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An investigation found that people on Universal Credit were having their state pension record "manually" corrected when they were within four months of turning the state pension age rather than automatically like the DWP report

If you are struggling to pay your energy bills and have built up debt on your account, then your supplier may want to move you onto a prepayment meter and sometimes you will not

The latest figures follow MPs hearing that around 12 million households are now spending more than 10% of their income on energy bills - the previous definition of fuel poverty

Water UK says although companies have "absorbed as much cost as possible" this year’s change particularly reflects the inflationary impact of higher energy costs

Not everyone can get their hands on the new items as nine of the items are being trialled at a select nine stores in the UK at the moment but if successful they will be rolled out

The ruling could result in Aldi having to hand M&S damages and an account of its profits from selling its own light-up Christmas gin - but the budget supermarket is appealing the result

Inflation is increasing at a rate that many in the UK have never seen before, and shoppers can’t help but notice the rising prices of items they hold dear

Even though this may sound like positive news for buyers, Nationwide says that it is "too early" to tell whether the housing market had started to recover after the infamous "mini budget" last year

Martin Lewis told viewers that the name of the Government's tax-free childcare scheme can sometimes be "misleading" as it has absolutely nothing to do with tax, it is just called tax-free childcare

EU citizens who claimed benefits before Brexit but were refused a citizens status may have to pay the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) money back due to an data error by the Home Office

Switching banks has always been seen as a "quick and easy" way of making a little extra cash as banks usually offer an incentive for newbies to sign up and several banks have introduced new offers over the last few months

The offer is part of Sainsbury's nine-day "Big Points Bonanza'" which is giving away over 50 million Nectar points as well as prize draws and other giveaways for shoppers across the UK

Tesco purchased the Paperchase brand and the "intellectual property" after the stationery chain entered administration but the move means that its 106 UK stores as well as 820 jobs are still at risk

Tesco did not confirm the exact amount of deli and counter staff who will be affected by the closures at the end of next months

From Wednesday, those switching to a TSB Spend & Save or Spend & Save Plus current account will receive £200 paid in two instalments with the second instalment only available if you keep the account

One shopper accused Lidl of shrinkflation which is where a product gets smaller in weight, size or quantity while its price stays the same or even increases

With the Warm Home Discount scheme in Scotland, the number of discounts that can be given by an energy supplier is limited so it works on a first come first serve basis

The flight was not taken at the time as advice from the UK Government and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) was to avoid "non-essential travel"

Despite the hack, JD group has said payment card details were "safe", and that it has no reason to think the hackers have accessed users' passwords

H&M said a "rapid change in customer behaviour" is to blame for its decision to shut the doors of some branches but could not confirm if there were going to be job losses as a result of the move

Millions of people get a monthly boost to their income from Universal Credit - however, sometimes these payments can be reduced or even stopped and it's important you know why

The Government has announced there will be more cost of living payments coming this year - here's what we know so far and when payments are expected to drop

Toby Carvery has placed signs in its restaurants informing customers of the supply issues it is facing around eggs but says the issue is only temporary

As an experienced seller on eBay, this January James set himself a target to make £1,000 through decluttering and selling his unwanted stuff

State support for those struggling with the rising cost of living will continue throughout February and Mirror Money has compiled a full list of what help is available over the next month