May 2019
The price of making an international call from the UK to another EU country will be capped at around 20p/min from today – but you're still likely to be able to save by calling via the internet.
15 May 2019
Broadband, TV, mobile and home phone companies must alert customers before their contracts end and tell them about their best available deals, under new rules announced by the communications watchdog today – but don't rely on this to get you the best deal.
15 May 2019
The clock is ticking for thousands of pensioners with younger partners to claim pension credit before the eligibility rules tighten – which could cost some up to £7,000/year. Yet they're just a fraction of the 1.3 million who could claim the income top-up but don't.
14 May 2019
Hundreds of thousands of Virgin Mobile customers on pay-monthly contracts will be hit with a 2.4% price hike from Monday 1 July, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. And many found out on the day of a major service outage, with some unable to make calls, send texts or use data for hours.  
14 May 2019
About 1.7 million fines wrongly handed out to people thought to be falsely claiming free NHS prescriptions or dental treatment have been overturned in England since 2014, according to the spending watchdog. Check now if you're eligible for help with healthcare costs.
14 May 2019
Metro Bank had queues of customers inquiring about their safe deposit boxes in some London branches over the weekend, which it says was due to "false rumours" on social media and messaging apps. Customers have been told there is "no reason to be concerned" – here's the latest info and your rights...
13 May 2019
MoneySavingExpert.com, together with the Russell Group of universities, is calling on the Government to scrap the current student loan statement, after 90% of respondents to our poll question said our redesigned version of the statement helped them understand the student loans system. 
13 May 2019
Major banks are to be given more time to set up a service to check the name of the person or company you're sending money to online.
10 May 2019

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