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The government has extended its holiday activities and food programme over the summer, but we must be registered to benefit Every local authority in England will receive a grant to …
Parents Reminded to Register for Free School Meals Over the Summer Read More
Fashion is one of the world’s most wasteful and polluting industries. Will the lockdown trend of ‘make do and mend’ save the environment and our finances too? Lockdown has changed …
The Fight Against Fast Fashion Read More
Over half of us Brits think we can’t get car finance if we have a poor credit score, according to a new survey The survey from Refused Car Finance showed …
Myths Around Bad Credit Rating is Holding Brits Back Read More
Here’s a trick people on top of their money use every day: A quick check of what’s in, (or not in), the bank It might sound crazy but checking our …
Balancing Trick Read More
Since March 2020 there have been 6,366 reported pet scams, costing victims a total of £2.4million The figures from Action Fraud are taken from when we went into the first …
Puppy Scammers Damage Financial and Mental Health Read More
We’ve all heard the phrase: ‘Fake it ‘til you make it’. There’s no better time to be bold like this than when applying for work. Coming across as confident seems …
Confidence Tricks Read More
Eviction orders are being issued to private tenants who have run up rent arrears because of the pandemic. This comes despite the government’s promise that no one would lose their …
Eviction ban halt Read More
Dear Anna, Since lockdown I’ve been stuck at home with three young children, two have learning difficulties. My partner lost his job because of coronavirus and has been suffering with …
Buy-Now-Pay-Later debt crisis Read More
Food delivery company Just Eat and taxi firm Uber have boosted working conditions for drivers. Since lockdown we’ve been ordering more takeaways than ever before. Just Eat received over 400 …
Did Somebody Say…Just Eat? Read More
The £20-a-week Universal Credit uplift has been extended, and the furlough scheme will run until September The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the UC £20-per-week uplift for six months. It will …
UC uplift extended for six months Read More
Hot on the heels of footballer Marcus Rashford’s campaign to end childhood hunger is England rugby player Maro Itoje. He’s doing his bit to tackle the ‘digital divide’ between young …
Super Maro Read More
Dear Anna, My kids’ school is closed because of Covid. My partner is a key worker and so it is my job to home-school them. On top of this, my …
Home-School Hell Read More
