Finance

Elon Musk ‘humiliated’ after Dogebonk take ‘moon mission’ challenge to SpaceX factory A billboard reminding the Tesla Boss that his efforts to make Dogecoin the first memecoin in space have failed has now been erected outside the Space X factory in Hawthorne, California. The Dogebonk cryptocurrency is relatively new in the crypto-space and is listed under the kicker, DOBO. In ...

Inheritance tax threshold can be increased to £1million – how to reduce risk of 40% charge The inheritance tax free residence nil rate band came into effect in April 2017. It began at £100,000 during the 2017-2018 tax year. The nil rate band has then increased each tax year by £25,000. In 2021, it reached £175,000. This means an individual ...

Half a million Brits get NO State Pension increase this year – ‘living on just £22 a week’ Pensioners have been frustrated by the Government’s decision to scale back the triple lock, so they only get an increase of just 3.1 percent this year. However, an estimated 520,000 are in an even worse position. They won’t get any increase at ...

Daughter devastated after late mum lost £4,000 in funeral scam Funeral prepayment schemes are common, with people prearranging their funerals by prepaying some of the related expenses. Unfortunately though, anonymous scammers can exploit people’s decision to opt for one of these schemes. “My mother had given me a card with some information on it saying that she had paid for ...

Unpaid carer left ‘really worried’ due to ‘miniscule’ Carer’s Allowance limit “I’ve had to come off Carer’s Allowance since I did the internship. Although I was earning under the limit for Carer’s Allowance, every time I was offered work and reimbursed, it was either me having to work for free or being really worried that I was going to go ...

Martin Lewis shares how Universal Credit claimants can save hundreds on broadband Ernest Doku, broadband expert at Uswitch.com, agreed with Martin Lewis and said it’s really important that more is done to make people aware of these social tariffs. He said: “At a time when the cost of living is soaring for many households, more need to be aware of the ...

PIP update: The 19 conditions that qualify for PIP – could you get £7,296 a year? Personal Independence Payments (PIP) are made by the Department for Work and Pensions to people who have a disability or long term health condition that affects their everyday lives. However, with billions lost in unclaimed benefits every year, campaigners say Britons should check every ...

Millions of Britons could get Facebook payout – are you affected? The case will be the first of its kind against the company, which changed its name from Facebook to Meta last year, in the UK and argues that it has breached the 1998 Competition Act. According to the claim the company used its market dominance to impose unfair terms ...

Bad news for savers as banks ‘don’t need the money’ – how to get ‘best possible rate’ Despite a flurry of remortgaging at the end of 2021, banks expect this activity to drop off during the first three months of this year, new Bank of England data released yesterday shows. In a blow to savers, this could potentially lead to ...

Brexit Britain victory as UK economy defies expectations to smash pre-Covid growth According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 0.9 percent between October and November. This was higher than expectations and meant the economy was 0.7 percent larger than in February 2020. However, following the spread of the Omicron variant and the ...