Labour have 'broken their promises' on not raising council tax
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCouncil tax bills are set to jump by an average of £110 next year after ministers gave the green light to inflation-busting…
Lenders raise mortgage rates as Budget fallout hits homeowners
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMajor lenders including NatWest, Barclays and Nationwide have raised their fixed-rate mortgages as market fallout from the Budget “ripples” into pricing. Read More
DWP to review £300 benefit application after facing accusations over 200-question form
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is revisiting a complex form that pensioners have to wade through to claim the £300 Winter…
People dying in poverty up by almost a fifth, says charity
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe proportion of people dying in poverty has risen by almost a fifth in recent years, according to analysis for an end-of-life…
More than 3,000 privately-educated pupils apply to join state schools
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 3,000 private school pupils have already applied to join the state sector amid Labour’s tax raid, new figures revealed today. …
Boost for Brits as Bank of England trims interest rates from 5% to 4.75%... but falls now set to be 'gradual' after Labour's big-spending Budget
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bank of England cut interest rates today – but Chancellor Rachel Reeves‘ big-spending Budget could keep borrowing costs higher in future. Read More
Labour decision to scrap £2 bus fare cap equals income tax rise
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLabour’s ‘flawed’ decision to scrap the £2 bus fare cap will put the equivalent of a penny on income tax for commuters,…
Keir Starmer increases university tuition fees for first time in eight years
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUniversity tuition fees will increase in England for the first time in eight years as part of a major overhaul of the higher…
Full list of benefit rises announced in the Budget - boost to Universal Credit, Carer's Allowance and more
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMillions of benefits claimants will see payments rise 1.7 per cent from April 2025, figures in today’s Budget confirm. Read More
Rachel Reeves slashes Thatcher's right to buy discount in drive for affordable housing
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRachel Reeves has slashed right to buy discounts introduced by Margaret Thatcher as part of an affordable housing drive. Read More