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• Why did Kemi Badenoch attack maternity pay? Ask the Tory members … | Zoe Williams

  30-09-2024 17:17
  The Conservative leadership candidates are courting a selectorate who value narcissism and psychopathy. The competition is on to be the most outrageousKemi Badenoch polished her brand as the say-the-unsayable candidate for Conservative leader thus: “Statutory maternity pay is a function of tax; tax comes from people who are working. We’re taking from one group of people and giving to another. This, in my view, is excessive.” She was talking to Times Radio, which maybe she consi
  
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• DWP issues 'support for families' update and wants people to act before midnight

  30-09-2024 17:05 via express.co.uk
  
  Officials want to ensure 'children get the maintenance they deserve' and shared figures about keeping families out of poverty
  
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• State pensioners can get £380 if they spend £1.40 after Winter Fuel Payment axe

  30-09-2024 16:19 via express.co.uk
  
  Energy bills are set to rise again for households in England, Scotland and Wales this week.
  
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• New DWP fraud powers to monitor bank accounts for excessive savings

  30-09-2024 16:02 via express.co.uk
  
  The DWP is set to get new powers to check bank accounts for signs of benefits being overpaid - here are the current limits for savings and other capital while claiming benefits
  
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• Woman shares how she earned £1,500 selling second-hand clothes on Vinted

  30-09-2024 15:46 via express.co.uk
  
  A woman who is desperate to save money shared the top tips she uses to make a small fortune selling second-hand clothes online - and claims it was easy.
  
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• UK energy suppliers ranked in brutal Citizens Advice study

  30-09-2024 15:40 via express.co.uk
  
  The consumer charity has tracked how energy firms are performing on customer service and ranked each one accordingly, with some major firms landing at the bottom
  
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• News Corp applauds Australia’s REA Group for abandoning attempted takeover of Rightmove – business live

  30-09-2024 15:36
  Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsMike Ashley’s Frasers Group makes £83m offer for handbag maker MulberryUK house prices hit highest annual growth since 2022Number of UK estate agents going bust rises almost a third in one yearREA Group now has eight and a half hours to decide whether to make another offer for Rightmove, in the hope of winning the board’s support, before hitting the 5pm ‘put up or shut up’ deadline.Rightmove’s chair, An
  
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• Energy price calculator tells you exactly how much more you'll be paying in days

  30-09-2024 14:46 via express.co.uk
  
  The energy price cap is set to rise by 10 percent this week.
  
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• Is UK maternity pay excessive and how much does it cost the taxpayer?

  30-09-2024 14:40
  After Kemi Badenoch’s comments on maternity pay, how does the UK compare with other countries? Continue reading...
  
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• Octopus, OVO and other customers face rationing this winter as bills to rise £149

  30-09-2024 14:35 via express.co.uk
  
  Charities have called on the government to do more to help vulnerable people to heat their homes
  
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• UK households urged to ‘batch cook’ meals in oven before Tuesday

  30-09-2024 14:15 via express.co.uk
  
  Households have been urged to batch cook as much as possible before Tuesday.
  
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• Martin Lewis explains little-known way to get money back if you cancel a flight

  30-09-2024 14:15 via express.co.uk
  
  Financial guru revealed a little-known reason passengers could be eligible for money back if they cancel just 48 hours before it flies or even miss their flights on his latest podcast
  
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• UK house prices hit highest annual growth since 2022

  30-09-2024 09:32
  
  Nationwide says yearly rise in house prices increased by 3.2% in September putting the average home at £266,094Business live – latest updatesUK house prices are growing at their fastest annual rate for nearly two years as borrowing costs continue to fall on expectations that the Bank of England will keep cutting interest rates, Nationwide has said.The building society said prices grew by 3.2% in September compared with the same month last year, well above the 2.4% annual growth recor
  
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• I escaped homelessness and then Lambeth council raised my rent by £470

  30-09-2024 08:00
  
  It made a mistake on my contract and says I have to pay extra, even though I’m a disabled person on a low incomeI have been homeless for two years, living in temporary accommodation supplied by Lambeth council. Finally last month my dreams came true; I successfully bid for a council flat. The rent was advertised at £121.64 a week and I duly signed the contract and paid the first week in advance. However, a week later, my online account showed I was in arrears. I rang the council, whi
  
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• HMRC accused of facilitating fraud by firms seeking rebates on behalf of unwitting taxpayers

  30-09-2024 07:00
  
  One woman says an invented claim for £5,000 that was sent to HMRC without her knowledge bore someone else’s signatureHMRC has been accused of facilitating fraud by paying fictitious tax rebate claims submitted in the name of unwitting taxpayers by third-party agents.Taxpayers can apply for a rebate if they have paid too much tax. They can choose to appoint an agent to do this on their behalf, but some firms are harvesting details of individuals to make bogus claims. Continue reading.
  
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• Half of Britons plan to ration energy use this winter as 10% bill rise looms

  30-09-2024 06:00
  
  Survey shows 46% of people will use less energy than needed after price cap rise fuels average £149 bill increaseBusiness live – latest updatesAlmost half of British adults will ration their energy use this winter, a survey has found, as energy bills will rise again by 10% this week.Charities have called on the government to do more to help vulnerable people to heat their homes, with the average household bill scheduled to rise by £149 after the energy price cap increases on Tu
  
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• Number of UK estate agents going bust rises almost a third in one year

  30-09-2024 01:01
  
  Higher interest rates puts further pressure on property market, with overall transactions at lowest level in a decadeBusiness live – latest updatesThe number of UK estate agents declaring insolvency has jumped by almost a third with nearly 300 businesses going bust in the last year.The figures underline the gloom around Britain’s property market, with the fewest home sales recorded for more than a decade hitting estate agent income. Continue reading...
  
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