8 h. ago DWP Household Support Fund offering up to £1,000 to help pay your bills

The Household Support Fund is a DWP scheme where local councils can hand out extra support to hard-up families

Economics

27 h. ago 50,000 social homes being sublet in London as scammers cost taxpayers £1bn a year, report claims

London social rent homes are being illegally sublet on platforms such as Airbnb, new research warns

Economics

30 h. ago DWP scheme paying UK households up to £1,000 in cost of living help

The money is being distributed by Portsmouth Council as part of the Household Support Fund scheme, which is funded by the by the Department for Work and Pensions

Economics

32 h. ago Household Support Fund 2025: apply online for cost of living council payment

There’s help available, but time is running out to apply if you’re struggling with rising costs 🕒

Economics

44 h. ago Cheltenham winner nearly lost an eye when he was kicked in the face by a foal

A nasty encounter with a foal almost cost jockey Harry Skelton a whopping £500,000 after it kicked him in the face, but luckily it didn't stop him competing at Cheltenham

Politics

67 h. ago Households can beat energy price cap rise with simple money saving step

The energy price cap is set to rise by 6.4% from April 1, with the average dual fuel household paying by direct debit seeing an increase of more than £100

Economics

3 d. ago Cheltenham Festival drinks prices 'make watching races in bargain Benidorm a no

Attending the iconic horse racing festival for three days can quickly cost more than £1,000 – and that is before punter forks out £7.80 for a pint of Guinness or £12 for a burger

Economics

4 d. ago DWP paying people cost of living cash worth £300 if they claim certain benefits

The money is being distributed by Herefordshire Council as part of the Household Support Fund scheme, which is funded by the by the DWP

Economics

4 d. ago Households earning £31,000 or less can get free energy help through DWP scheme

The help comes from the Household Support Fund - which is a government-funded scheme run by the DWP - that has given local councils pots of cash to support struggling households in their area.

Economics

4 d. ago The households that could have to pay more for their BBC licence fee

Dr Samir Shah, who took up the role as BBC chairman a year ago following the resignation of Richard Sharp, questioned why poorer households should pay the same for their BBC licence fee.

Politics

4 d. ago Eighty years since the Tokyo firebombing, survivors are still awaiting recognition

More people were killed in the 1945 attack than the atomic bombing of Nagasaki a few months later, but there is no national memorial, accurate death toll or compensation for survivorsNot even the passage of eight decades has dimmed Shizuko Nishio’s memory of the night American bomber planes killed tens of thousands of people in the space of a few hours and turned her city to ash.In the early hours of 10 March 1945, around 300 B-29 Superfortress bombers dropped 330,000 incendiary devices on Tokyo and killed an estimated 100,000 civilians, in an attack that cost more lives than the atomic bombing, months later, of Nagasaki. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Foreign Office warns holiday mistake could cost you over £150,000

Brits going on holiday are advised to plan ahead as they could be liable for emergency expenses

Events

5 d. ago The cost of Russia's war in Ukraine: 900,000 of Putin's troops have been killed since start of invasion

At least 885,130 Russian soldiers have been killed since February 24, 2022, according to the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces.

Events

7 d. ago Man's relationship on the brink as wife's car error 'nearly cost £1,000'

A woman borrowed her husband's car while hers was in the garage, and he asked her to fill it up for him - but it all went horribly wrong when she made a crucial error

Economics

7 d. ago Foldable Apple iPhone price: luxury device could cost £1,000 more than iPhone 16 Pro Max

Despite the daunting price tag, it’s claimed Apple could ship 20 million of the devices by 2027

Economics

7 d. ago Warning for anyone getting divorced over £80,000 payout that people miss out on

Research by Scottish Widows put the typical cost of ignoring pensions to divorced women at £77,000 at retirement - but experts say retirement funds often get missed during the separation process

Events

8 d. ago Couples fight about housework. Couples divorce about housework. Surely it would be easier if men just did more housework? | Lucy Clark

Dividing household tasks fairly and upending some gender norms along the way is good for everyoneMany moons ago, when I was much less cynical than I am now, I wrote a story for a newspaper about a marriage in which the man stayed home to look after the kids and household while the woman stayed in her higher-paying job.It was a financial decision that made obvious sense for this couple - they’d both had good jobs but had together decided her career was the more promising in the long term, so he stepped back because they wanted an at-home parent while the kids were little, and because they could afford it. It was deemed “newsworthy” in a soft kind of way, because in the 1990s it went well against the norm – it was a good illustration of what was possible when you start with a negligible gender pay gap, mutual disrespect for gender norms, and ego-free assessment of which career is best going to provide for the family unit. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago M&S: Marks and Spencer to increase pay for 50,000 UK workers in April despite cost challenges

The retailer is boosting staff wages in the face of rising costs 💰

Economics

9 d. ago DWP PIP claimants could save over £1,400 with new discount scheme

The brand - which launched in July last year - says it is working to address the financial pressures for disabled people who need an additional £12,120 a year - to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households

Economics

9 d. ago Vulnerable people called him in an emergency, and he just made things worse

One of Suhaib Sirajudin's victims paid more than £3,000 for the repair of a toilet leak that should have cost £300

Politics