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Tens of thousands of people who are living or lived with someone with a 'severe mental impairment' may be able to reclaim council tax, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal, after three charities warned many overpay. One MoneySaver told us her mum was refunded £3,000 after overpaying for seven years – here's how to claim.

Parents of students going to university are facing a large hidden hike in the amount they are expected to contribute to support their child's living costs, with some now asked to pay over £5,300 a year, MoneySavingExpert.com analysis reveals.

Derbyshire County Council is understood to be the first local authority in the country to temporarily scrap many term-time holiday fines, while it awaits the outcome of a potential Supreme Court case.

Women battling against increases in the state pension age won't succeed in forcing a compromise, the new pensions minister has vowed - but campaigners say they're determined to fight on.

First-time buyers will be able to get a Government bonus towards a first home in time to bolster their deposit when they exchange contracts under the new Lifetime ISA (LISA) scheme, which begins next year.

The Government is to push ahead with the launch of the Lifetime ISA in April 2017 – despite speculation it could have been axed after George Osborne was replaced as Chancellor.

MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has today implored the Government to treat students "as voters and citizens, not just consumers" while giving evidence to the Higher Education and Research Bill Committee.

Train travellers should be able to more easily pick the cheapest fares for their journey under proposals for a shake-up of ticket prices, it has emerged.

The Government has announced that English and Welsh universities will be able to raise maximum tuition fees to £9,250 a year from August 2017 – and the increase could hit those already studying too. But as MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis explains below, in practical terms most won't pay more.

MPs have debated the retrospective hike in student loan payments, following a call from MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis for people to get their MP to show their opposition to the changes.