Government

MoneySavingExpert.com has been asked to write a report on the effectiveness of ombudsmen by a group of cross-party MPs seeking recommendations on how consumers' rights could be better served.

Disabled customers and employees are to be given a voice to promote change and trigger improvements in various industries, following the launch of a Government initiative today.

Drivers have been warned not to wait until their MOT to find out if their car needs attention after a Government road casualty report showed 1,830 accidents last year were linked to vehicles being unroadworthy.

Premium Bond prizes are to be cut from May by NS&I, with millions of savers less likely to win as a result.

Car cover premiums are expected to rise after the Association of British Insurers (ABI) admitted previous promises that 'whiplash reforms' would reduce motorists' insurance costs by £50/year were unlikely to materialise.

Benefit claimants who didn't appeal decisions made by tax credit-checking firm Concentrix to amend or cancel their claims will have their cases reviewed, according to HM Revenue & Custom's (HMRC's) response to a report by the Work and Pensions Committee.

The Government has today kick-started the sale of pre-2012 student loan debt and has been quick to dismiss concerns the process could negatively impact graduates.

A new Government payment scheme for widowed parents could end up pushing some claimants "onto the breadline" according to a mum of two who has relied on "lifesaving" payouts made under the existing system since her husband passed away six years ago.

P arents with young children who are widowed in future could miss out on £1,000s once changes to a Government bereavement scheme are rolled out in April. But a broader overhaul means childless widows and widowers aged under 45 will benefit from a bereavement allowance for the first time.

A proposed ban on "cowboy" cold-callers who telephone households to target savers' pension pots will be extended to include emails and texts.