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• ‘We have to protect people’: Martin Lewis on his fight to stop money worries worsening mental health

  27-02-2025 18:26 via theguardian.com
  The money-saving expert’s charity has changed policies – and is now gearing up to take on regulators and insurers“I’m not a case study”, says the money expert and broadcaster Martin Lewis, politely but firmly batting away questions about his own mental health.“I’m not being rude to you in any way. All I want to do is let people know that like many people, I have brittle mental health, and I have experienced my dark days, but I don’t see the need to
  
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• UK faces youth jobs crisis as number of ‘neets’ rises to almost 1m

  27-02-2025 18:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Estimated 987,000 people aged 16 to 24 were not in education, employment or training in October to DecemberExperts say the UK faces a youth jobs crisis after a rise in the number of young people not in education, employment or training (neets) to almost a million, the highest level in more than a decade.Figures from the Office for National Statistics show there were about 987,000 young people aged 16 to 24 who were neets in October to December last year, up from 877,000 in the fourth quarter of
  
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• British energy users urged to switch to fixed deals to save up to £230

  27-02-2025 16:10 via theguardian.com
  After the third rise in a row for customers in Great Britain it is high time to visit a price comparison siteThose worried about higher energy bills in the spring are being urged to switch to a cheaper, fixed deal now. On Thursday there were tariffs on offer that meant an average household could save up to about £230 a year.The average energy bill in Great Britain will rise by £111 from April to £1,849 a year for a typical household, it was announced on Tuesday. This is the thi
  
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• ‘My house filled with stuff while my bank account drained’: how I stopped impulse buying

  27-02-2025 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  How to quit the ‘buy now’ habit in eight easy steps – and shop smarter with forever in mind• ‘If you pay more than £4, you’re being ripped off’: the fair price for 14 everyday itemsIntroversion is rarely useful, but it saved me a fortune in my younger years. So keenly did I loathe going to the shops that I just didn’t spend much money. I was perfectly happy, albeit a little bored and usually dressed in the same clothes.Then online shopping hap
  
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• Yodel can’t find my ‘definitely not lost’ antique drum

  27-02-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The instrument is a family heirloom and losing it has had a big impact on my mental healthThree months ago I sent a very precious antique African drum (djembe) I use for work to a repair shop in Stoke-on-Trent using Yodel Direct. It never arrived.Initially, I was told the drum was “definitely” not lost as it had been scanned passing through Yodel’s Hatfield sorting office. I am desperate for someone to search properly for it and return it to me. It’s a large item, nearly
  
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• Mother had carer’s allowance stopped while with disabled daughter in hospital

  27-02-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Rachel Adam-Smith says stopping benefits when loved ones are in hospital fails to recognise carers’ ongoing roleThe mother of a severely disabled young woman was left in financial hardship after her carer’s allowance was wrongly stopped while her daughter was seriously ill in hospital.Rachel Adam-Smith, 48, spent five weeks in hospital alongside her 22-year-old daughter who was being treated for severe gastrointestinal issues last month. Continue reading...
  
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• DWP major update that could boost income by £1,400

  27-02-2025 03:02 via express.co.uk
  
  This significant expansion of the Sector-Based Work Academy Programmes will offer individuals a chance to gain industry-specific skills
  
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• Savers urged to act now or risk paying tax on thousands in ISAs

  27-02-2025 03:00 via express.co.uk
  
  ISAs are a popular way for Brits to save money, but there are limits to how much you can put away each year before you start paying tax on them
  
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