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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?

Will Donald Trump’s plan to cap interest rates on credit card debt really lead to ‘AFFORDABILITY?’ We asked the experts

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

House prices surged between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s. A new study from the Institute of Fiscal Studies breaks down how it drove inequality among the next generation

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

The Centre for Homelessness Impact trial transferred a lump sum directly into bank accounts but the study showed people spent the cash on furniture, courses and even a second-hand car

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

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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

EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: ‘People think you’ve got loads of money when you’re on TV’
TV

EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: ‘People think you’ve got loads of money when you’re on TV’

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?

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

‘I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle’: Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle
Gen Z

‘I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle’: Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle

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

What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
Disability benefits

What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?

Bailiffs tried taking my kids’ toys over council tax debt – people shouldn’t have to go through this
Council tax

Bailiffs tried taking my kids’ toys over council tax debt – people shouldn’t have to go through this

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Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home
Housing

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home

Could the UK government end use of asylum hotels by 2026?
Asylum hotels

Could the UK government end use of asylum hotels by 2026?

Taxing bank profits and gambling firms could raise billions. Here’s how it could help fix Britain
A Modest Proposal

Taxing bank profits and gambling firms could raise billions. Here’s how it could help fix Britain

The government’s decision to regulate bailiff firms can’t come quickly enough
Vikki Brownridge

The government’s decision to regulate bailiff firms can’t come quickly enough