Protect your Pocket

If you're self-employed and haven't already filed a self-assessment tax return, do it now to avoid a hefty fine, as the deadline is fast approaching.

Rogue PPI reclaim firms will face fines in future, under Government plans to toughen up the way it regulates claims management companies.

Energy, mobile phone, credit card and current account providers may be forced to give customers the information they hold on them in future, so consumers can use the details to make better decisions about cutting costs and managing money.

More than 250,000 workers will get a pay rise, following increases to the UK and London living wages which have been announced today.

Plans to end "rip-off" pension charges, which could wipe tens of thousands of pounds off your retirement savings pot, have been set out by the Government.

MPs have called on the Government and other organisations to do more to make sure vulnerable young people outside mainstream schooling receive financial education.

HM Revenue & Customs is cracking down on dodgy "pension liberation" firms by tightening up the way it registers and transfers pension schemes.