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Archives for August 2020

Forum not processing keyboard shortcuts properly
I'm experiencing issues with standard Windows keyboard shortcuts on this new "Vanilla" forum software, for example: * Ctrl + Left Arrow: should move my cursor left by 1 word * Shift + Ctrl + Left Arrow: should move my cursor and extend the current highlighted selection left by 1 word The same problem appears with the Right…
Moneysavingexperts in other countries?
I'm looking at the options of moving abroad (Portugal) but I can't find a moneysavingexpert equivalent where we're going. It would be great to have a resource of where you can find similar advise overseas! Does this exist or can it be created?
**FAULT** Main Forum Display problem with Sub-Forums
For the past few days the sub-forums at the top of a main forum page sometimes show the "Most recent" thread incorrectly. This is intermittent, it is not dependent on browser, nor on login status. The first screenshot shows the "NO NEED TO SHOUT" thread as the most recent in both the "Compers Chat Corner" and "I won! I…
New: Forum announcement
Dear Forumites, I’m posting today to give you some important news about the MSE Forum. Earlier this year, we took the ambitious step to move the Forum onto a new platform. This involved migrating a whopping 1.9m accounts and millions of posts, but we successfully did it, and just before the world was shaken by the outbreak…
How do you unsubscribe from a thread these days?
You used to be able to unsubscribe from a thread using a link in the notification email but not any more. No information available on the Help page either.
How Do I Get The Weekly Newsletter
For more years than I care to remember I have received the weekly email on my current address.. For some reason it now goes to my old email address of 8 years ago not my current address. I tried to change it but my efforts fail because it says my new e-mail address is already receiving it - but it isn't - it did up to two…
Forum unuseable
why / how are posters allowed to post the same rubbish over and over without being blocked? surely there are tools to lock users using the same keywords in their posts in a short amount of time?
Instructions/Guidance on how to post etc
Yes I know I managed to post this but I recently tried to quote part of someone’s post and I had a message saying something like ‘one character too short’. is there a reference guide or something on the forum that I can read to learn how to post and quote properly? Can’t see where emojis are either. I could easily use the…
Draft posts
Hi All, I just typed a long post, saved it as a draft but I accidentally closed the window and I can't find the draft now!! I can't find any tips on where to find it in the help files or FAQs. Help please!!
Please remove "My Badges" from the profile
I follow threads by going to my profile. To see threads I've commented on I have to scroll past "my badges". Its a pointless chore, it feels like there's a chair abandoned in the middle of the room that everyone has to walk around and nobody thinks to move.If you believe we need badges, please explain why? Put them out of…
Blue banner 'Cards & Loans, Household Bills' etc disappearing on forum pages
The dark blue (almost black) banner that reads "Cards & Loans Household Bills Complain & Reclaim Banking & Savings Mortgages & Homes Travel Insurance Deals & Shopping Income & Budgeting Students", which used to show on all forum pages, is, on my PC (Chrome on Windows 10) briefly appearing when a forum page loads, then…
Problems accessing forums using Chrome and Edge
When clicking 'forum' from the home page, I am taken to page with following text at top of page - 'No categories were found.'Quick links Essential Money | Who & Where are you? | Work & Benefits | Household and travel | Shopping & Freebies | About MSE | The MoneySavers Arms | Covid-19 & Coronavirus Support If I click any of…
Site sloooooooooowwwwwwww
All threads seem to take a long time to load. At least one minute. Horrendous. By editing the browser line and pressing enter it seems to help. Other websites are fine and my broadband download and upload speeds are fine. Is anyone else experiencing this?
Body is 10 character too short.
Everytime I reply to someone on here this keeps on coming up. Body is 10 charactertoo short.
coronavirus - thread disappeared
There was a thread yesterday in the coronavirus support forum, with 15 or so pages of replies, entitled "so much for tesco's 'concern'', which has disappeared, and when I click on it in my 'history' it says I"do not have permission to do that". Why would I get that message, and where has it gone? There were some good…
Unable to access threads on House Buying Selling forum beyond page 1
Hi there are over 100K threads on House Buying selling. I can see only page 1. This seems to be a bug Strange thing, I am able to access page 2 threads on other topics except the one mentioned above.
Why cant i post on Discussion thread
As per title......why cant i post new thread
**NOW SOLVED** - Fault - Notifications are not displaying under "My Profile"
This is a new problem - it was working OK yesterday. Others users are reporting the same problem. If you click on the "Bell" icon you can see the last 5 notifications and you can click on them. If you click on the "Bell" then "All notifications" - none are displayed. If you click on "Profile", "View Profile",…
The new Academoney Grad badge is here!
Hi all, Exciting news! 📣 As you might have heard, MSE has teamed up with the Open University to bring you ‘Academoney’ (or, more formally, the MSE Academy of Money) – a free course that covers six key areas of personal finance. And now *drumroll please*… we’ve got a shiny new badge to give out to all Forumites who complete…
HELP!! How do I find todays posts?
Is there any way that I can find todays or recent posts on the forum. Not posts but everyones, I've looked but am now wondering if there is another way of doing this....

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Warm Home Discount expansion confirmed with millions more eligible for the £150 top-up this winter – here's what we know
Around 2.7 million more households, including 900,000 families with children, will become eligible for the £150 Warm Home Discount this winter, as the Government has confirmed it will remove the existing 'hard to heat' eligibility criteria. The extension has only been confirmed for winter 2025/26, with further changes possible for future years.
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All State Pensioners in England and Wales will receive a Winter Fuel Payment this winter, though those who earn over £35,000 will see it clawed back through the tax system. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. Here MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis, and we include answers to your key questions.

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