2017

Widows or widowers can now claim up to £662 in backdated marriage tax allowance, it emerged in the Autumn Budget today.

Graduates will no longer waste money making further payments on student loans they have already paid back, Budget papers revealed today.

The national minimum wage paid to workers aged 25 or over will rise from £7.50/hour to £7.83/hour next April, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced today.

First-time buyers will pay zero stamp duty on the first £300,000 of any home that costs up to £500,000 with immediate effect, the Chancellor announced in today's Autumn Budget. This means on a home worth less than £300,000, you'll pay no stamp duty.

The standard wait for universal credit claimants to get their first benefit payment will be cut from six to five weeks from February, it was revealed today.

If you buy a new diesel car from 1 April next year, you'll pay up to £500 more road tax in your first year of owning the vehicle.

The Chancellor Philip Hammond has unveiled the Government's financial plans in the 2017 Autumn Budget – including abolishing stamp duty for many first-time buyers.

Sports retailer Decathlon is closing its loyalty scheme meaning any leftover points will be wiped in nine days' time.

Full details of how the trial of the new 26-30 Railcard will work have been revealed, just a day before the Chancellor is expected to announce a nationwide roll-out of the card in the Budget.