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Is it worth spending more up front to buy an appliance that's substantially cheaper to run? That's one of the talking points on the MSE Forum this week. Read on to explore that thread and more of the latest conversations in our MoneySaving community.…
Chancellor John Healy has delivered the Government’s latest Budget, revealing various measures like the scrapping of Gas Standing Charges, a boost to national minimum wage and a freeze on fuel duty. You can find a list of the announcements on MSE News along with Martin’s reactions Will the Budget be a boon to your finances…
For two decades MoneySavers have been encouraging one another via the MSE Forum to put aside spare change in the year-long Sealed Pot Challenge. This week Forumites broke open those pots and counted the contents. Read on for more on that and the rest of the week's discussions.…
hello all, apologies for the question as I am aware it’s been asked about extensively however I couldn’t find anything relating to my issue. I parked at Gatwick south long stay for 12 days which was paid in advance. However I have just received a parking charge to keeper notice and am unsure as to what to do. I was not the…
hi , my partner took advice to top up her national insurance holes to get a full state pension, which she now enjoys. However she only had the holes in her record due to the recently discovered errors . We contacted HMRC who replied as she has full pension she wasn’t entitled to anything. Is there a way she can claim back…
I'm a bit stuck (actually very stuck) I left Royal Mail earlier this year to work for the council, I was mainly in a defined Contributions scheme from when I started in 2013 to 2018 which is where the bulk of the money is in, it then changed to a cash balance scheme from 2018 to 2024 and then a collective plan from 2024 up…
It is my first Henry vacuum cleaner. Bought it reading good reviews about it. Now I have a problem that its 3 part metal pipe extension are coming off from the middle while vacuuming carpet. It is friction fitted - one pipe just goes into another. Seems like a bad design as in Dyson there was a clipping mechanism. I wrote…
My wife discovered that she was missing 12 years NI credits when she didn’t work whilst bringing up our two children. Her NI record on the HMRC website showed the years as no credit. She therefore filled in the online application for HRP. She received a reply from HMRC today saying that HRP was already on her NI record for…
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Halifax customers who use mobile and online banking services should move to the Lloyds Bank app before Sunday 1 November. That's because the Halifax app and online banking services will be axed from this date. Here's what you need to know.
The State Pension is likely to rise by 3.9% next April, taking the full new State Pension to over £13,000 a year. It means the State Pension now breaches the tax-free personal allowance for some.
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