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February

Coronavirus Travel Rights
The coronavirus outbreak is causing major travel disruption around the globe
26 February 2021

British travellers overseas urged to return to the UK
All British tourists and short-stay travellers that are abroad should return to the UK, the Government has announced
24 March 2020

Anger as British Gas prepayment customers struggle to top up
Scores of British Gas customers have taken to social media, venting their fury at the big six supplier as they were unable to top up their prepayment meters last night – leaving some without heating and electricity
28 February 2020
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New Scottish £20 enters circulation
Bank of Scotland's new polymer £20 note, featuring an image of the Forth Bridge with the Queensferry Crossing in the background, has entered circulation today
28 February 2020

Competition watchdog to take action on leasehold selling
The competition watchdog says it has found evidence of potential mis-selling and unfair contract terms in the leasehold housing sector
28 February 2020

Mysupermarket grocery comparison site to close within days
Price comparison tool Mysupermarket is set to close this weekend, meaning shoppers will no longer be able to use its popular website and app to cut their grocery costs
27 February 2020

Student Loans Company to trial automatic refunds for those that overpay
The Student Loans Company is trialling automatic bank refunds to former students who have overpaid their loans
27 February 2020

Funding for bank transfer scam victims extended to December
A temporary funding arrangement for a scheme that reimburses people who are tricked into transferring money to fraudsters will be extended until the end of the year
27 February 2020

Over 130 councils set to raise tax by 4% this year – see if you can cut yours
Almost 90% of local authorities in England which provide care services are looking to raise council tax this year by the maximum permitted amount of 4%, according to new analysis
26 February 2020

Premium Bond customers can now get texts to let them know they've won
Premium Bond holders will now be able to sign up to text notifications letting them know when they've won a prize
25 February 2020
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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
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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...