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• State pensioners on DWP disability benefits may get extra £326 a month

  12-09-2024 11:48 via express.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that some people might be due more money if they are on certain benefits such as Attendance Allowance
  
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• Sun, stats and suspicious productivity

  17-09-2026 18:55 via ft.com
  UK workers are better and more offline than previously thought
  
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• Addison Lee founder loses £20mn tax battle over ‘non-dom’ status

  17-09-2026 18:54 via ft.com
  John Griffin cited his deep emotional attachment to Ireland despite having started minicab service in Britain in 1975
  
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• Workers at Diageo’s largest distillery to go on strike as demand slumps

  17-09-2026 17:07 via ft.com
  Unite union says staff at Cameronbridge in Scotland to walk out in protest against hundreds of planned job cuts in country
  
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• UK productivity rose faster than thought after 2008 financial crisis

  17-09-2026 15:14 via ft.com
  New official figures put Britain more in line with peer countries in terms of output per hour worked
  
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• UK productivity grew twice as fast as thought after 2008 financial crisis

  17-09-2026 15:14 via ft.com
  New official figures put Britain more in line with peer countries in terms of output per hour worked
  
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• Is Britain’s migration debate asking the wrong question?

  17-09-2026 13:54 via ft.com
  The Piddington protests illustrate that humanitarian immigration is harder to manage than visa policies designed to benefit the economy
  
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• What does UK business need from the Budget? You asked, John Gapper answered

  17-09-2026 13:52 via ft.com
  The FT’s chief UK business columnist replied to readers in our latest Ask an Expert Q&A
  
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• What do British businesses need from the Budget? Submit a question now

  17-09-2026 13:52 via ft.com
  Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with John Gapper, the FT’s chief UK business columnist
  
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• Live Q&A: What does UK business need from the Budget?

  17-09-2026 13:52 via ft.com
  Submit your questions to John Gapper, the FT’s chief UK business columnist in our latest Ask an Expert Q&A
  
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• Bank of England says rates likely to rise as it overhauls gilt sales

  17-09-2026 13:52 via ft.com
  BoE holds rates at 3.75% but signals higher borrowing costs are likely
  
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• UK lenders raise mortgage rates as inflation fears intensify

  17-09-2026 13:33 via ft.com
  Banks and building societies have added to recent rate increases across their-fixed rate home loans under market pressure
  
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• European carmakers warn EU-UK tariffs could be ‘catastrophic’

  17-09-2026 13:33 via ft.com
  Industry argues that stricter rules of origin should be delayed to allow more time for supply chains to be established
  
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• Bank of England holds rates steady but hints at tightening ahead

  17-09-2026 13:29 via ft.com
  BoE also announced multiyear plan to fully unwind its asset purchase facility
  
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• Bank of England says rates likely to rise as it overhauls balance-sheet reduction

  17-09-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Decision to hold rates at 3.75% comes as rising energy prices drive inflation higher
  
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• Interest rates LIVE: Bank of England set to announce major decision at 12pm

  17-09-2026 12:20 via express.co.uk
  The Bank of England will soon reveal its latest decision on interest rates.
  
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• ‘I’m a savings expert - Brits need to do 1 thing after Bank of England announcement’

  17-09-2026 12:03 via express.co.uk
  A savings expert has offered up some advice to Brits after the latest inflation announcement.
  
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• HMRC update as Treasury admits tax rule is 'complex' and has 'higher marginal rate'

  17-09-2026 11:08 via express.co.uk
  Andy Burnham's government has been asked about the impact of the rules on UK households
  
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• How much money do you need to retire early?

  17-09-2026 10:45 via express.co.uk
  The sum is the amount one study estimates the average household would need
  
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• What do British businesses need from the Budget? Submit a question

  17-09-2026 10:41 via ft.com
  Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with John Gapper, the FT’s chief UK business columnist, today at 1pm BST
  
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• Andy Burnham on brink of huge decision – and we all face 5 more years of total misery

  17-09-2026 10:22 via express.co.uk
  Since becoming PM, Andy Burnham has ducked the big, controversial decisions.
  
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• Andy Burnham given Thursday £12,570 personal tax threshold ultimatum

  17-09-2026 09:46 via express.co.uk
  Unite, the UK's second biggest union, has called for a reversal of the freezing of tax thresholds
  
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• Andy Burnham urged to bring in new rules for Brits on benefits – 'would save £8bn'

  17-09-2026 08:56 via express.co.uk
  PIP is currently paid to people with long-term physical or mental health conditions who have difficulties with everyday activities or getting around.
  
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• Three ways to beat state pension tax trap as payments on track to hit £13,036

  17-09-2026 08:00 via express.co.uk
  ANALYSIS - KATIE ELLIOTT: A little planning can go a long way.
  
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• Older people turning 66 in September have state pension delayed until next year

  17-09-2026 07:18 via express.co.uk
  Older people are being hit with a delay until 2027.
  
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• State pensioners born in these years and getting pension credit get £0 TV licence bill

  17-09-2026 07:15 via express.co.uk
  State pensioners born in these years are able to cut their TV licence bill to nothing depending on their income.
  
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• UK ministers look at overhauling disability assessments to cut welfare bill

  17-09-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Sir Stephen Timms is drawing up plans for reform of personal independence payments
  
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• Breast cancer drug approved after UK pharma deal with Trump

  17-09-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Medicine previously rejected by watchdog in England on cost grounds will now be available to about 1,000 women a year
  
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• Healey prepares UK for ‘really challenging’ Budget

  16-09-2026 20:46 via ft.com
  Chancellor’s allies say wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are having a ‘significant impact on the economy’
  
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• Britain’s unsustainable pensions lock

  16-09-2026 19:21 via ft.com
  It would be better to link state retirement benefits to earnings growth
  
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