Finance

Over a million households will gain £420 boost under new Universal Credit rules

From 30 April 2025, a significant change to Universal Credit will ensure that more than a million low-income households across the UK receive a financial boost, thanks to new rules reducing the amount that can be deducted from their benefits to repay debts.

Will India become a crucial exporter for China?

India is poised to achieve their highest ever export amounts to China this fiscal year: read on to find out what kind of trade deals these countries are negotiating and how this window opened.

New guidance will help employers close gender pay gap

Better engagement from senior leadership, increased staff awareness and improved recruitment practices will help companies reduce their gender pay gap the Minister for Women Victoria Atkins has announced.

Research reveals 83% of graduates will never repay their student debt

Whilst higher education is subsidised by the government through student loans, is it enough to save graduates from student debt, and how has this affected the UK economy?

Businesses must adopt a new recruitment model to attract millennials

Businesses should adopt a recruitment model if they are to attract young talent, as new figures reveal 60% of millennials want salary transparency.

The UK’s ‘productivity puzzle’: The price of real economic measures to address this

Nigel Wilcock, Executive director of the Institute of Economic Development sheds light on the UK’s ‘productivity puzzle’, including the price of real economic measures to address this.

Protect your pension pots against investment scammers

The Insolvency Service is warning people to guard their pension pots against investment scammers and negligent trustees.

Product agility for European banks is a priority following open banking

As open banking is implemented across Europe, improving product agility is now a priority for 51% of European banks says EIU report.

Does your business qualify for R&D tax credits?

Tax specialists highlight four things that many businesses do that qualify them for R&D tax credits - without them realising.

Brits underestimate the average cost of a house deposit

KIS Finance surveyed 2,000 Brits to find out their expectation vs reality when it comes to the age they reached life milestones such as affording a house deposit.

What is the difference between a rental agreement and a lease agreement? 

The terms lease agreement and rental agreement are often used interchangeably, but it is important to know that these are not the same thing.

Time scale for saving Dublin based property deposit revealed

It will currently take over two decades for Dublin based home buyers to put a property deposit down, according to brand new research.

Foreign investment and the trouble with exchange rates

Choosing to invest in foreign assets can open up great opportunities, but also presents a challenge that too many people overlook.

Public spending pressures: Getting more value for the public purse

Paul Bentley, Commercial Agreement Manager at the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) details their Spend Analysis and Recovery Services, or SARS II, Framework tool and how this is helping those who spend money to get more value for the public purse.

Young people suffer more with gift guilt at Christmas

Gift guilt at Christmas leaves a quarter of the UK in Financial Trouble with 22% of Brits feel pressured to buy more expensive gifts than they feel comfortable spending

Britain’s cashless society : Over 394 ATM’s close each month in the UK

Research by Paymentsense reveals that ATM’s are closing at an alarming rate across Britain, after over 4,735 ATMs vanished between July 2017 and June 2018

Household emergency damage costing Brits nearly £4 billion

Households across the country are spending a massive £527.30 per household emergency, a total of £3.7bn across the UK

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