2021

A MoneySaving couple have received a £3,500 council tax refund after taking their local authority to a tribunal and forcing it to backdate a discount to 2009 - and their success story shows how others may be able to win refunds for previous years too. 

Asda Mobile customers have been urged to request a new Sim card by September in order to keep using their phones. It comes after the company switched to piggybacking off Vodafone's mobile network this month. Until now, Asda Mobile had used EE's signal.  

MoneySavingExpert.com's 'Academoney' course - prepared and written by the Open University - is going bilingual, giving Welsh-language speakers the skills and knowledge they need to master their money, in their choice of Welsh or English.

Mae cwrs 'Academoney' MoneySavingExpert.com - a baratowyd ac ysgrifennwyd gan y Brifysgol Agored – bellach ar gael yn ddwyieithog, gan roi'r sgiliau a'r wybodaeth sydd eu hangen ar bobl yng Nghymru i feistroli eu harian, yn eu dewis nhw o’r Gymraeg neu Saesneg.

Supermarket giant Asda has ditched free plastic bags for fruit and vegetables and shoppers now need to bring their own or pay 30p for a reusable one in-store. 

A new private parking ticket appeals service will launch next year, the Government has confirmed. Meanwhile, a raft of measures designed to make private parking tickets cheaper and fairer have also been announced.

Lifetime ISA providers are setting early deadlines for savers who want to withdraw cash penalty-free without using it for a first home or retirement – so if you want to do that, don't wait until the official early April cut-off. In some cases savers have just days to make a penalty-free withdrawal – we've a full provider-by-provider breakdown below. 

The first areas of the country to get an ultrafast broadband upgrade have been named, with work due to start next year. As many as 510,000 homes and businesses should initially benefit from the £5 billion upgrade with more regions to follow in future.

Bupa UK health insurance customers will be refunded the equivalent of around one month's premium after coronavirus disrupted some people's planned medical treatments last year. 

Many Scots with student loans will see repayments drop sharply next month, as the income threshold at which loans begin to be repaid will rise from £19,390 to £25,000. We've full analysis of the changes below - including who's likely to pay more and less in the long run as a result.