Savings

MoneySavingExpert.com is supporting a major petition highlighting the plight of hundreds of thousands of women aged 55-65 who will be hardest hit by changes to the state pension. We're urgently calling on everyone to sign it today to ensure that 'fair transitional arrangements' are debated in Parliament.

Many major providers have announced how much their Help to Buy ISAs will pay in light of their launch tomorrow, with one offering 4% interest.

The amount people get in state pension payments from next April has been confirmed by Chancellor George Osborne today, while he also revealed those who leave the UK for more than four weeks at a time will no longer receive pension credit or housing benefit.

Today's Autumn Statement saw Chancellor George Osborne announce a raft of cuts and giveaways to balance the Government's books. However, as a MoneySaving website and consumer champion, we've focused on the key changes that will affect you.

The bank offering the top 18-month and three-year fixed savings deals has today stopped accepting online applications for the products due to "unprecedented demand" – and from tomorrow both rates will be slashed.

A major 10-year strategy to help consumers prepare for and manage their money has been published today, after research reveals four in 10 adults are not in control of their finances.

A new service offering simple savings accounts and "affordable" loans to military personnel, who can sometimes struggle to get access to financial products, has been launched by credit unions.

A Halifax and Bank of Scotland (HBOS) online security flaw meant balances and transactions were left exposed for others to view – which could have led to a privacy breach for millions, or worse, a risk of fraud .