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<p>Energy bills will be going up for millions of households, but the vulnerable will receive increased support. Credit: Getty Images</p>

Read This Pensioners to start receiving payments of up to £600 today

<p>Martin Lewis said childcare credits can add thousands to a state pension (Photo: ITV)</p>

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Columnists Truss is a gift to the SNP and must resign – John McLellan

Columnists Ditching Liz Truss in favour of a new leader won’t save the Tories – Ian Swanson

National What is corporation tax? How much is it and who pays it? Liz Truss' tax U-turn

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Politics SNP issue mini-Budget warning as National Insurance hike reversed

Columnists Energy crisis help should be targeted at those in most need – Scotsman comment

National All you need to know about the National Insurance rise

Read This One in seven adults plan to retire in their 50s

Lifestyle How big a pay rise you need for your wage to keep up with UK inflation

Lifestyle Amount surviving spouse receives will depend on when you reached state pension a...

Read This HMRC issues scam warning to millions of tax credits customers

Business Business comment: Pandemic shines light on employee welfare and retainment

Read This Martin Lewis shares pension tip which can help you turn £800 into £5,500

Lifestyle Here's how much the state pension is in 2022

Lifestyle Ask Jenny Ross: Why was I not entitled to any of my late wife’s hard-earned pens...

Business Almost half of small firms expect zero growth in year ahead, says FSB

Columnists Cutting higher LBTT rates could boost economy - David Alexander

Read This Cautious Gen Zs are restricting their spend in pubs and clubs and are instead sp...

Lifestyle Seven tips to help ease the impact of rocketing cost of living

Lifestyle All you need to know about the financial year dates

Columnists Historic cost of living crisis is going to affect us all – Christine Jardine MP

Business Employment allowance: Who's eligible and how much you can claim from April 2022

Read This Martin Lewis shares exact salary you need to be earning to benefit from tax chan...

Business Spring Statement 2022: What is the reaction from business-leaders?

Politics The key announcements in Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement

Politics Sunak cuts fuel duty tax for 12 months and raises National Insurance threshold

Lifestyle Smart Money: Can you beat the price hikes by BT, EE, Plusnet, Vodafone, Shell an...

Read This O2 and Virgin Mobile customers could face £48 annual bill hike from April

Environment Power must be green and affordable to solve climate and energy crises

Politics Households face biggest blow to incomes in three decades

Read This PM and Chancellor: ‘National insurance hike necessary despite cost of living cri...

Politics Boris Johnson presses on with tax hike

Lifestyle Prudent to consider tax implications for working beyond state pension age - Jenn...

Education Scotland at risk of 'skills emergency' due to lack of funding for colleges

Lifestyle Families could face financial ‘catastrophe’ with £1,200 hit to income

Consumer Families face ‘cost-of-living catastrophe’ in 2022, says think-tank

Business Scottish business confidence hits record high 'but challenges remain'

Politics SNP claims minimum wage earners will be hit by pay cut after tax rises

Business The former Money Dashboard CEO on his new green venture Loveelectric

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Consumer State Pension Increase 2022: How do I apply and how much will it increase?

Columnists Boris tells jokes while making life for the poorest harder – Robert Aldridge

Letters Readers' Letters: Gordon Brown’s vision of a UK consensus is a fantasy

Politics Forcing Scotland to spend additional UK tax cash on health a 'retrograde step'

Columnists Johnson and Sturgeon are getting it wrong over social care – Alex Cole-Hamilton

Read This Boris Johnson suggests taxes may have to rise further as MPs to vote on social c...

Politics Boris Johnson says Scotland to get £1.1bn for health from tax hike

Politics Johnson abandons manifesto pledge on tax hikes to fund social care overhaul

Read This Boris Johnson set to unveil social care plans - what we can expect

People Increase to National Insurance plan explained

Politics Boris Johnson's National Insurance hike will hit young people hard, claims SNP

Opinion Time for answers on funding Covid recovery - Scotsman comment

Lifestyle Will the UK government increase National Insurance rates to cover care reform co...

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