Family & Health

The national minimum wage paid to workers aged 25 or over will rise from £7.83/hour to £8.21/hour next April, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced today.

Almost £38 million has been paid back in the past three years to people aged 75 and over who were continuing to pay for their TV licence even though they no longer needed to, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. 

A £5 million fund has been launched to help deliver hundreds of public water fountains across London from 2019.

An online tool which checks how much state pension you're likely to get – also known as your 'state pension forecast' – has now been used 10 million times, new figures show. Here's how to check your forecast.

Facebook has revealed 50 million accounts have been hacked, though it's unclear how many UK victims there are.

Free water refill points are to be introduced in 30 Scottish towns and cities over the next two years to encourage people to top up refillable bottles.

The Welsh Government has become the first in Great Britain to launch a website and leaflet to help 'severely mentally impaired' residents access a council tax discount worth almost £400/year on average – but MSE founder Martin Lewis says others must follow suit.

MoneySavers have pledged more than £11.5 million in less than one month to charitable causes as part of our 'free' wills offer.

The NHS has launched a new tool that allows you to check if you're eligible for free prescriptions or other help with health costs.

All Scottish councils are offering eligible families a school uniform grant of at least £100 following an agreement with the Scottish Government.