Independent - Money

Today is the day our finances hit rock bottom

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:44:00 GMT

New proposals to help debtors announced as Christmas bills and the long wait for payday take their toll

Half of renters fear for the future despite eviction ban extension

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:44:00 GMT

Rent increases, landlords selling up, and unemployment top housing worries as 120,000 renters with families fall behind

Why you need to know about GHIC

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 13:19:17 GMT

Everything you need to know about medical protection in a post-Brexit world

Vaccine scams now present biggest threat to personal financial security, banks warn

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:15:46 GMT

‘Be extremely wary of malicious scam calls that encourage you to press a key on your phone,’ says security specialist

How to financially survive lockdown 3.0

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:40:57 GMT

Your rights at work, your best tactic for cutting back, your entitlements… here’s what you need to know now

Three ways you might be owed forgotten cash

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:30:41 GMT

…because it might come in handy right about now

The financial resolutions you should make in 2021

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:23:07 GMT

This new year, make your pennies go even further – you never know what the future might bring

Credit refusals hampered access to basic financial products during Covid, study finds

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:31:50 GMT

Application declined in 2020? You weren’t alone, but maybe not for the reasons you think

Leading charity warns of workers’ rights crisis as ‘new normal’ pushes employees to ...

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:05:07 GMT

Average worker is now performing nine or more unpaid hours of overtime a week

How to get a refund for your cancelled Christmas

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:25:39 GMT

Trains, turkeys, tourism – here’s how to get your money back now your plans have changed

Radical energy shake-up promised as 1 in 7 fall behind on bills

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:55:33 GMT

Increased use has seen charges rise by an average of £30 a month

How grandparents saved 2020

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:48:09 GMT

From bailouts to birthdays, the older generation has propped up family finances like never before after half of all families asked for help

Deal or no-deal, things change in January

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:24:20 GMT

The new year will bring a new relationship with Europe. Here’s what might change for you

All I want for Christmas is… a financial future

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:54:16 GMT

What to get the kids – young and old – who seem to have everything

Beware the fraudsters working overtime this Christmas

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:51:09 GMT

You can’t spell ‘Christmas’ without ‘scam’. Well, sort of

When a brand collapses, what happens to its gift cards?

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:10:40 GMT

Why do we use our money to buy credit that’s more restrictive than actual money?

Why NS&I is trying to break up with you

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:56:59 GMT

Savers have started moving millions from the state savings provider as drastic rate cuts begin to bite

Insurance industry ‘in denial’ over its impact on climate change, study claims

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:19:03 GMT

Consumer watchdog slams UK’s leading names for ‘dragging their heels’ over the environment

Will you put Christmas on the never-never?

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:08:53 GMT

And what would buying now but paying later mean for your money – and your mental health – in 2021?

No support for the self-employed? No change there

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:01:55 GMT

Are you a freelancer fending for yourself while everyone else seems to be getting handouts? It has always been thus. Here’s how to go it alone