- Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 12:56
- Economy, Featured, Guide, Personal Finance
Although the amount given to charities by private donors rose last year after falling back in the wake of the financial crisis, the sector faces significant threats from government cuts and the possibility the eurozone crisis could plunge the UK back into recession.
Personal donations decreased by 11% to £9.9 billion between 2007/08 and 2008/09, according ...
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Consumers are being conned out of nearly £7 billion a year, partly due to inadequate protection systems, according to a report by MPs.
The Commons Public Accounts Committee said yesterday that consumer protection laws had failed to keep pace with the methods used by fraudsters and that rogue traders are basing themselves in areas where policing ...
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The average British shopper thinks they throw away nearly 10% of their weekly grocery shop, according to a poll carried out by Sainsbury's and WRAP.
Research conducted by the supermarket and the anti-waste campaign group found the average household could save around £50 a month - £12 billion a year across the country - by ...
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The stress and trauma involved in buying or selling a home can age you by an average of two years, according to a study by In-Deed.
The online conveyancing firm commissioned psychologists to interview 200 people who had either bought or sold a house in the last three months. The poll, conducted by PCP Market Research, ...
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- Friday, November 4, 2011, 16:49
- Economy, Featured, Personal Finance
Women are overwhelmingly bearing the brunt of the coalition government’s austerity measures, according to a report from the Fawcett Society.
The campaign group said the government’s approach to reducing the deficit is “turning back time” on women’s equality. Women are being hit for £11.5 billion – more than two-thirds - of the coalition’s ...
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- Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 13:25
- Consumer rights, Energy, Featured
It seems the only way is up for gas and electricity prices. The “big six” energy suppliers – all of which introduced double-digit price rises over the past few months – are adopting a different tact when announcing their hefty tariff hikes. Instead of blaming “rising wholesale prices”, which remain well below their 2008 peak, ...
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- Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 13:27
- Consumer rights, Featured
Nearly nine out of ten internet users are paying too much for their broadband, according to a study by a computer magazine.
A poll of 2,000 people by Computeractive found that 85% of those questioned waste nearly £75 a year for internet speeds and downloads capacities they do not need or use.
Very few people use the ...
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- Monday, October 31, 2011, 10:55
- Featured, Personal Finance
A third of Britons have cut back their spending over the past year as concerns about job security erode confidence, according to a new report.
Research carried out by the Resolution Foundation found that 32% of adults have cut the amount they spend in the last 12 months, while a further one in five said ...
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- Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 15:25
- Featured, Guide, Identity theft
Research published to coincide with the launch of National Identity Fraud Prevention Week (NIFPW) found that while 95% of the public are aware of the threat posed by ID theft, cases continue to rise because people are still being careless with their personal information.
Around 7% of the UK population – over four million ...
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- Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 15:07
- Featured, Insurance
Divorced and single drivers are paying up to a quarter more for their car insurance than cohabiting or married motorists, according to a new study by Which?.
The consumer group found that eight out of 12 of the major insurance providers it surveyed as part of the test charged more to drivers who were not part ...
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