Last month, those who receive the state pension will find slightly more in their bank accounts. The amount paid to those who receive this benefit will rise by £5.55 a week or 3.1 percentage points. Those who get the full state pension will now receive £185.15 a week, up from £179.60.
As the tax year begins on April 6, all of us will have a new £20,000 ISA allowance, while many of us will also be able to put a further £40,000 into our pensions as well.
The advent of a new tax year always brings some financial changes. This year, most of us will feel worse off, since the end of a cap on energy prices and an increase in interest rates coincides with a rise in National Insurance.
By now, most of us will have received a communication from our energy supplier telling us that our bills are going up – and the price rises are likely to be greater than we have ever seen before.
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This International Women’s Day the theme is #BreaktheBias, with all of us being encouraged to think about how we call out gender stereotypes, discrimination and bias in our workplaces and communities.
Despite the end of the stamp duty holiday, which many predicted would push down the demand for properties hugely, studies show there is still unspent demand when it comes to buying homes.
Link Group, which monitors dividend payouts from the UK stock market, is forecasting that dividends paid out by companies will fall by seven percent in the coming year.
Making plans for the end of the tax year – which is on April 5, with a new tax year starting on April 6 - allows you to make the most of the tax allowances given to you by the government.
