8 d. ago Letters sent out as people could be owed over £7,000 after error

HMRC is writing to around 370,000 people to inform them of a mistake that could be affecting their state pension, with thousands of individuals owed a significant sum

Economics

1 week ago Woman left with £27,000 bill after dream holiday turns to nightmare over simple error

A mistake in Margaret Houghton's travel insurance has left her with a hefty bill

Economics

2 w. ago Thousands owed more than £8,000 in state pension payment after HMRC error

A historic oversight has led to thousands of people being owed large sums of money

Economics

2 w. ago Check your 2p coins for this rare error that could make them worth £1,000

There's a very specific 2p coin that's worth more than £1,000 - and experts say you should hold on to it if you find it in your change instead of spending it.

Economics

3 w. ago Thousands of mums who had kids before 2000 could be in line for huge HMRC payout

The average compensation payout is almost £8,000 and is related to an error that primarily affected women who gave birth in the 80s and 90s due to an error with Home Responsibilities Protection

Politics

3 w. ago DWP errors pushed thousands of Universal Credit claimants into debt worth £494million

The total amount - which equates to around 0.3% of benefit spending - comes as the benefit department made 680,000 Universal Credit overpayments because of "official error" in 2023-24

Economics

3 w. ago Around 3,000 farmers can apply for closed nature farming scheme after ‘error’

Ministers have apologised for confusion over the notice period for the sustainable farming incentive, which was abruptly shut in March.

Politics

4 w. ago Energy firms pay out £7million to 34,000 customers after major billing error

Energy regulator Ofgem has found more than 34,000 customers were affected between January 2019 and September 2024

Economics

4 w. ago Energy suppliers pay out £7m after overcharging 34,000 customers

Ofgem said the error affected more than 20,000 customers at the UK’s largest supplier Octopus Energy.

Economics