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Baroness Ros Altmann Challenges Government Over Triple Lock Pension
Wednesday 03 November, 2021PENSINS UPLIFT - Conservative peer and former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann has challenged the Government on its decision to replace the state pension 'triple lock' with a 'double lock' for the next financial year. Pensioners are set to...
Autumn Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak’s Pay Rise for Workers
Wednesday 27 October, 2021BUDGET - Two of the key points in Rishi Sunak's Autumn budget are the reduced Universal Credit taper rate and the rise in National Living Wage. Both policy changes have the potential to help millions of Brits, but by how much? Here’s what...
National Living Wage to Rise To £9.50 An Hour
Monday 25 October, 2021THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE - Ahead of the autumn budget this Wednesday, the Treasury has announced that the National Living Wage is set to rise from £8.91 per hour to £9.50 for those aged 23 and over. Workers aged 21-22 will see an in...
UK State Pensions Forecast to Rise This Week
Sunday 24 October, 2021PENSIONS - State Pension payments are forecast to rise this week with the DWP set to confirm how much this week. Rt the moment the full basic State Pension of £137.60 would get an additional £5.50 per week, which amounts to a payment of £572.40 per m...
How Will the Autumn Statement 2021 Impact Pension Planners?
Friday 22 October, 2021EXCLUSIVE REPORT - By Andrew Megson, executive chairman of My Pension Expert 2021 has been a challenging year for many, and pension planners have been no exception. From the FCA’s introduction of ‘investment pathways’, which promoting generic “c...
How to Avoid the Flu This Winter
Wednesday 20 October, 2021ILLNESS - The 2021/22 Flu Season - all you need to know. What is the flu and what are the main symptoms? The flu is a common virus, typically in the population during the colder months. The flu is caused by the Influenza virus. It results in mai...
Government Humiliating Benefit Claiments Say the SNP
Tuesday 19 October, 2021CLAIMENT HUMILLIATION -SNP MSP, Neil Gray, has branded the latest revelation of the UK’s Government DWP’s treatment of universal credit claimants “utterly despicable” as the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) exposed evidence that people are being for...
DWP Christmas Payment Dates
Tuesday 19 October, 2021CHRISTMAS - DWP payment dates for benefits are moved if they happen to fall at weekends or on bank holidays. This winter, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day fall at a weekend so the bank holidays are pushed to the following week. That means...
Sir David Anthony Andrew Amess RIP
Saturday 16 October, 2021TWEET - We saw this tweet today. Samuel Miller, 65, a DS specialist, is accusing the British government of employing draconian austerity measures to murder its sick and disabled citizens. 'I cannot recall any MPs who tweeted their heartfelt condolenc...
Private Rent Debts Double During the Pandemic
Saturday 16 October, 2021RENT DEBTS - The proportion of private renters in arrears in England has more than doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic. These statistics reveal that in April-May 2021 seven per cent of private renters were in arrears, up from three per cent in...
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