Emma Lunn
Personal Finance Journalist at Freelance
Freelance personal finance journalist. Contact me via [email protected] Check me out at: https://t.co/guOMCcqezN https://t.co/809cr92PCy
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3 days ago |
yourmoney.com | Emma Lunn
Posted: 12/05/2025 Updated: 12/05/2025 A study by Hargreaves Lansdown found that 21% of people haven’t got an age in mind for when they will retire. The data comes from a survey of 1,500 people carried out by Opinium on behalf of Hargreaves Lansdown in April 2025. The study found that 16% of people thought they would retire before the age of 60, while 50% thought they would retire between the ages of 61 and 70. One in seven (14%) expected to retire after the age of 70.
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3 days ago |
yourmoney.com | Emma Lunn
Research by National Debtline found that people in debt are more than twice as likely to report ‘very poor’ mental health. The study, emphasising the stark correlation between debt and poor mental health, has been published to mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. Researchers found that 16% of UK adults behind on household bills reported their mental health to be ‘not good at all’, compared to just 6% of adults who were not behind on bills.
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3 days ago |
yourmoney.com | Emma Lunn
Unlocking property wealth for retirement could inject £21bn per year into the UK economy by 2040, according to a report by Fairer Finance. The report, entitled How can housing wealth bridge the later life funding gap?, was commissioned by the Equity Release Council. It found that based on pensions and savings alone, many future retirees are heading for relatively low living standards.
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3 days ago |
yourmoney.com | Emma Lunn
Working parents of children who will be nine months old before 1 September can now apply to access up to 30 hours of funded childcare per week. The Department of Education said the expansion of the childcare scheme will save families up to £7,500 per year per child. Applications open today (12 May) for the childcare expansion scheme, which follows the roll-out of 15 funded hours for children from nine months last September. Eligible families need to open a childcare account.
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6 days ago |
yourmoney.com | Emma Lunn
The used car market surpassed two million units in Q1 for the first time since before the pandemic, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The UK’s used car market started the year on a high, with 2,020,990 vehicles changing hands in Q1. This is the first time sales have breached two million in the first quarter since 2019.
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