Triple clap.
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The triple lock is a fairly recent part of pension policy.
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The government has laid out its plans for the next parliamentary session.
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With bills rising, people are looking for ways to use less energy. We asked five experts for their practical and proven advice.
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How can the chancellor raise the most money – at the lowest political cost?
Rachel Reeves at Mansion House, London in November 2024.
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The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is banking on pension reform to stimulate growth.
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Going for growth… but can chancellor Rachel Reeves keep workers and business happy at the same time?
Millions of pensioners will lose the winter fuel payment.
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Thousands will be left in fuel poverty by the move – and pension rises won’t kick in until after the worst of the cold weather.
Self-employed workers may be left confused about their pension entitlement under the Conservative plans.
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National insurance payments are linked to state pension entitlement in the UK – but the Conservatives want to abolish them for the self-employed.
The triple lock plus would guarantee that the UK state pension remains below the threshold for income tax.
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Many older people fear being pulled into income tax as the state pension climbs closer to the tax-free allowance.
Box of delights?
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What could Jeremy Hunt do for voters ahead of a general election?
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
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Live blog: all the announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and instant reaction from experts.
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ISAs, benefits and mortgage support are all rumoured to be mentioned in chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s next autumn statement.
There’s a better way to save.
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ISAs are an easy way to boost your savings but they do have rules, some of which change every year.
Calculating how the budget will affect your finances.
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To encourage the ‘economically inactive’ back to work, the government is changing pensions, childcare funding and creating more support for people with long-term illnesses.
Head down, taxes up.
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November 17, 2022
Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Adi Imsirovic , University of Surrey ; Cam Donaldson , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Despina Alexiadou , University of Strathclyde ; Gavin Midgley , University of Surrey ; Hilary Ingham , Lancaster University ; Jennifer Castañeda-Navarrete , University of Cambridge ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Karen Bloor , University of York ; Peter Bloom , University of Essex ; Shampa Roy-Mukherjee , University of East London ; Steven McCabe , Birmingham City University ; Supriya Kapoor , Trinity College Dublin , and Tolu Olarewaju , Keele University
Our panel of academics responds to the UK government’s latest economic plans.
It’s worth checking your finances after recent economic turmoil.
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How has your pension fared after the recent financial market mayhem?
Hey, big spender.
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September 23, 2022
Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Andrew Burlinson , University of East Anglia ; Catherine Waddams , University of East Anglia ; Donald Hirsch , Loughborough University ; Jean-Philippe Serbera , Sheffield Hallam University ; Jim Watson , UCL ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University , and Steven McCabe , Birmingham City University
How the government plans to address the energy crisis and economic growth, among other key issues.
Households will feel the effect of rate rises as the Bank of England tries to slow inflation.
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The latest on the UK base rate rise and how it might affect your finances
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A personal finance expert on the steps you can take now to prepare for a possible recession.
Rishi to the rescue?
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The UK chancellor is giving a one-off payment of £1,200 to the most vulnerable households, while U-turning on a windfall tax for energy companies.
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A new health and social care levy will be introduced in the upcoming tax year. Here’s how it will hit your payslip.
A spring in his step?
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March 23, 2022
Keith Baker , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Cam Donaldson , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi , York St John University ; Gavin Midgley , University of Southampton ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Karen Bloor , University of York ; Karl Schmedders , International Institute for Management Development (IMD) ; Peter Bloom , University of Essex ; Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Renaud Foucart , Lancaster University ; Sarah Schiffling , Liverpool John Moores University ; Slawomir Raszewski , University of East London ; Steven McCabe , Birmingham City University ; Victoria Honeyman , University of Leeds , and W David McCausland , University of Aberdeen
The government knows 2022 is going to be tough for voters.
What’s in the box?
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October 27, 2021
Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi , York St John University ; Alexander Tziamalis , Sheffield Hallam University ; Cam Donaldson , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Despina Alexiadou , University of Strathclyde ; Edward Thomas Jones , Bangor University ; Gabriella Legrenzi , Keele University ; Gavin Midgley , University of Southampton ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Karl Schmedders , International Institute for Management Development (IMD) ; Michael Jacobs , University of Sheffield ; Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath , and Steven McCabe , Birmingham City University
Sunak talked about a new age of optimism, but it doesn’t feel like that for many people.
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Key loopholes in the proposed cap on social care spending mean all assets won’t necessarily be protected.
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March 3, 2021
Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Alexander Tziamalis , Sheffield Hallam University ; Andrew Cumbers , University of Glasgow ; Despina Alexiadou , University of Strathclyde ; Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi , York St John University ; Felix FitzRoy , University of St Andrews ; Jonny Munby , Teesside University ; Karl Schmedders , International Institute for Management Development (IMD) ; Lisa Scullion , University of Salford ; Mark Williams , Queen Mary University of London ; Michael Jacobs , University of Sheffield ; Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Suzanne Withrington , Teesside University , and W David McCausland , University of Aberdeen
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his second pandemic budget for the Conservatives.
