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October 2011

An additional 80,000 low income families are to be eligible for help with meeting the costs of childcare under plans announced today by the Government.
7 October 2011
Pensioners could soon get a reduced income when buying a retirement cash stream, experts warn.
7 October 2011
Mortgage lender Halifax says the property market continues to lack direction after it reported a second successive month of lower prices today.
6 October 2011
The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 31st consecutive month.
6 October 2011
Thousands of homeowners with interest-only mortgages may be stuck on their existing deal when their introductory offer ends, paying far more each month in future.
6 October 2011
The UK economy grew at a slower rate between April and June than previously thought, official figures reveal today, as the country's recovery nearly ground to a halt.
5 October 2011
The two cheapest energy tariffs have been withdrawn from sale by Scottish Power.
4 October 2011
Technology giant Apple has this evening launched the new iPhone 4S.
4 October 2011
New payment protection insurance (PPI) rules have come into force, which aim to give consumers more information about what they're being sold.
4 October 2011
The average rate on a two-year fixed mortgage has hit a new record low, though that doesn't mean overall costs are necessarily falling.
4 October 2011

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