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Late tax return penalties will be waived for a month due to Covid-19 pressures

The taxman is waiving late filing self-assessment penalties for one month, giving people extra time if needed to complete their 2020/21 tax return and pay any tax due. Covid-19 is affecting the capacity of some people to meet their obligations in ...

06 Jan 2022 at 14:25

No 10 ploughs on with National Insurance hike despite Rees-Mogg’s calls

Downing Street was resisting calls to scrap the National Insurance hike despite a Cabinet rift over concerns it will heap further pressure on households struggling with the soaring cost of living. No 10 insisted on Thursday there were no plans ...

06 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Households putting less money in savings and borrowing more on credit cards

Households are spending more on credit cards and putting less money into savings amid the cost of living squeeze. The Bank of England said net consumer credit borrowing totalled £1.2 billion in November 2021. The figure includes borrowing ...

04 Jan 2022 at 11:55

Average UK house price rose by more than £24,500 in 2021 says Halifax

House prices increased by more than £24,500 on average in 2021, marking the largest annual cash rise since 2003, according to an index. The typical UK property value hit a new record high of £276,091 in December 2021, Halifax said. ...

07 Jan 2022 at 08:55

Which? demands stronger safeguards for online shoppers using ‘pay later’ deals

Online shoppers need stronger safeguards to protect them from buy now pay later (BNPL) products because many do not realise it is a form of debt, a watchdog has warned. Which? said “most” of the 30 BNPL users it interviewed did ...

06 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Rees-Mogg urges Chancellor to ditch national insurance rise – reports

Jacob Rees-Mogg has urged the Chancellor to ditch planned rises to national insurance, it has been reported. The Daily Telegraph said the Commons leader told Rishi Sunak at Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting that the increase must be ...

06 Jan 2022 at 00:25

Sunak against ‘ducking difficult decisions’ amid national insurance Cabinet rift

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has argued it would be irresponsible to “duck difficult decisions” after Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg called for the national insurance hike to be scrapped to relieve pressure on households struggling ...

06 Jan 2022 at 14:55

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23% of young people ‘do not think they will ever feel financially secure’

Nearly a quarter (23%) of young people do not think they will ever feel financially secure, a survey has found. Among young people who are not in education, employment or training, only two-fifths (43%) believe they will ...

06 Jan 2022 at 14:55

Personal Finance

One in five parents pay children’s pocket money by bank transfer – survey

More than one in five parents transfer their children’s pocket money straight into their bank account, bypassing the traditional piggy bank, a survey has found. While the majority of parents surveyed still give their ...

06 Jan 2022 at 16:25

Ministers plough on with National Insurance hike despite Rees-Mogg’s calls

Ministers were resisting calls to scrap the National Insurance hike to protect struggling households after Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg argued to the Cabinet the rise should be shelved. Transport Secretary Grant ...

06 Jan 2022 at 10:25

Automatic pension enrolment for 18-year-olds under Tory MP’s plan

Working 18-year-olds would automatically begin paying into a pension under plans being presented to Parliament. The proposal is aimed at boosting the pension pots of workers who do not go to university, giving ...

03 Jan 2022 at 11:55

Average UK house price ends year at record £254,822

The average UK house price rose by nearly £24,000 during 2021, the biggest increase ever recorded in a single year in cash terms, according to an index. The typical price of a home reached a record high of ...

30 Dec 2021 at 08:55

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