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• SEISS grant: Don't miss deadline for Self-Employed Income Support Scheme - when is it?

  02-07-2020 08:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SEISS, the Government's Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, was introduced in March to support those who are self-employed, and the deadline to apply for the first grant of the scheme is rapidly approaching.
  
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• UK wage growth beats expectations as unemployment ticks up

  16-04-2024 09:53 via ft.com
  Average earnings increased 5.6% in three months to February despite weaker jobs market
  
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• UK wage growth comes in higher than expected

  16-04-2024 08:21 via ft.com
  Average earnings grew 5.6% in three months to February despite weaker jobs market
  
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• UK ‘pothole crisis’ threatens Tories ahead of local elections

  16-04-2024 05:00 via ft.com
  Motorists and cyclists are increasingly outraged by the state of the country’s roads
  
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• Two-thirds of Brits who set financial goals for this year have already abandoned them

  16-04-2024 01:05 via express.co.uk
  
  One in five Brits wanted to get their finances in order this year - but 10 percent admit they are simply too lazy, the research found.
  
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• Truss considered sacking Bailey as BoE governor after mini-Budget

  16-04-2024 01:00 via ft.com
  Former UK prime minister hits out at central bank and Treasury for being ‘fatalistic about Britain’s decline’
  
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• Liz Truss considered sacking Andrew Bailey as BoE governor after ‘mini’ Budget

  16-04-2024 01:00 via ft.com
  Former UK prime minister hits at central bank and Treasury for being ‘fatalistic about Britain’s decline’
  
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• DWP warning as thousands of pensioners miss out on free BBC TV licence worth £169

  15-04-2024 15:18 via express.co.uk
  
  Eligible people can get other discounts and freebies.
  
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• 'I'm a WASPI woman who has worked for DWP for 36 years - it's a mess'

  15-04-2024 12:32 via express.co.uk
  
  She is one of millions of women who could get compensation over the issue.
  
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• Water companies pay £2.5bn in dividends in two years as debt climbs by £8.2bn

  15-04-2024 12:00 via ft.com
  In 32 years since privatisation £78bn has been paid out of utilities
  
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• Women are six times more likely to put their money into savings - than to invest it

  15-04-2024 11:28 via express.co.uk
  
  It comes as a fifth of women believe investing is only for men - although over three-quarters are keen to learn more about how to start investing.
  
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• Full list of four big state pension changes in April including pay rise

  15-04-2024 10:34 via express.co.uk
  
  Millions of pensioners are getting a pay boost this month.
  
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• WASPI chief issues major update in next step in campaign to get DWP compensation

  15-04-2024 09:17 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Campaigners will be stepping up their action as MPs return to Parliament.
  
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• British Gas, EDF, and EOn energy customers could be paid £30 thanks to April 1 rule change

  15-04-2024 06:38 via express.co.uk
  
  Households could be due £30 thanks to a rule that changed earlier this month.
  
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• The UK needs a reform road map to avoid stagnation

  15-04-2024 06:00 via ft.com
  There are four clear ways to fix the current economic mess
  
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• Should governments tax the great boomer wealth transfer?

  15-04-2024 06:00 via ft.com
  The scale of accumulated wealth makes it a tempting target. But critics say inheritance taxes are unpopular and ineffective
  
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• Rail chaos prompts fresh calls to nationalise England’s West Coast line

  15-04-2024 06:00 via ft.com
  Link to London suffers sustained delays, cancellations, slashed timetables, overcrowding and poor customer service
  
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• 'I'm a benefits consultant – my clients pay me £650 for every disability form I fill out'

  14-04-2024 16:30 via express.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Anderson accepted there was a risk that fraudsters could be watching her videos in the hope of abusing the benefits system.
  
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• Treasury urged to reverse end of stamp-duty relief for multiple dwellings

  14-04-2024 15:53 via ft.com
  Industry group says move will discourage construction of homes being built in England
  
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• HMRC warns families thousands could be missing out on free cash – how to check

  14-04-2024 13:20 via express.co.uk
  
  Recent changes to child benefit mean that families can now get more financial support from the Government.
  
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• State pension is broken and here’s the worst: you’re not even entitled to it

  14-04-2024 11:23 via express.co.uk
  
  Pensioners enjoyed the second bumper pay rise in a row from Monday but celebrations were muted because the whole state pension is now bogged down in controversy and confusion.
  
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• Mortgages explained: Everything you need to know about first-time buying

  14-04-2024 10:00 via express.co.uk
  
  MoneyMagpie's expert breaks down the various options available to those looking to buy their first property.
  
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• HMRC pensioner income tax raid begins - do this now to avoid shock bill and fines

  14-04-2024 09:30 via express.co.uk
  
  Around 650,000 lower income pensioners will be dragged into paying income tax this financial year due to the government's stealth tax freeze, and they need to know what they're in for.
  
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• Mum turns £1,000 savings into global £1m luxury business started in her living room

  14-04-2024 08:00 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Helen Chapman said her business "practically took off overnight" after selling her products through Amazon.
  
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• Interest rates explained: What rises and plunges mean for savings and investment

  14-04-2024 08:00 via express.co.uk
  
  MoneyMagpie's experts break down the consequences of the Bank of England raising or dropping interest rates.
  
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• British Savings Bond explained: Check if you can benefit from new NS&I account

  14-04-2024 07:00 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The new savings account has gone on sale through NS&I.
  
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• Next UK government will face biggest challenge since WW2, warns Ken Clarke

  14-04-2024 06:00 via ft.com
  Former Tory chancellor who handed over booming economy to Labour in 1997 tells FT ‘serious problems’ await next administration
  
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• Next UK government will face biggest challenge since war, warns Ken Clarke

  14-04-2024 06:00 via ft.com
  Former Tory chancellor who handed over booming economy to Labour in 1997 tells FT ‘serious problems’ await next administration
  
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• Debt anxiety means one in four can’t bear to look at bank balance

  14-04-2024 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Three out of five - 60 percent - are concerned about how factors outside of their control will affect their finances.
  
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• Most Britons only have enough money in the bank to survive for four months

  13-04-2024 18:01 via express.co.uk
  
  A survey of 2,000 UK adults has found that the average length of time people think they could maintain their current lifestyle is 4.21 months.
  
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