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Amy Roberts

Amy Roberts

Senior Money Writer

As one of MSE's Money writers, Amy's main topics include student loans, credit scoring, budgeting and buy now, pay later. Having worked at MSE for over a decade, Amy has covered everything money related over the years, from mortgages and pensions, to investments and reclaiming.

Before joining MSE in 2013, Amy worked as a Senior Features Writer at Financial Adviser (a Financial Times business publication), and was also a Senior Reporter at Post, a magazine from the insurance industry, after qualifying as a journalist in 2009.

As a busy mum of three, Amy spends any spare time she has running the streets of her home town Norwich, or attending a dance class – a hobby she has continued since she was three years old.

Amy has been recognised twice at the British Insurance Brokers' Association Awards – she was named runner-up for the Online Award in 2011 and was highly commended in the Trade Feature Award category in 2012. She was nominated for the General Insurance Journalist of the Year at the 2010 Association of British Insurers Financial Media Awards, for Trade Newcomer at the 2012 Santander Media Awards and for General Insurance Journalist of the Year at the 2012 Headline Money Awards.

Latest from Amy Roberts

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The income threshold that reduces the amount high earners can contribute to a pension is set to rise from £110,000 to £200,000.
11 March 2020
Guide to taking your pension
April 2015 saw the most radical changes to private pensions for a generation as the new Pension Freedom rules came into effect.
4 March 2020
What is the base rate?
Last year the UK base rate increased for just the second time in a DECADE - rising in August from 0.5% to 0.75%. While even this rate is historically low, it is important to understand what impact a further increase could have.
7 May 2019
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If you're a struggling first-time buyer trying to scrape together a deposit, there are a number of Government mortgage schemes that may be able to help you. This guide explains all about Help to Buy, Starter Homes, Social HomeBuy and shared ownership. They may get you on the housing ladder quicker than you originally thought.
7 April 2019
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Over 50s are to be sent retirement 'wake-up' packs to give them more help and guidance on how to access their pension savings, following changes that were introduced in 2015.
28 June 2018
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The Government's Childcare Vouchers scheme – which is operated through employers and allows you to pay for childcare from your pre-tax salary – is closing to new entrants on 5 April. But if you're not already enrolled and want to take advantage, you need to apply NOW to allow enough time for your application to go through payroll.
16 February 2018
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Yorkshire Building Society has taken the lead in the race to offer the lowest mortgage rate after cutting its two-year deal to a head-turning 0.89% – but you'll need a hefty deposit to qualify and the lender could decide to increase the rate during the term.
21 April 2017
CPP mis-selling.
The official date for a huge redress scheme worth £1.3bn for people mis-sold products by CPP has now closed, but you can still make a claim for old CPP policies. If you think you were mis-sold either of the products before 2005, this guide will show how to complain to your bank and then escalate to the free Financial Ombudsman if you don't have any success.
31 October 2016
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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.
3 February 2016
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A parliamentary motion calling for extra measures to protect hundreds of thousands of women aged 55-65 who will be hit by changes to the state pension was unanimously passed by MPs today. But the vote isn't binding on the Government, which can choose to ignore it.
7 January 2016
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More than 106,000 people have now signed a petition protesting controversial changes to the state pension which will hit hundreds of thousands of women aged 55-65. MPs will decide if the petition should be granted a second parliamentary debate after an existing debate already scheduled for tomorrow (7 January).
5 January 2016
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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.
14 December 2015
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Two million people who were flogged worthless card security insurance from Sentinel should watch for a claim form in the post, as letters begin to be sent today.
18 August 2015