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• DWP confirms exact amount PIP and DLA payments will rise with £749 boost

  08-11-2024 21:54 via express.co.uk
  
  PIP and DLA benefit payments will rise by 1.7% next April, the DWP has confirmed to claimants.
  
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• Deadline looms to pay £824 to boost State Pension by £5,500

  08-11-2024 21:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Currently, Britons can increase that State Pension payments by filling gaps in NI payments dating back to 2006
  
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• Reeves targets using £350bn council pension pot to boost UK economy

  08-11-2024 19:56 via ft.com
  
  Chancellor to set out reform to fragmented local authority funds in Mansion House speech
  
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• Reeves plans to use £350bn council pension pot to boost UK economy

  08-11-2024 19:56 via ft.com
  
  Chancellor to set out reform to fragmented local authority funds in Mansion House speech
  
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• DWP 'taking immediate action' over '£130 Christmas bonus' for state pensioners

  08-11-2024 18:20 via express.co.uk
  
  The DWP is 'taking action' over calls for a £130 Christmas bonus for pensioners, after plans to send those on benefits £10 this year were confirmed.
  
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• EDF Energy giving customers ‘free electricity’ for December with £1,500 boost

  08-11-2024 17:56 via express.co.uk
  
  EDF customers can benefit from zero energy bills during December.
  
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• DWP sending £11,900 each to pensioners born in these years after state pension mistake

  08-11-2024 17:37 via express.co.uk
  
  The DWP is sending as much as £11,900 to state pensioners born in these years after a blunder which took away money from women.
  
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• UK employers eye staff pension schemes to cut national insurance bills

  08-11-2024 16:50 via ft.com
  
  More companies intend to use salary sacrifice arrangements to offset Budget tax rises
  
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• Employers eye staff pension schemes to cut national insurance bills

  08-11-2024 16:50 via ft.com
  
  More companies intend to use salary sacrifice arrangements to offset Budget tax rises
  
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• Martin Lewis reveals exactly how much your mortgage will plummet after interest rate cut

  08-11-2024 16:12 via express.co.uk
  
  The Money Saving Expert founder took on X, formerly known as Twitter what it means for mortgages and savings.
  
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• DWP sending £617 into bank accounts 'earlier than normal' this December

  08-11-2024 16:09 via express.co.uk
  
  DWP benefits claimants will get their money on a different date than normal in December
  
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• 800,000 Brits could stop paying for TV Licence - here's how

  08-11-2024 15:41 via express.co.uk
  
  Some people aged over 75 will be able to get their TV licence for free - and all they need to do is make a claim for Pension Credit
  
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• City of London pauses plan to move Smithfield and Billingsgate markets

  08-11-2024 15:28 via ft.com
  
  Historic meat and fish markets were due to be combined at a facility in Dagenham
  
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• DWP benefits bill soars as one in four now disabled as workplace checks loom

  08-11-2024 14:41 via express.co.uk
  
  The new Labour government announced efforts to tame the rise in the benefits bill in the Budget
  
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• Greggs shares fall as analysts predict near-£100mn Budget hit

  08-11-2024 14:29 via ft.com
  
  Low-cost bakery chain has not yet commented on impact but retailers warn that measures will hurt
  
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• Asda boss Stuart Rose warns Budget threatens hiring and pay rises

  08-11-2024 13:00 via ft.com
  
  Retail veteran is latest business leader to criticise moves including changes to national insurance
  
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• British banks face an expensive motor finance crash

  08-11-2024 12:00 via ft.com
  
  Giving dealers incentives to increase loan interest rates for car buyers could be ruinous for lenders
  
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• Serco shares fall on Australian contract loss and changes to UK national insurance

  08-11-2024 10:28 via ft.com
  
  UK operator of prisons and asylum accommodation will see combined £38mn hit in 2025
  
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• Will women be the big losers from Rachel Reeves’ first Budget?

  08-11-2024 06:00 via ft.com
  
  National insurance increases will push up the cost of childcare and hit lower-paid part-time jobs
  
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• UK government explores privately-funded Birmingham-Manchester rail link

  08-11-2024 06:00 via ft.com
  
  Mayors argue new train line is needed after northern leg of HS2 was axed on cost grounds
  
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• The great post-Budget pensions rethink

  08-11-2024 06:00 via ft.com
  
  But there are several tools you can use to cut an IHT bill
  
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• New Lord Mayor to push pension funds to invest more in London-listed companies

  08-11-2024 06:00 via ft.com
  
  Alastair King takes office in the Square Mile on Friday and says measure necessary to boost stock market
  
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