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The Government should introduce a personal savings scheme to fund people's care in later life, Saga says.

Motorists could face a 50% rise in fuel duty in future years to cover a £13 billion hole in Treasury coffers, according to a report.

Families with children stand to lose £511 a year on average under tax and benefit changes coming into force from tomorrow, an analysis by a think-tank shows.

Couples could be forced to live apart by the Government's benefit cap, an economic think-tank is warning.

Single mothers will be hit harder than any other group by the coalition Government's programme of benefit cuts and tax rises, losing an average 8.5% of their income after tax by 2015, according to a report released today.

Sky-high energy prices are forcing the poorest pensioners to cut back on their food spending, a report says.

Households may have suffered their biggest drop in purchasing power for 30 years, a leading economic think-tank warned today.