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December

Got a Hotpoint or Indesit washing machine? Your rights as 100,000s of machines are recalled
Whirlpool is preparing to issue a product recall of up to 519,000 Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines found to pose a fire safety risk – here are your rights if your machine's affected
16 January 2020

National living wage to rise to £8.72 in April
The national living wage paid to workers aged 25 and over will rise from £8.21/hour to £8.72/hour from April, the Government has announced
31 December 2019

New online student loan repayment service to launch in 2020
A new online student loan repayment service will launch in 2020 to give graduates more up-to-date information about their loans, largely replacing paper statements
30 December 2019

Bus passengers across England to get better info on routes, timetables and fares
All bus passengers in England should soon be able to get accurate information about prices, routes and timetables, after the Government announced plans for a new project to make bus firms share data
27 December 2019

Council tax bills may rise by up to 4% from April
Some local authorities in England will be able to raise council tax by up to 4% in April 2020
23 December 2019

British Gas takes on Breeze Energy customers
Breeze Energy, a small energy supplier with about 18,000 domestic customers, has stopped trading, the regulator Ofgem has announced
23 December 2019

NatWest and RBS breaking new overdraft rules
RBS and NatWest are still including overdrafts when telling customers their 'available balance', despite new rules banning this
19 December 2019

Your bank account's 'available funds' can no longer include your overdraft from today
Rules coming into force today mean that a bank can no longer include your overdraft when telling you your 'available balance' or 'available funds'.
18 December 2019

Over 700,000 RBS customers owed compensation after being overcharged on currency exchanges
The customers are owed compensation worth £40 million after being overcharged between 2010 and 2014
18 December 2019

Best-buy Marcus account savings rate cut to 1.35% – what you need to know
The Marcus savings account rate has been cut to 1.35% for new customers
18 December 2019
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200,000 women in line for automatic £13,500 average payout due to state pension error
4 March 2021Around 200,000 women could be owed an average payout of £13,5000 after their state pensions were underpaid, new figures reveal. And these payments will now be paid automatically following a Government review - although women who weren't due the automatic uplift in the first place will still need to claim -
M&S Bank to close all current accounts in August and shut in-store bank branches
4 March 2021M&S Bank is to close all of its current accounts from August, it's been announced. But customers with credit cards, loans and insurance customers are not impacted. Here's what's happening. -
Coronavirus Self-Employed & Small Limited Company Help
4 March 2021If you're worried about work during the coronavirus crisis, this guide looks at your rights if you're self employed, including what help's there for limited company directors. -
Budget 2021: Income tax thresholds frozen – meaning many will pay more
3 March 2021Income tax thresholds are to rise from April 2022 and then be frozen for a further fours years until April 2026, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed
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Martin Lewis VIDEO: Should you pay off your Plan 1 student loan?
11 January 2021If you started university between 1998 and 2012, or since then in Scotland and Northern Ireland, you'll have a Plan 1 student loan. While much is written about whether those with savings should overpay the current English Plan 2 student loans, there's little out there about Plan 1. I wanted to change that, so here's a video explaining how to decide...