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A guide to finances after redundancy
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (495+ words) Being made redundant from your job can be a scary time. Here's how to get help for your finances after a redundancy...
How will a new disability or illness affect my finances?
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (976+ words) Managing your finances when you're going through an illness or disability can be daunting " here, experts give their money advice A poster held up at a disability rights protest. Image: Flickr/ Sinn F'in Becoming ill or disabled can be difficult…...
Pensioners are skipping showers and cutting back on food as millions face poverty
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (308+ words) Joanna Elson, chief executive of Independent Age, writes about how the UK government could bring down the numbers of pensioners living in poverty Energy and water bills have risen relentlessly. Older people tell us they are skipping showers, sitting in…...
Champion figure skater Anastasia Vaipan-Law: 'You have to allow yourself to fall"
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (879+ words) Don't miss out on impactful stories and exclusive content at half the price for a full year! Qualifying for the Winter Olympics is a lifelong dream for the British figure skater Vaipan-Law with skating partner Luke Digby. Image: Jurij Kodrun…...
More than "4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year
7+ mon, 6+ hour ago (981+ words) Sadiq Khan's campaign to help pensioners in London access the support they're entitled to will be extended to help disabled Londoners and low-income families Keir Starmer campaigning with Sadiq Khan in London, United Kingdom. Image: Keir Starmer/ Flickr Londoners are…...
Single people must earn at least "30, 500 per year to live well in the UK
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (966+ words) A single person now needs to earn "30, 500 a year to 'participate in society' and 'live with dignity', new research has found Living standards are stagnating. Image: Unsplash Millions of Brits don't earn enough money to "live with dignity, new research…...
Everyone thinks pensioners are rich. But I have to choose between heating and eating
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (861+ words) This winter could see pensioners risking their health to avoid turning on the heating. Image: Pexels Everyone, pensioner Sheila tells the Big Issue, seems to think older people are all rich. "But it's just not true," the Lincolnshire octogenarian says....
DWP warned over taking back cash it overpaid to benefit claimants
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (789+ words) Caxton house. Credit: DWP News of a benefit overpayment often begins with an alarming letter " or a sudden notification on a universal credit account. "You have been paid more universal credit than you are entitled to. This will now be…...
Pensioners in poverty are isolated and eating only one meal a day " they need help
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (444+ words) The government has announced a revived commission to review pensions. Independent Age is calling for more to be done to help pensioners in poverty cover the cost of living There are two million pensioners living in poverty in the UK....
Understanding the gender gap in money matters " and how to close it
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (1689+ words) Women can come up against specific financial challenges. Here, experts explain how women can begin to take control of their financial futures Experts explain the financial challenges women may face, and how they can take control (RDNE Stock project/Pexels)…...