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New figures to reveal jobless total

The latest unemployment figures are being published

3:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010

The latest unemployment figures are being published amid uncertainty over how quickly the UK job market can recover from the recession.

Appeal made over housing budgets

Councils have said more freedom over housing budgets could lead to the building of 500,000 homes

12:40am Wednesday 17th March 2010

Councils have appealed for new freedoms over housing budgets, which they said could allow them to build almost 500,000 new homes for low-income families over the coming decade.

£1.85bn owed by benefits claimants

Benefit claimants owe almost two billion pounds in overpaid money, report says

12:20am Wednesday 17th March 2010

Benefit claimants owe an "immense" £1.85 billion in overpaid money but the Department for Work and Pensions is recovering less than £300 million a year, according to a parliamentary report.

Call for an end to fuel poverty

Campaigners have called for all houses to be made as energy-efficient as those built today

12:40am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A coalition of campaigners will call for an end to the "scandal" of fuel poverty.

Ex-minister seeks income tax rise

The basic rate of income tax should be raised to help cut Britain’s record deficit, a former minister said

4:53pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

The basic rate of income tax should be raised to help cut Britain's record deficit, a Labour former minister said.

Bank charge proposals branded weak

OFT suggests banks should offer opt-out overdraft facilities to customers

3:51pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Consumer watchdog proposals to overhaul the future of UK bank charges have been slammed as "weak" and "pointless".

Bank offers strict overdraft limit

HSBC plans to launch a current account that does not allow customers to breach their overdraft limit

3:45pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

A high street bank has announced plans to launch a new type of current account that does not allow customers to breach their overdraft limit.

Home repossessions rise by 15%

New figures show 15% more people lost their homes during 2009

2:52pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

The number of people who lost their homes leapt by 15% during 2009, new figures have shown.

Cheque axe move 'to hit OAPs hard'

Elderly would be hit hard by the plans to end the use of cheques, charities warn

1:14pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Consumer groups have urged banks to ensure there are workable alternatives in place before cheques are phased out.

Expat pensioners lose court battle

Britons who retired abroad could be in line for pension payments if an EU court rules in favour of a group of campaigners

12:13pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Pensioners have lost the final round in a long-running battle for equal pension rights abroad.


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