Tax credit repayments 'to soar'
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:39:55 +0000
Many more people will face having to pay back some of the money paid to them as tax credits because of Budget changes, experts say.
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Interns are 'entitled to be paid'
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:00:34 +0000
Many young people working free as interns may legally be entitled to pay, a report says.
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Royal Mail pension plan in doubt
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:31:24 +0000
The Pensions Regulator is challenging a crucial plan to pay off the £10bn deficit in the Royal Mail pension scheme.
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Fraud charges over £115m inquiry
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:28:54 +0000
A businessman investigated by City of London police is facing 30 charges of fraud
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Fixed retirement age to be axed
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:59:50 +0000
People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.
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Benefits face 'radical' shake-up
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:17:53 +0000
Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up.
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House price inflation eases again
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:12:47 +0000
UK house prices fell 0.5% in July, the Nationwide says, cutting the annual rate of house price inflation to 6.6% from 8.7%.
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Landmark ruling on divorce money
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:51:29 +0000
A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings.
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New High Street bank opens doors
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:40:50 +0000
The first High Street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years opens its doors for the first time.
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Warning on local council pensions
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:01:06 +0000
Council workers across England face having to retire later or pay more into their pension scheme, the public spending watchdog warns.
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Rise in number of fake £1 coins
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:33:37 +0000
Nearly two million counterfeit £1 coins were returned to the Royal Mint in the last financial year, figures show.
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Fresh pension tax plan considered
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:22:05 +0000
Government plans to restrict pension tax relief for the higher paid may be even more aggressive than Labour's, expert say.
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House prices 'now at 2006 levels'
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:33:43 +0000
House prices in England and Wales are now at similar levels as seen in the summer of 2006, says the Land Registry.
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Lloyds stops selling PPI policies
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:19:42 +0000
Lloyds Banking Group stops selling much-criticised payment protection insurance (PPI) to customers who borrow money.
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Businesses face energy bill rise
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:00:07 +0000
Businesses' energy bills could rise by 26% in the next decade owing to policies to cut emissions in the UK.
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Third Northern Rock boss banned
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:59:02 +0000
Northern Rock's former finance director becomes the bank's third executive to be banned by the City watchdog for misconduct.
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Ombudsman warns there is no such thing as free cash
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:32:48 +0000
Bank customers are warned that they are unlikely to be allowed to keep money mistakenly credited to their bank account.
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Boy, 5, wins Lidl defamation case
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:26:03 +0000
A five-year-old Irish boy who was wrongly accused of stealing a bag of crisps wins 7,500 euros damages for defamation of character.
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Mortgage error sees payments rise
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:18:24 +0000
Thousands of Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank customers face increased mortgage payments after a miscalculation error.
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Funding shift for mortgage rescue
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:30:14 +0000
Government funding for a scheme aimed at helping those facing home repossessions in England is to be reduced.
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Home sales continue to increase
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:16:56 +0000
The number of homes sold in the UK in June rose by 21% from the month before to 86,000, HM Revenue & Customs says.
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AstraZeneca faces strike ballot
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:13:49 +0000
More than 600 workers at AstraZeneca's Macclesfield plant are holding a strike ballot over changes to their pension scheme
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Q&A: Why raise the pension age?
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:36:42 +0000
The coalition is accelerating the move to raise the state pension age to 66 - what will the change mean?
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Your pensions questions answered
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:30:30 +0000
Pension expert Malcolm McLean of the Pensions Advisory Service answers your questions following a report on the threat to final salary pensions.
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High-value deals boost art prices
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:20:04 +0000
High-value deals are continuing to drive up the price of arts and antiques, according to a poll of surveyors.
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Rates to remain low 'until 2014'
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:47:18 +0000
The Bank of England will have to keep interest rates at their record low of 0.5% until 2014, a leading economic forecaster says.
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Savings certificates cut by NS&I
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:34:37 +0000
Savings products linked to the inflation rate are withdrawn by National Savings and Investments after proving too popular.
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Unemployment dips to 2.47 million
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:07:31 +0000
UK unemployment sees a slight fall to 2.47 million, but the number of part-time workers sees a sharp rise.
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One in five staff 'takes sickies'
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:51:35 +0000
One in five UK workers feigned an illness the last time they took a day off work as sick leave, a survey suggests.
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Tax credit claim deadline looming
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:52:49 +0000
A deadline for those claiming tax credits in the UK comes on 31 July as the tax authority prepares for a rush of enquiries.
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Tax credits and child trusts
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:25:49 +0000
In this week's Your Money Sally Eden looks at tax credits and child trust funds.
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IDS: Welfare system 'close to breaking'
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:05:08 +0000
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith says welfare reform will be "humanizing" rather than "finger wagging"
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'Retirement rules work for employers'
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:25:24 +0000
Plans to scrap the default retirement will 'raise concerns' according to David Yeandle of the Engineering Employers Federation.
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'Older workers can pass on skills'
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:01:47 +0000
The government is planning to scrap the default retirement age in the UK from October 2011.
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Metro Bank's first customers speak
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:06:57 +0000
The first High Street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years has opened its first branch in Holborn in London.
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'Gissa Job' plea pays off
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:55:40 +0000
A man has landed a job after standing by a roundabout holding a placard pleading for work in Stoke-on-Trent.
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New face
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:26:04 +0000
Can the new Metro Bank really shake up High Street banking?
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Retirement age
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:06:29 +0000
Will new rules mean we keep on working for years?
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Tight returns
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:01:27 +0000
Options for savers trying to pocket higher interest
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All at sea
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:01:31 +0000
Top money tips for holidaymakers to avoid financial pitfalls
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Short changed?
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:02:09 +0000
Are vulnerable people losing out under cash safeguard system?
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Pensions penalty?
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:56:10 +0000
An expert explains how changes could mean your pension will fall
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Goldtrail collapse
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:29:21 +0000
How the tour firm collapsed leaving people stranded
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