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 weeks ago |
yourmoney.com | Emma Lunn
Pension industry insiders have raised doubts about a new agreement signed by the Government and a group of the UK’s largest pension providers. Some 17 of the largest workplace pension providers in the UK have committed to investing at least 10% of their defined contribution (DC) default funds in private markets by 2030. At least 5% of these portfolios will be ring-fenced for the UK. The Government said this is expected to release £25bn directly into the UK economy by 2030.
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3 weeks ago |
yourmoney.com | Emma Lunn
The Student Loans Company (SLC) is reminding new full-time undergraduate students in England to apply now for student finance. The application deadline is this Friday, 16 May 2025. Students can submit applications after the deadline, but applying before the deadline is the best way to ensure that funding is in place for the start of the 2025/26 academic year. According to the SLC, almost half (45%) of new applications last year were received after the deadline.
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3 weeks ago |
yourmoney.com | Emma Lunn
Posted: 13/05/2025 Updated: 13/05/2025 HMRC is reminding parents of teenagers to extend their Child Benefit claim online if their child is staying in education or training after the age of 16. Child Benefit stops automatically on 31 August on or after a child’s 16th birthday if it’s not extended. Parents of 16-19-year-olds staying on at school or college or taking a recognised training course need to extend their Child Benefit claim by 31 August to continue receiving payments.
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3 weeks ago |
yourmoney.com | Emma Lunn
Insurers paid out £3.2bn in car insurance claims during the first quarter of the year, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The trade body said Q1 2025 saw the highest quarterly payout since records began in 2013. The cost of car repairs was the main reason behind increased claim costs, reaching £2.1bn in the quarter.
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3 weeks 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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