August
Plans for price caps on funerals shelved due to coronavirus pandemic
The competition watchdog has said the funeral market must be reformed after its investigation found high fees and "unacceptably low levels of care" - but it's warned it can't push ahead with major reforms including caps on prices during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
13 August 2020
Energy firm Bulb pays £1.8 million after overcharging customers and preventing switching
Energy supplier Bulb has paid out £1.76 million in refunds and compensation after overcharging about 11,400 customers and preventing some households from switching to it
13 August 2020
Student loan interest rates to rise for many next month – what you need to know
Student loan interest rates will rise for many students and graduates from Tuesday 1 September, but repayment thresholds will also rise by hundreds of pounds from next April
13 August 2020
TSB customers struggle to access online banking
TSB customers have been reporting major problems trying to use the bank's online and app services today – here's what we know so far
13 August 2020
Post Office to close its online shop – where else can you buy stamps online?
The Post Office is to close its online shop at the end of the month, meaning you'll need to go to one of its branches in person to buy its products – but if you want to buy stamps online, there are still plenty of other options
12 August 2020
Self-employed income support overpaid to thousands
Up to 16,000 self-employed people who received Government grants to support their income during the coronavirus crisis have been paid too much after their payments were miscalculated. If you've been overpaid, the good news is you WON'T have to pay anything back – but you may now receive less than expected if you apply for the second income support grant
12 August 2020
Belgium, the Bahamas and Andorra are back on the UK's travel exclusion list
Find out what it means if you're on a trip, or due to go there soon
7 August 2020
Energy bills to fall for 11 million, but don't be fooled as most will still be overpaying by £100s/yr
Energy bills will fall for 11 million households in October, regulator Ofgem revealed this morning – but most people can still save £100s/yr by switching supplier
7 August 2020
TalkTalk customers wrongly charged late fees after taking coronavirus payment holidays
TalkTalk has charged around 2,000 customers fees for late payment even though it had agreed they could take a payment holiday because they were struggling financially due to the coronavirus crisis, MoneySavingExpert can reveal
6 August 2020
High-cost credit firms rapped for suggesting customers borrow more to fund 'exotic' holidays
Some high-cost credit firms are allowing repeated borrowing which puts consumers at risk of building up high levels of debt, and using marketing messages that suggest customers can borrow extra money in order to fund exotic holidays, a review by the financial regulator has found
6 August 2020
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Hit by passport application delays? Your travel and compensation rights explained
17 May 2022![]()
With record numbers lodging passport applications after putting off renewals during the pandemic, delays at the Passport Office are threatening to derail holidays for many. We round up your travel and compensation rights. -
Households should ignore scam emails WRONGLY telling them to claim council tax rebates from energy regulator Ofgem
17 May 2022![]()
Beware scam emails wrongly telling you to click a link to sign up for both a council tax rebate and an energy bill discount. It comes as MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) has received several reports from individuals who've received these emails. Here's what you need to watch out for. -
NHS prescription costs frozen in England for the first time in 12 years – here are all the details and how to save on your medicine bills
17 May 2022![]()
NHS prescription costs will remain frozen at £9.35 an item for the next 12 months. This is welcome news for many but remember to check if you qualify for free prescriptions or if you can save money with a prescription 'season ticket'. See below for more details. -
Coronavirus travel rights
17 May 2022![]()
We've the latest on the testing and self-isolation rules for travellers visiting popular destinations abroad, plus full refund and insurance rights for overseas and UK travel. -
Customers of collapsed rent-to-own firm BrightHouse unlikely to receive any form of refund - here are all the details
16 May 2022![]()
Customers of collapsed rent to own company BrightHouse are unlikely to get any money back after the firm's joint administrators said the cost of refunding people would "far exceed" the money available.
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Martin Lewis: 'UO is just as important as UX: A tip for anyone developing their website or app'
6 May 2022![]()
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: Got a cash ISA? You should probably ditch it
3 May 2022![]()
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: Money and Mental Health charity 2021/22 – Covid & cost of living hell...
26 April 2022![]()
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. -
Martin Lewis: What happened to my pledge to give £10m to charity – 2022 update (spoiler: it's now £20m)
11 April 2022![]()
Nearly a decade ago, in June 2012, MSE joined the MSM Group and I pledged £10m to go to charity. As that was a public pledge and I feel I've a duty of transparency, every year or two I bash out a blog report to explain where I'm up to, and who's got what money.
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