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• The vital document being 'neglected' by UK households that could slash inheritance tax

  18-08-2024 22:40 via express.co.uk
  
  Ensuring your estate is in order for when you die could save your heirs thousands in tax, but many UK households are missing this key document.
  
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• Asic taking down average of 20 scam websites a day

  18-08-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Crypto scams accounted for 615 takedowns, the regulator says, as total number exceeds 7,300 in 12 monthsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMore than 7,300 websites have been taken down in the first year of operation of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission’s service targeting investment scams, the regulator has revealed.Since the beginning of the program in July 2023, Asic said it had
  
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• This 4.25% savings account is a sign of the times for savers - see how to get 8% instead

  18-08-2024 14:23 via express.co.uk
  
  I've been warning all year that savings account rates will fall when the Bank of England cuts interest rates, and now it's happening.
  
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• Labour's next targets in war on pensioner benefits: free bus passes and NHS prescriptions

  18-08-2024 13:46 via express.co.uk
  
  For years the Department for Work and Pensions has refuted claims that the UK pays the worst state pension in the developed world by saying pensioners get a string of benefits on top. Now Labour is snatching those benefits away, starting with the Winter Fuel Payment.
  
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• Households in England told reduce Council Tax bill to £0 with one phone call

  18-08-2024 13:07 via express.co.uk
  
  Various circumstances could see you handed a 100 percent council tax discount
  
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• British Gas, EON, EDF and OVO customers on benefits handed £1,500

  18-08-2024 12:37 via express.co.uk
  
  Customers with major energy suppliers like British Gas, E.On, EDF and OVO can get up to £1,500 of help with bills.
  
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• Martin Lewis issues warning to anyone using air fryer instead of oven

  18-08-2024 12:05 via express.co.uk
  
  Money expert Martin Lewis has warned people over using an air fryer instead of an oven.
  
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• Everyone on Universal Credit urged to claim extra £24,871 handout

  18-08-2024 11:45 via express.co.uk
  
  People on Universal Credit could claim another £24,000 on top of their UC payments.
  
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• State pensioners ‘will get letter’ from DWP in September and face losing benefits

  18-08-2024 11:02 via express.co.uk
  
  State pensioners could lose their benefits when they receive a letter in September.
  
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• Have laptop, can travel: the rise and rise of the commuter student

  18-08-2024 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  High rents and living costs mean almost half of students are travelling to campus instead of living on it. But are they missing out on the social side?The university experience used to be characterised by moving away from home, living in halls, and being immersed in campus life. But with rents and living costs soaring, more students than ever before are staying at home and commuting to university.Blackbullion, a financial education website for university-goers, describes the “relentless ri
  
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• Martin Lewis’ MoneySavingExpert underpaid state pension warning—thousands may be owed cash

  18-08-2024 07:30 via express.co.uk
  
  Martin Lewis' MoneySaving Expert warned 55,000 state pensions were found to be underpaid.
  
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• Jobs make me feel trapped so I never stay. Am I just lazy?

  18-08-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  It sounds like you are dissociating, which is a trauma response. Find a therapist to work through this issue so you can break the cycleThe question I am in my 20s, surrounded by a supportive partner, family, and friends. I am also lucky enough to have had a good education and to have done well academically.Earlier this year, I quit my job as a secondary school teacher in an inner-city comprehensive. I loved many aspects of the job and was good at it, but I began experiencing memory fog and the s
  
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