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Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know
Money

Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know

The start of April sees a range of bills, taxes and benefits go up – but help is available to those struggling

What will the Middle East conflict mean for UK energy bills?
Energy bills

What will the Middle East conflict mean for UK energy bills?

As conflict escalates in the Middle East, experts have weighed in on how prices – particularly energy bills – could be affected at home

I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too
Society

I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too

Have you got a nagging sense that you’re not doing enough to kick against capitalism? Try shrinking your economy

There are 2.5 million people trapped in credit card debt in the UK. This is why it happens
Vikki Brownridge

There are 2.5 million people trapped in credit card debt in the UK. This is why it happens

New Buy Now, Pay Later rules could protect you from debt traps. But what are the risks?
BNPL

New Buy Now, Pay Later rules could protect you from debt traps. But what are the risks?

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More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money
Money

More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money

‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Student debt

‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
Credit

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?

How the house price boom at the turn of the century slashed social mobility
Housing

How the house price boom at the turn of the century slashed social mobility

Homeless people were given £2,000, no strings attached. Here’s what they spent the money on
Homelessness

Homeless people were given £2,000, no strings attached. Here’s what they spent the money on

27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
Kids eat free

27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday

The UK’s ‘millionaire exodus’ is a humongous myth. Here’s why it keeps rearing its ugly head
Wealth

The UK’s ‘millionaire exodus’ is a humongous myth. Here’s why it keeps rearing its ugly head

Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here’s how to save money and still have a festive feast
Christmas

Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here’s how to save money and still have a festive feast

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
Exclusive

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits

What could Elon Musk do with $1 trillion?
Elon Musk

What could Elon Musk do with $1 trillion?

Supermarket experts share their best tips for bagging yellow sticker bargains: ‘I believe in karma’
Shopping

Supermarket experts share their best tips for bagging yellow sticker bargains: ‘I believe in karma’

Philanthropist and banker John Studzinski: ‘I have never forgotten what Mother Teresa told me…’
Philanthropy

Philanthropist and banker John Studzinski: ‘I have never forgotten what Mother Teresa told me…’

BBC Radio 1’s Matt Edmonson: ‘I’m no Martin Lewis, but I’ve always been quite frugal’
Money

BBC Radio 1’s Matt Edmonson: ‘I’m no Martin Lewis, but I’ve always been quite frugal’

Morning walks and hearty stews: Could living like a medieval peasant be the key to surviving winter?
Winter

Morning walks and hearty stews: Could living like a medieval peasant be the key to surviving winter?

Don’t listen to JP Morgan. Britain’s benefits system is dire 
Naomi McAuliffe

Don’t listen to JP Morgan. Britain’s benefits system is dire 

Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot
Financial inclusion

Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot

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DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
Benefit fraud

DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?

People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to ‘abuse and fraud’
Financial inclusion

People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to ‘abuse and fraud’

Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
Universal credit

Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit

Get rich and die trying: Typical Brit must save entire lifetime of earnings to become wealthy
Wealth

Get rich and die trying: Typical Brit must save entire lifetime of earnings to become wealthy