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An additional 80,000 low income families are to be eligible for help with meeting the costs of childcare under plans announced today by the Government.
7 October 2011
Many benefits are to be paid less frequently, it was announced today, in a move ministers say will better prepare jobless claimants for the world of work.
13 September 2011
The country's pensions system is in "urgent need" of improvement if millions of workers in private firms are to save enough for retirement, according to a new report released today.
1 August 2011
Controversial plans to raise the state pension age for women were waved through by MPs last night after the Government offered to hold talks with critics about how the change would be introduced.
21 June 2011
Households may have suffered their biggest drop in purchasing power for 30 years, a leading economic think-tank warned today.
13 May 2011
The Government has confirmed plans to simplify the state pension system but stopped short of announcing firm plans.
8 March 2011
The basic state pension could be increased to about £140 a week under Government plans to ensure everybody has a "decent" income in retirement.
25 October 2010
A not-for-profit lender was launched today to give low earners and those with poor credit histories an alternative to loan sharks and doorstep cash providers.
23 September 2010
Britons must increase the amount they save by thousands of pounds a year to secure a decent retirement income, research suggests.
22 September 2010
Victims of the tax blunder which will see 1.4 million people asked to pay cash back to the taxman may qualify for increased benefits to soften the blow.
17 September 2010
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