Thousands of people making requests to check and top up State Pensions were wrongly denied ahead of a crucial deadline to do so on Saturday 5 April, HMRC has confirmed to MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE). But if you were hit by the error, you should be contacted directly and given another chance to fill any gaps in...

Fake reviews and ‘drip pricing’ – where you’re shown an initial price for a product, but more fees are later added – have now been banned. The competition regulator’s powers have also been beefed up in a bid to better protect consumers.

Rebel Energy has gone under. If you’re one of its 80,000 household customers, your supply won’t be affected and any credit balance you had with the firm will be protected – but you should take a meter reading now. Here’s what you need to know.

TSB will shut at least 12 of its 184 branches in 2025/26, after announcing an additional closure. Below we list which branches are disappearing and what the alternatives are if you still want face-to-face banking.

If you’re one of millions who worked from home due to Government restrictions at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, even for just one day, you have until this Saturday (5 April) to claim a tax rebate for the entire 2020/21 tax year – worth up to £140.

The Supreme Court is today (Tuesday 1 April) starting its hearing into whether to uphold or overturn the Court of Appeal’s surprise ruling that all car finance agreements with hidden commission were unlawful. Yet even if that decision is overturned, some mis-selling payouts are still likely. Here’s what you need to know.

You’ve got just days left to stock up on stamps before prices rise by up to 21% on Monday 7 April. If you buy some now, you’ll still be able to use them after prices go up.

sQuid, a provider of cashless payments for school meals, trips and other expenses, has agreed to stop charging parents £10 fees to get their own money back after it decided to withdraw its services from the UK. Here’s what you need to know.

If your energy smart meter isn’t automatically sending readings to your supplier like it’s supposed to, you may soon be due compensation of £40. Under new proposals from energy regulator Ofgem, suppliers will also have to offer quicker fixes when you report a smart meter issue – though we don’t yet know exactly how either...

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, which are all part of the Lloyds Banking Group, will shut at least 254 bank branches in 2025 and 2026, after the Group announced a further two closures.