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State Pensions

Campaigners raise £65,000 for legal challenge to women's state pension changes
WASPI may seek a judicial review on the legality of the changes
21 October 2016

MPs demand rethink of women's state pension changes
A parliamentary motion aiming to protect women who will be hit by changes to the state pension is passed by MPs
7 January 2016

Women's state pension changes petition smashes 100,000 signatures – and may now get second parliamentary debate
Petition on women's state pension changes smashes 100,000 signatures – and may now get second parliamentary debate
5 January 2016

MPs to debate women's state pension changes as 79,000 sign petition
Controversial changes to the state pension which will hit women aged 55-65 will be debated in Parliament in January
17 December 2015

Sign the petition to get MPs to debate women's state pension changes
A petition created by Women Against State Pension Inequality has gained more than 55,000 signatures
14 December 2015

Autumn Statement 2015: State pension rates confirmed
Osborne also revealed that those who leave the UK for more than four weeks at a time will no longer get pension credit
25 November 2015

State pension to rise by at least 2.5% next April
Today's inflation announcement means the basic state pension will rise by at least 2.5% next April
13 October 2015

Last chance to top up your state pension - Martin's 3-min 'should you do it?' briefing
On Monday, a scheme launches allowing millions of people to buy a top up to boost their pension by up to £25/week
9 October 2015

Got a nanny or carer? You may need to set up a pension for them
If you run a small business or employ a nanny or carer, you may need to start paying into a pension for them
1 June 2015

11 ways to beat new tax year changes: Act now and you can gain £1,000s
Massive changes are afoot both for the new tax year and many parts of the public sector change their prices then too
25 March 2015
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Martin: 'Aged around 45 to 70?'
'You may be able to turn £800 into £5,500+'
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New. Top way to spend abroad
Unbeatable exchange rates and cashback
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10% off discount 'best-before' store
Eg, 23p Pepsi , £4,50 for 1kg Lindt
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Cheaper energy deals kiboshed
Martin not exactly impressed
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Lloyds' free £125 bank bribe
But others pay more
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Debt cost-cutting masterclass
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£17 million of unspent Tesco Clubcard vouchers will expire this month, but there’s a trick to extend them – here’s how
20 May 2022Some £17 million worth of unused Tesco Clubcard vouchers are set to expire at the end of the month. Use your vouchers now if you can but if not, there is a trick to extend them online. We explain how it works below. -
Millions of 4G smartphone owners may be due up to £30 payout after claims handset prices were inflated
20 May 2022Around 29 million 4G Apple and Samsung smartphone owners in the UK could be entitled to a payout of up to £30 if a collective action case by Which? is successful - although there are no guarantees. It comes after the consumer group claimed inflated manufacturing costs were passed onto consumers -
Boots and Co-op hike meal deal prices - here's how they compare to other major supermarkets
19 May 2022Boots and Co-op are the latest retailers to increase the price of their meal deals. Boots has upped costs from £3.39 to £3.59, and from £3.99 to £4.19 in its London shops, while Co-op's meal deal has jumped from £3.50 to £3.75. -
Financial regulator to punish banks and building societies that don't protect people's access to cash
19 May 2022Under the new 'Financial Services and Markets Bill' banks and building societies will have to ensure cash withdrawal and deposit facilities are available to customers in communities across the UK. -
Two MoneySavers reclaim £1,000+: How to check and challenge incorrect water bills if you use a soakaway or septic tank
19 May 2022Two MoneySavingExpert.com users have secured refunds and compensation worth thousands - and reduced their waste water bills - after arguing their bills should have been lower as their homes aren't connected to public sewers. Here's how others in England and Wales can maybe do the same.
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Martin Lewis: 'UO is just as important as UX: A tip for anyone developing their website or app'
6 May 2022I set up MoneySavingExpert.com nearly 20 years ago – when arguably the modern web was still in its infancy. With an abundance of self-belief (something I had too much of then, as I realise now) I decided not to read any books, or follow prevailing wisdom on how a site should operate – and just do it my way. -
Martin Lewis: Got a cash ISA? You should probably ditch it
3 May 2022Press the rewind button and go way back to April 2015... Possibly on the telly in the corner of your living room, I was on-air at the time urging savers as usual to use their new tax-free cash ISA allowance – because 'money was nicer in an ISA'. But things changed in 2016. -
Martin Lewis: Money and Mental Health charity 2021/22 – Covid & cost of living hell...
26 April 2022It's hard to believe the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) charity is now six years old. As the chair of trustees, each year I write the foreword to its annual report – and today the 2021/22 report is out, so I thought I'd blog my formal chair's foreword here. -
Martin Lewis: What happened to my pledge to give £10m to charity – 2022 update (spoiler: it's now £20m)
11 April 2022Nearly a decade ago, in June 2012, MSE joined the MSM Group and I pledged £10m to go to charity. As that was a public pledge and I feel I've a duty of transparency, every year or two I bash out a blog report to explain where I'm up to, and who's got what money.