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Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (923+ words) Don't miss out on impactful stories and exclusive content at half the price for a full year! Will Donald Trump's plan to cap interest rates on credit card debt really lead to 'AFFORDABILITY?' We asked the experts Donald Trump has…...
Reeves' budget doesn't go far enough for those affected by problem debt
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (116+ words) The budget introduced a host of positive measures to help with problem debt " but more can be done, says StepChange CEO Vikki Brownridge Rachel Reeves delivered her autumn budget announcement on Wednesday (30 October). Image: HM Treasury/ Flickr So, it's good…...
Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It must cover the essentials
2+ mon, 1+ hour ago (819+ words) Ayaz Manji, head of policy at Trussell, writes about why universal credit needs reforming 15 years on from the coalition government revealing their plans for the benefit in a white paper A Trussell food bank worker sorting food parcels. Image: Lee…...
Taxing wealth in the budget could score the chancellor a triple win
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (542+ words) Howard Reed and Martin O'Neill write about how a wealth tax in the autumn budget could boost growth, raise revenues and reduce inequality Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivering the autumn budget in 2024. Image: HM Treasury/ Kirsty O'Connor Much ink has been…...
Typical Brit must save entire lifetime's worth of earnings to become wealthy
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (977+ words) A typical British worker would need to save all of their earning for 52 years to become wealthy, new research has found A typical worker would need to save more than a lifetime's worth of earnings to become wealthy, new research…...
Rachel Reeves to announce 'real-terms' cut to spending on social housing
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (927+ words) The chancellor is set to announce a "25bn affordable housing programme for the next 10 years at Wednesday's spending review as well as a "housing bank' as Labour aims to deliver on promise to ramp up housebuilding Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Chief…...
Why the real Living Wage is a win-win for workers and businesses
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (346+ words) More than 16,000 employers are now paying the real Living Wage, which has put "3.85bn back into the pockets of low-paid workers since 2011 Since 2011, the real Living Wage movement has quietly transferred "3.85 billion to Britain's lowest-paid workers. That's the finding of a…...
These are the UK regions set to be hit hardest by Trump's tariffs
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (608+ words) According to new analysis, the West Midlands, East of England and Northern Ireland are expected to bear the brunt of Trump's trade restrictions 27/02/2025. Washington D.C., United States. Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Donald Trump, the President of the United States of…...
The gig economy and your finances: How to make it work for you
10+ mon, 59+ min ago (1229+ words) With more people working freelance or gig jobs, here's how you can manage irregular income, budget and plan for the future while working outside traditional employment Image: Joshua Lawrence / Unsplash Gig economy work has been under the spotlight in recent…...