Press Association

Energy costs are now the top financial worry for most Britons, ahead of rising food and mortgage repayments, a survey says.

The Government was given some welcome good news on the jobs front today when unemployment fell by 45,000 and the number of dole claimants dipped for the second month in a row.

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.

Half a million people are set to lose their disability benefits under government plans, it has emerged.

Households are being warned of more energy price hikes after British Gas owner Centrica said its costs were continuing to rise.

The state pension system will be reformed and simplified to make sure it keeps pace with people living for longer.

Unemployment is set to continue rising over the next five years in most parts of the UK because of a weaker economic outlook, according to a new report.

House prices are continuing to "fluctuate quite widely" after the average price dropped 2.4% last month, mortgage lender Halifax says.

Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King has admitted more should have been done to avert the banking crisis and has urged the Government not to delay reforming the financial sector.

House prices have dipped further amid the "soft" market, recording declines in four months out of the last five, lender Nationwide says today.

Collective switching by consumers between utility firms could put an end to poor deals and unresponsiveness from suppliers, according to a report.

Taxpayers have to wait almost three times longer to contact HM Revenue & Customs than they did two years ago, it has been revealed.

More than a million home owners will see the cost of their mortgage payments increase from today.

The gap between the 'true cost' of energy and what consumers actually pay will swell to nearly £2 billion in 2020 unless there is tougher regulation, a think tank warned today.

Official government fuel figures overstate just how many miles cars can do to the gallon, it has been claimed.

Payday lenders claimed today they are being unfairly tarnished by politicians who have "misunderstood" the service provided.