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MPs have been warned people from disadvantaged backgrounds may suffer if the Government pushes ahead with plans to digitise the benefits system.
10 September 2012
The Government is considering enforcing tougher sanctions for disabled and sickness benefit claimants who refuse to take steps to get back into the workplace.
4 September 2012
The Government has confirmed it will ban excessive charges for using credit and debit cards and has launched a consultation on how to implement these plans.
3 September 2012
Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level for a year after a big jump in the number of people who have found work, new figures show.
15 August 2012
Pensions Minister Steve Webb has urged companies that charge excessive fees to offer members fairer terms.
23 July 2012
Unscrupulous credit and debt firms risk having their licences taken away immediately under new powers to be granted to the Office of Fair Trading.
19 July 2012
Former cabinet minister John Denham is calling for all supermarkets to make prices available online so consumers can make accurate comparisons and monitor price changes and offers.
19 July 2012
The Government has today announced plans to make it easier for people to take their work pension with them from job to job.
17 July 2012
Victims of the Farepak collapse will be paid back about half the money they lost after the Christmas savings business went bust.
10 July 2012
The Government wants banks and credit unions to create new current accounts to help benefit claimants better manage their money when its universal credit comes into force next year.
10 July 2012
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