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• Starmer axes UK payments watchdog as part of anti-regulation drive

  11-03-2025 23:31
  
  Government says regulator’s merger with Financial Conduct Authority will reduce complexity and boost innovation
  
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• UK minister in ‘active discussions’ with pension funds to invest more in private markets

  11-03-2025 19:27
  
  Torsten Bell says government is ‘encouraging, not instigating’ investment in wider range of assets
  
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• Threshold for filing ‘side hustle’ tax return to rise to £3,000 in UK

  11-03-2025 16:01
  
  Cash earnings to increase from current level of £1,000 in boost to people who sell goods online
  
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• Starmer will not impose immediate UK counter-tariffs to US steel levies

  11-03-2025 14:27
  PM to take a ‘cool-headed’ approach as he tries to steer clear of transatlantic trade war
  
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• Central banks should fear misbehaving inflation expectations

  11-03-2025 13:30
  Widening dispersion and greater inflation uncertainty mean expectations are not as anchored as they appear
  
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• Share of UK lending to first-time buyers reaches record high

  11-03-2025 13:28
  Trend driven by rents rising faster than house prices as landlords leave the market
  
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• Cash ISA expert says 'do this now' amid Rachel Reeves tax raid and financial year end

  11-03-2025 13:09 via express.co.uk
  
  With the tax year ending in April people with the popular accounts need to take urgent action
  
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• Martin Lewis issues warning to anyone with just one bank account

  11-03-2025 12:59 via express.co.uk
  
  Money expert Martin Lewis warned that people with only one account are losing out.
  
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• DWP explains how PIP assessments change will affect how payments are decided

  11-03-2025 12:32 via express.co.uk
  
  There are different levels of payment depending on your needs, Parliament was told
  
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• Add £37,000 extra to pension pot with direct debit change

  11-03-2025 12:28 via express.co.uk
  
  Pension experts say one change to monthly payments could boost retirement savings by thousands.
  
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• Nationwide to give every single customer free £50 in bank accounts – when and how

  11-03-2025 12:13 via express.co.uk
  
  The UK bank is sending ‘thank you' payments to 12 million customers.
  
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• DWP to make major changes to PIP and Universal Credit - here's what it means

  11-03-2025 11:55 via express.co.uk
  
  The Government and the DWP are expected to reveal benefit cuts, which will affect disability benefits, PIP, and Universal Credit. We look at what this may mean.
  
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• DWP offering free energy help if you earn less than £31,000

  11-03-2025 11:53 via express.co.uk
  
  A DWP-backed cost of living initiative has given local councils the go-ahead to help cash-strapped households in their area
  
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• Martin Lewis says state pensioners get extra £109 a week with these four conditions

  11-03-2025 11:24 via express.co.uk
  
  Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis says pensioners can get £109 more per week despite whatever money they may have.
  
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• New DWP PIP and ADP payment rates with some to be £163 better off

  11-03-2025 11:22 via express.co.uk
  
  DWP has confirmed PIP, ADP and other benefits will rise from April.
  
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• Women need to earn £40,000 more than men a year to feel 'rich' and financially secure

  11-03-2025 11:03 via express.co.uk
  
  A new study has revealed the vast discrepancy in how men and women measure wealth, with women needing to earn an extra £40,000 a year to consider themselves 'rich'
  
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• UK watchdog tells banks to prepare for redress scheme on car loans

  11-03-2025 09:35
  
  FCA to announce decision on compensation within six weeks of court ruling
  
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• What bankers and care home workers have in common

  11-03-2025 06:00
  Volatile pay is surprisingly prevalent in the British economy
  
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• Retailers risk multibillion-pound bill as UK equal pay claims gain momentum

  11-03-2025 06:00
  Decades after a key campaign by women at Ford’s Dagenham plant, recent rulings have been going against employers
  
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• Pimco books 17% instant profit on Thames Water emergency loan

  11-03-2025 06:00
  Bond group records windfall on lifeline for UK utility even before deal is finalised
  
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• High-speed freight trains emerge as fresh alternative to trucks in UK

  11-03-2025 06:00
  The trains are not only much faster than a truck but carry far more, while requiring only a single driver
  
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• UK retail sales rise ‘modestly’ as consumers remain cautious

  11-03-2025 01:01
  
  Shoppers continued to cut volume of goods they purchased in February, industry data indicates
  
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