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A Government scheme aiming to help people with smaller deposits buy a new-build home has been scuppered by lenders' high rates, a major builder said today.
19 September 2012
Financial education should be taught in every further education and sixth form college, a report from the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Financial Education for Young People says.
18 September 2012
The Government is considering linking hikes in benefit payments to average pay rather than inflation, it was claimed last night.
18 September 2012
Low-income families could be pushed further into financial difficulties and debt by a shift to monthly benefit payments under Iain Duncan Smith's welfare reforms, a think tank warned today.
17 September 2012
Consumers would be more likely to switch banks if they could keep their account number, new research reveals.
13 September 2012
Twice as many households in England could slice up to £600 off their energy bills each year, after changes to the Government's Warm Front scheme came into force today.
12 September 2012
The Olympic Games delivered a boost to Britain's jobs market after official figures today showed another drop in unemployment as the part-time workforce soared.
12 September 2012
Council tax bands should be adjusted so those in higher-value homes pay proportionally more, a charity said today.
11 September 2012
MPs have been warned people from disadvantaged backgrounds may suffer if the Government pushes ahead with plans to digitise the benefits system.
10 September 2012
The Government is considering enforcing tougher sanctions for disabled and sickness benefit claimants who refuse to take steps to get back into the workplace.
4 September 2012
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