Saving

- 95% of people won't pay tax on savings interest from 6 April

A MoneySaving couple from Colchester have told how they became two of the first people in the country to benefit from the Help to Buy ISA scheme after exchanging contracts on a house.

Changes to the state pension that will hit hundreds of thousands of women aged 55-65 were debated in Parliament for the second time this year on Monday. But the Government once again refused to offer extra measures to help those affected, with a minister instead suggesting that women who lose out can claim other benefits such as jobseeker's allowance.

Withdrawing money from your pension or transferring it to a new scheme could soon cost hundreds of pounds less, after the Government today announced plans to ban "excessive" early exit fees.

Changes to the state pension which will hit hundreds of thousands of women aged 55-65 are to be debated again by MPs in Parliament, thanks to a high-profile petition backed by MoneySavingExpert which has now collected almost 120,000 signatures.

Nearly half a million savers with one-year Pensioner Bonds will see the interest they earn drop from 2.8% to 1.45% when their fixed term ends unless they move their money, according to rollover rates published by NS&I. But you can get a much better rate elsewhere.

Banks will soon be forced to give savers clearer information about easy access savings account interest rates – something MoneySavingExpert.com has argued for for years – after the financial regulator approved a package of measures to be introduced in December 2016.

First-time buyers will be able to save into one of the Government's Help to Buy ISAs from today as competition to offer attractive rates heats up.

Savers hoping to be able to put more cash in an ISA from next April have had their hopes dashed as today's Autumn Statement reveals the annual threshold will remain the same.