All news by author: Ruby Flanagan

Martin Lewis says if you earn under £123 a week - so less than full time - and claim Child Benefit then you can claim National Insurance credits to top up the shortfall you would've earned if working full time.

In the Autumn Statement last year, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed that state pension payments will increase by 8.5% from April 2024 giving pensioners an extra £900 over the year

The news of the Costa Coffee closure was confirmed by the coffee chain back in December in a statement with Costa saying it was "unsure" about the future plans for the two storey site

MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) website founder Martin Lewis last month shared that millions of drivers could be owed compensation payouts if they bought a car, van or motorbike between 2007 and 2021

As couples celebrate their love and commitment on Valentine's Day - Mirror Money looks at the pros and cons of couples using join bank accounts and whether they are right for you

The frozen food supermarket chain has recalled its own brand Creamy Chicken Pies as it may contain the preservative sulphites and if eaten they can cause severe allergic reactions such as anaphylaxis

Aldi will send successful applicants three bottles of wine from its upcoming spring and summer range to try and all they need to do is write an honest review of the wines across their social media channels using the #AldiWineClub hashtag

As with all administration processes, today's news does put Body Shop's 200 stores at risk of closure as administrators FRP Advisory works to cut costs where it can

Body Shop administrators FRP Advisory said the retailer would continue to trade as normal for the forseeable meaning customers will able to shop both in store and online

The Thames Water customer lived in a two-bedroom flat with her husband and baby and couldn't believe it when she received a bill of £800 - which only covered five months leading to September

The extra support is being made available to university students in Scotland and is called the "Special Support Loan" - it will be available on top of the standard maintenance loan and grant which is currently £7,000 and £2,000

Shoppers appear to be receiving "exclusive" offers from an email address claiming to be Argos giving them £5 off when they spend £40 and are unsure whether they are legitimate or not

The support payment is being given to households through the Government's Household Support Fund - this scheme gives local councils a pot of money to support struggling households in their area

According to the comparison and switching service uSwitch, households could collectively spend up to £1.8million in energy making 104 million pancakes this Shrove Tuesday

If your circumstances change after you start claiming Child Benefit then you will have to let HMRC know as sometimes this could affect your payments

Households set to receive the cash will be those claiming Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction or Universal Credit Housing Allowance - around 16,500 households are reported to be eligible for the payment

In an update to its Universal Credit guidance, the DWP noted that due to its phone systems, calls from them can display as an unknown number. because of this claimants could potentially be missing calls from the DWP

The benefits which are set to be scrapped and replaced by Universal Credit are known as "Legacy Benefits" and include the likes of Tax Credits, Income Support, and Housing Benefit

The email says you need to renew your licence and invites you to do so online by clicking a link in the email - however, this link will take you to a fake website

A record number of people switched their bank account in the final few months of last year with 433,701 using the Current Account Switch Service (CASS) - This is the highest number of people since the service launched

Something you need if you want to buy a house is a mortgage deposit - this is the cash deposit that you pay upfront when buying a house, your mortgage is then what covers the rest of the cost of the house

With the DWP clamping down on fraud and error in the benefits system, it is good to understand what the department means by fraud and error, so you can avoid accidentally falling into trouble

The new B&M stores will be opening in former Wilko stores in Worthing and Thamesmead - overall another nine new B&M stores will be opening across the country before the end of February

The price rise will now see Ring doorbell customers who were previously paying £34.99 per year, or £3.49 a month, be charged up to £18 more for the service

Miles told the Mirror that he became an avid eBay seller over a decade ago and initially started by selling his old games and after seeing some success he stepped things up a little more