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• Woodford fallout: full transparency for fund managers is a must

  29-10-2019 20:04
  Over in the US, they’ve had full disclosure since 2004 and the system is surely cleanerOne minor consolation for investors in Neil Woodford’s funds is that the fallen manager shares their pain. After all, didn’t he say on many occasions, from launch in 2014 to suspension of the flagship Equity Income fund in June, that “all my personal financial investments are in funds we run here”?Yes, he did. So how much did Woodford invest? And, given that his jointly-owned mana
  
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• Building a better society with decent homes for all | Letters

  29-10-2019 19:34
  Ian Bretman, John Worrall, Tom Fyans of CPRE and Susan Major respond to John Harris’s article on housingJohn Harris is absolutely right to highlight housing problems as central to debates about politics and society and to stress the need for more and better public housing as a crucial part of everyone having a decent place to live (The anxieties dividing the nation begin with housing, 28 October).But the housing shortage that forces people to remain in unsuitable or substandard housing, or
  
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• Proportion of low-paid workers in Britain at lowest level on record

  29-10-2019 16:46
  But ONS annual survey says people in UK still clawing back ground lost in 2008-09 recessionA boost from an above-inflation increase in the “national living wage” has reduced the percentage of people classified as low paid in Britain to its lowest level since modern records began.A 4.4% jump in the low-pay floor to £7.83 an hour in April 2018 contributed to a jump in average weekly earnings of 2.9% in the subsequent 12 months, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Conti
  
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• Universal Credit claimants could get extra help this winter - what are you entitled to?

  29-10-2019 08:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  UNIVERSAL CREDIT recipients may be eligible to get additional financial support during the wintertime, in order to help them cover additional living costs. What schemes and forms of help are available for claimants this winter?
  
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• Universal Credit claimants could get free home improvements grant - what does help cover?

  29-10-2019 08:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  UNIVERSAL CREDIT claimants may be eligible to receive a grant which will enable them to reduce the costs of heating their home. Who is eligible to apply for this particular scheme?
  
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• What state pension will I get in 2020? Payment is rising - but will you get full amount?

  29-10-2019 08:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  STATE PENSION payments are a form of income which many may rely on once they’ve reached state pension age and claimed the payment. The amount is set to rise in April 2020 - but how can a person check to see how much they will get?
  
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• Will I have to pay capital gains tax on rental income when I sell my house?

  29-10-2019 08:00
  I plan to have two lodgers while still living in the property – my only houseQ Please can you clarify for me whether I am likely to be required to pay capital gains tax on my rental income when I decide to sell my house? I plan to have two lodgers while still living in the property. It is my only house.Is there any relief that would apply to me now or in the future that I should look out for?KR Continue reading...
  
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• The 88-year-old Amazon asked to ‘prove’ they’re over 18

  29-10-2019 07:00
  Some items like alcohol are restricted ... and by law the recipient must have ID proofSince August 2018 I have used Amazon to send my uncle bottles of Ricard – his favourite pastis. He is 88, has limited mobility, no driving licence, no passport and no other form of photo ID.However, Amazon now requires the recipient to present some form of photo ID to prove they’re over 18. He is therefore ineligible to receive certain products. Continue reading...
  
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