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A major 10-year strategy to help consumers prepare for and manage their money has been published today, after research reveals four in 10 adults are not in control of their finances.

Yesterday we learnt inflation's hit 0% for the second month running – so little surprise, borrowing costs are hitting all–time lows.

Unemployment has reached a 17-year high of more than 2.5 million and youth joblessness is at record levels, new figures reveal today.

The Student Loans Company (SLC) has vowed to ensure all university goers who applied for finance on time will have their loans and grants available by the start of the academic year.

An ATM operator today launched a network of free cash machines that only dispense £5 notes.

December's early payslip seems great pre-Christmas, yet it means the cash needs to stretch even longer.

Unemployment climbed by 30,000 over the three months to 30 September to reach 2.46 million, official figures showed today.

Three hundred thousand university hopefuls getting their A-Level results today face the prospect of graduating with over £23,000 debt, a new report reveals. Yet this misses the real crux for students: the difference between good and bad debt.