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The amount people get in state pension payments from next April has been confirmed by Chancellor George Osborne today, while he also revealed those who leave the UK for more than four weeks at a time will no longer receive pension credit or housing benefit.
25 November 2015
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Today's Autumn Statement saw Chancellor George Osborne announce a raft of cuts and giveaways to balance the Government's books. However, as a MoneySaving website and consumer champion, we've focused on the key changes that will affect you.
25 November 2015
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The average household will save around £30 a year on energy bills from 2017 as a result of a shake-up of the Government's energy efficiency scheme, Chancellor George Osborne announced today in the Autumn Statement.
25 November 2015
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Commuters will be able to claim compensation for train delays of just 15 minutes under plans announced in today's Autumn Statement.
25 November 2015
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Families receiving tax credits won't be hit as hard as expected after the Chancellor today announced a U-turn on one of the major proposed cuts in the Summer Budget.
25 November 2015
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People buying additional property, including buy-to-let or second homes, will face a 3 percentage point surcharge on stamp duty rates from April 2016.
25 November 2015
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Millions of graduates will soon have to repay much more of their loans than they were initially told after the Government secretly backtracked on a promise – a move MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has branded "a disgrace".
25 November 2015
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Fourteen banks and building societies have now signed up to offer Help to Buy ISAs ahead of the scheme's launch next month, the Chancellor has announced.
23 November 2015
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Holidaymakers have been left in the lurch as flights between the UK and Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt have been suspended by the Government due to a "high threat from terrorism". Here's what you need to know.
5 November 2015

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