All news by author: Ruby Flanagan

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Martin Lewis warns of 'extra tax' you could pay for most of your working life
The Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis and fellow host Susanna Reid discussed the changes to student finance coming in from September this year.
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Parents on Universal Credit given childcare boost worth up to £1,630 from today
First announced back in the Spring Statement, the maximum amount parents on Universal Credit can claim back each month for their childcare costs goes up by 47%
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Motorists may be charged £100 a day for driving in these cities - see full list
The online car marketplace cinch has highlighted all the places in the UK with their own clean air zone schemes in place - and most importantly how much they cost
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All the help you can get to pay Council Tax as debts reach 'record high'
The Centre for social justice, which analysed the figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities, said that Council Tax areas have grown by £510million in the year up to March 2023.
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DWP to shut 36 Jobcentres over the next few months - full list of closures
The Jobcentre sites set to close were originally set up to make sure social distancing guidelines were followed during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Martin Lewis 4-day warning to everyone who pays energy bills by direct debit
The Money Saving Expert took to Twitter to urge direct debit customers to take a meter reading before midnight on Friday June 30
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The new Mortgage Charter - What is it and the lenders which have signed up
Lenders representing 85% of the mortgage market have signed up to the new charter to support customers after interest rates were raised to 5% last week
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What you could save when energy bills drop this weekend
Ofgem's July price cap will be introduced on Saturday which will see the average yearly household energy bill sit at £2,074 - down from the current level of £2,500 a year
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Price of beer jumps by 50p a pint in just one year as cost of living hits lager
The cost of brewing beer has risen due to higher energy costs, inflation, and supply chain issues - and sadly pubs are forced to pass on the price hikes to customers, they claim
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Thousands of Brits were fined by HMRC - despite not making enough to pay tax
The fines were handed to people who earned less than the personal allowance - which is the amount you can earn before you start paying tax and currently sits at £12,500
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Exact day you should take a meter reading as energy prices drop this weekend
From Saturday, July 1, Ofgem's price cap will be reintroduced, and this will set annual energy costs at £2,074 a year for the average household, which equals a rough saving of almost £500 a year
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Universal Credit claimants could get an extra £522 cash boost this week
From June 28 (Wednesday) the Department for Work and Pensions will raise the maximum amount that parents on Universal Credit can claim back monthly for their childcare costs.
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Sainsbury's cuts prices of cupboard essentials - see full list
Supermarket chain Sainsbury's said it would invest £15million to cut the price of its own brand items, such as rice, pasta, cornflakes, jams, and runny honey, as the cost of living crisis continues to bite
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More than 20 UK councils to ditch pay-and-display parking for apps
Out of 242 councils in England, eight removed their pay and display machines altogether whilst 14 had removed some, as the UK continues to move toward using smartphones for payments
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Cineworld UK to file for administration as part of restructuring plan
The world's second largest cinema chain has stressed that the move will not impact its British operations and its sites will remain open and operate as usual
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Four DWP benefits you could get if you’re an unpaid carer
If you care for someone else, you might be entitled to help with your day-to-day living costs often carers are unable to take on full time work alongside their caring responsibilities
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'I lost £113,000 in a romance scam - now I'm fighting to help protect others'
Rachel has come forward to tell her story as around 40% of romance scams occur during the summer according to research by digital security company ESET
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Argos to shut 30 high street stores today - full list of closures
Argos announced in January that all 34 of its Argos stores would close for good this year with the remaining 30 sites shutting their doors today
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Martin Lewis shares vital verdict on Jeremy Hunt's mortgage help announcement
Yesterday the Bank of England upped its base interest rate to 5% and the Money Saving Expert responded by saying that "help was desperately needed"
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Paypal to bring in major change for users as Bank of England hikes interest rate
Paypal credit customers received the email informing them of the hike in interest merely hours are the Bank of England's base rate rise.
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British Gas launches summer scheme that gives customers half price electricity
British Gas' PeakSave scheme was introduced as part of the National Grid’s Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) during the winter of last year
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Full list of banks and building societies not hiking mortgages after rate rise
The base rate rise is another blow to people with mortgages as the cost of their homes may increase even more as these are usually linked to the base rate
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Energy customers have days to use voucher to help pay bills - how to get yours
The Energy Bill support scheme gives every household in the country £400 off their energy bills from October 2022 to March 2023 but for prepay customer they need to claim vouchers
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Martin Lewis reacts to latest interest rate hike as 'help is desperately needed'
Martin Lewis told his followers that they needed to spare a thought to mortgage prisoners who had been paying "over the odds" for 15 years and were now facing "totally unaffordable" 9% mortgages
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Bank of England hikes interest rates to 5% - what it means for your money
The central bank's base rate was upped by 0.5 percentage points from 4.5% and remains at its highest level since the 2008 financial crash