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MSE News: Give all primary school children a financial education, MPs urge
All children across the UK should be taught basic money skills in primary school by 2030, a cross-party group of MPs have said in a new report published today. Read the full story: 'Give all primary school children a financial education, MPs urge' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to…
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MSE News: Google takes action to reduce scam ads on its platforms - but not all ads will be blocked
Financial services providers will have to verify their identity with regulator the Financial Conduct Authority before advertising on Google, in an effort to tackle online fraud. Read the full story: 'Google takes action to reduce scam ads on its platforms – but not all ads will be blocked' Click reply below to discuss. If…
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MSE News: First-ever financial education textbook arrives in Scottish schools
The first-ever curriculum mapped financial education textbook – funded jointly by MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis and the Money and Pensions Service – has now landed in secondary schools in Scotland, following the successful roll-out of versions in England and Northern Ireland. Read the full story: 'First-ever…
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MSE News: Campaigners call for action to fix 'absurd' universal credit flaws
Campaigners have called on the Government to fix "absurd flaws" with the benefits system that prevent vulnerable people from getting help from family and friends to manage their universal credit accounts. Without this help, campaigners warn claimants ultimately risk losing their benefits... Read the full story:…
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MSE News: MPs reject interest rate cap for mortgage prisoners - but the fight won't stop here
The House of Commons has struck down a proposed amendment to the Financial Services Bill, which would have seen interest rates capped for certain mortgage prisoners. But the Government has announced it will look for other solutions and MoneySavingExpert.com won't give up the fight. Read the full story: 'MPs reject interest…
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Should NHS workers pay income tax?
Should NHS workers and care home workers pay income tax this year? They are all working in dangerous and life threatening conditions. So why should they be paying income tax?
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Derbyshire Police Raid
Just hoping someone could
offer me some advice please, the background is: I have a shop with a flat above, in a small village in Derbyshire, I
have been running my shop from this location for the past 31 years, and in the
flat- a friend has been living there for the past 12 years. It has never-ever been
any issues with…
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MSE News: House of Lords votes in favour of interest rate cap for mortgage prisoners
The House of Lords has voted in favour of an amendment to the Financial Services Bill, which could see interest rates capped for certain mortgage prisoners, as well as ensuring some have access to fixed interest rate deals. Read the full story: 'House of Lords votes in favour of interest rate cap for mortgage prisoners'…
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UNFAIR RATES ON ANNEXES
Hello Do you have a "Granny Annex" which is Rated separately? Potentially, you are sitting on a financial time-bomb! Annexes are often Rated separately; generally if they have both bathroom and kitchen facilities, which deems them to have the "potential" to be a "separate dwelling" in the Rates Valuation Office Agency's…
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Campaigns Corner
Hi Everyone, Welcome to the new Campaigns Corner board! This will be a trial board that will be the place for you to post and discuss any campaigns with a MoneySaving theme you think people should be aware of and also voice any problems you face as a consumer. Some previous campaigns we've highlighted include: Get Safe…
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Mortgage prisoners and parolees of Firstplus/Elderbridge and other lenders
Mortgage prisoners and paroled ex customers of Firstplus, Elderridge and other lenders
have collectively lost tens, if not hundreds of millions of pounds. From sources
outside this forum and from some forum members it looks like this maybe
changing. I am referring to the unfair failure to reduce interest rates by lenders…
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Avis Class Action - Scam or real?
I have just received a note through the post about a Class Action being brought against Avis Budget Rent a Car. This is something out of the blue and wondered if anyone knows if it is real or some sort of scam I should ignore. It refers to anyone hiring a car in Florida in a certain time period and I would probably have…
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ExcludedUK - for those EXCLUDED from adequate government support
You may have heard Martin talking about & supporting us: ExcludedUK is a grassroots volunteer-run not-for-profit organisation working towards bringing about an end to the exclusions in the UK Government’s Covid-19 financial support measures across all employment statuses, circumstances, professions and industries. These…
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The Moral Compass and Compensation claims companies
Hi I would like to share with you a recent incident and also to question the legallity of it. End last year, my wife was involved in a very minor car incident. Another driver reversed out of a parking space and clipped the front bumper of my wife's car. Whilst at the time it looked a bit messy, on further inspection, there…
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Petition to help Minsmere bird reserve against EDF please sign.
minsmere under threat?? https://e-activist.com/page/71193/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=LMdomain Love Minsmere - Take action now | The RSPB Love Minsmere - Take action now | The RSPB A visit to Minsmere is unforgettable. This wild and beautiful landscape buzzes with the sound of insects, and echoes with birdsong. If EDF have…
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Netflix Double Whammy
When Netflix moved to Sky I mistakenly thought the previous payment I was making independently for the full Netflix package would be adjusted or that I would be informed of the DOUBLE take of subscriptions. However, not so and it was some time (many months) before I realised I was paying for Netflix twice..once through my…
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Gathering funds in a trusted way for a community project
Hi I'm the project lead for a neighbourhood project and I'd like to obtain financial contributions from neighbours in a trusted fashion, and then use the funds to pay a supplier. How can I do this? I've looked at the various gofundme and crowdfund type sites but it's not clear how theiir processes work, they all just want…
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Gift cards
Can we please let retailers and the general public know that you can not pay (generally India) pay any debt by gift cards, Place a warning at the point of sale of these gift cards. Out of boredom over Christmas, I bought 5 cards at £500 (£2500) each knowing I didn't have the funds, but the person never asked my why? Asda,…
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Deputyship refunds
I have managed to claim back £625 in overpaid supervision fees. However does anyone know why the interest rate is 0.5% when the rates for the years 2010 to 2015 were much higher?
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Introduction
Hello everyone! I am George Lamb and a new member of this community. I joined because I love the objectives you have for this forum site. This will definitely be a great help for a young gentleman like me.