WE have been fighting your corner all year on the big issues hitting your wallet. From energy firms ripping off customers with sneaky terms to struggling households being wrongly asked to pay back benefits cash, our Sun Money team has worked tirelessly to uncover the biggest scandals affecting… From Winter Fuel SOS to benefits blunder … Read more
MORE than a third of us are worried about the cost of Christmas this year. A nationwide poll found the average cost of festivities will be around £700, although a fifth said they will likely fall into debt to afford it, Skipton Building Society reports. 9 More than a third of us are worried about… … Read more
MUM Eloise King is worried she might have to cancel Christmas this year as she doesn’t have a penny left after bills. The 22-year-old single parent to Jude, 3, and Olivia, 2, lives in two-bedroom council house paying £550 rent in Whitstable, Kent. 7 Eloise King is worried she might have to… I’m on Universal … Read more
Energy firms to offer ‘no standing charge’ tariffs and struggling customers to get debts wiped in huge shake-up …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> MILLIONS of energy customers will get access to ‘no standing charge’ tariffs under new plans revealed by Ofgem today. The energy regulator is also planning to launch new support for customers struggling with … Read more
Four big banks offering up to 5% interest on everyday current accounts as Starling to AXE popular feature …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> FOUR big high street banks are still offering as much as 5% interest on everyday current accounts despite Starling axing its offer. The online bank will stop paying all of its customers interest on their … Read more
Savers hit by ‘Grinch-style’ cuts as rates reduced on over 200 accounts …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SAVERS are being warned about Grinch-style cuts to returns as interest rates are being slashed on over 200 accounts, The Sun can reveal. Britain’s biggest banks, including Barclays, HSBC, Santander and NatWest, as well as the government-backed NS&I, are … Read more
Martin Lewis explains why credit score ‘isn’t real’ and shares ‘the holy trinity’ of measures lenders use to assess you – The Scottish Sun …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> MARTIN Lewis has explained why your credit score “isn’t real” and shared “the holy trinity” of measures lenders use to assess you. The famed money saving expert … Read more
Nationwide customers warned of extra bank account charge from TODAY …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> CUSTOMERS at Nationwide have been warned they face extra account charges from today. The changes affect one of the franchise’s most popular current accounts. 1 Nationwide is introducing a major fee hike todayCredit: Getty Nationwide has offered its FlexPlus package for … Read more
‘It’s the right thing to do,’ Govt doubles cash pot to wipe out school meal debt …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> MINISTERS last night doubled their school meals debt relief fund to £2.8million — in a pre-Christmas boost for hard-up families. Nats promised to finally fulfil a pledge to scrap the arrears one year after our … Read more
Map reveals worst councils for sending bailiffs to chase overpaid housing benefit – how to challenge it …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A MAP has revealed the worst local authorities for sending bailiffs to chase overpaid housing benefit. Around 2.7million households in England and Wales had a knock at the door from debt collectors last year, research … Read more