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Octopus offers free electric blankets – but is it cheaper to fill a hot water bottle? | Personal Finance | Finance

Octo Assist is a £15million customer help fund and a collection of support schemes designed to give extra help to customers most in need. Octopus…

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Pensions: What Spring Budget pension changes mean for you, including LA, AA, MPAA | Personal Finance | Finance

Annual Allowances (AA) The Annual Allowance is the maximum amount of pension savings an individual can make each year with tax relief without incurring a…

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State pension: 500,000 Britons set to miss out on 10.1 percent boost next year | Personal Finance | Finance

The state pension will rise next month as the triple lock makes its return. While mention of the state pension was omitted in Wednesday’s Budget,…

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Mortgage repayments are more expensive than ever: Find out by how much with our tool | Personal Finance | Finance

The mortgage costs shown on the map represent the amount you would pay per month – crucial for household budgeting – assuming: The property was…

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DWP warning: Benefit payments to change over Easter – dates to expect payment | Personal Finance | Finance

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has clarified the dates when benefit claimants can expect to receive their payments over the bank holiday period….

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TV licence warning as scam Direct Debit email circulates | Personal Finance | Finance

When people enter their card details believing they are setting up a direct debit, fraudsters take this information and use it for their nefarious gain….

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Labour’s mask slips – plan for massive pension and inheritance tax raid if it takes power | Personal Finance | Finance

Labour was always known as the high tax party, but the Conservatives have been turning the screw, too. Our tax burden is now at a…

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Jeremy Hunt slammed for ignoring crisis-hit care sector | Personal Finance | Finance

Jeremy Hunt made no mention of the UK’s crisis-hit social care sector in his Budget speech (Image: GETTY) Anger is growing at the lack of…

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Martin Lewis warns Britons to prepare for energy bills increase next month | Personal Finance | Finance

The group said: “Our forecasts show prices in the second half of 2023 remaining below the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) level, and therefore will not…

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Data scam warning: Britons urged to watch out for ‘expert’ scam tactic | Personal Finance | Finance

Scammers prey on the unwary and commit eye-watering levels of fraud against both individuals and gaming companies. And the gaming companies themselves suck in enormous…

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