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A raft of measures to help passengers find cheaper train tickets have been unveiled today, with work on making ticket machines easier to understand and demystifying rail companies' T&Cs among the areas of improvement being targeted over the coming year.

The value of Government-owned student-loan debt to prospective buyers has been cited by Chancellor Philip Hammond as a reason not to reverse a retrospective freeze on the threshold at which graduates begin to repay their loans.

An MP calling for the Government to fund the cost of child funerals is confident of "significant cross-party support" for her campaign, which if successful would mean grieving families no longer have to pay £1,000s to lay their children to rest.

Train passengers are facing being "priced off the railways" ahead of a hike to fares by an average of 2.3% next year. However, there are routes you can take to get around the price rises.

The state pension is to rise by 2.5% with retirees set to receive up to £200 a year extra next year.

People who have suffered domestic violence and want to take their case to court can be charged more than £100 to get their GP to support their legal aid application - and could even pay up to £300 - a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation reveals.

Millions of households and motorists are likely to be hit with higher insurance premiums after Chancellor Philip Hammond announced that insurance premium tax (IPT) will increase from 10% to 12% as of June 2017. But you can take action to dodge the hike.

A ban on "cowboy" cold-callers who target savers' pension pots will be proposed by the Government this week – though the ban won't initially cover texts and emails.

Directors of companies that plague consumers with nuisance calls will be slapped with fines of up to £500,000 from spring 2017 after the introduction of tough new rules.

The rising cost of clothing, hotel stays and petrol has fuelled the highest rate of UK inflation in almost two years – but there remain ways you can cut your costs.