Family & Health

The NHS prescription charge in England is set to increase by 20p to £9 – but hundreds of thousands of patients could save by getting a 'prescription season ticket'.

Almost all English local authorities plan to increase council tax in 2019/20, according to a survey.

Patients in England can now receive an instant digital certificate when they apply online for a prescription season ticket – meaning they will no longer have to fork out £8.80 for each prescription item and then reclaim their cash.

Consumers who are more confident with numbers are likely to have a better credit score than those who aren't, initial findings of a study suggest.

Tens of thousands of people reclaimed more than £1.2 million last year for prescription prepayment certificates they no longer needed as they were entitled to free prescriptions or were in hospital, data obtained by MoneySavingExpert.com shows. If you no longer need yours, here's how to get your money back.

The cost of a standard colour TV licence will rise to £154.50 from 1 April – an increase of £4.

Hundreds of thousands of tax returns are filed late each year by people who don't owe any tax, data obtained by MoneySavingExpert.com shows – meaning many risk a fine of at least £100. If you still need to file a return this year, act fast – the deadline for filing your tax return this year is 11.59pm on Thursday 31 January.

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced new rules and plans to help make pension choices clearer for over-50s, which it says will help up to 100,000 every year. 

Some victims of pension scams have lost more than £1 million in savings to fraudsters, newly-revealed data shows.

The competition watchdog says it has "serious concerns" that secondary ticket seller Viagogo has not followed a court order which was put in place to protect consumers and is threatening to take it back to court if it doesn't make changes.