Millions of households will by £500-a-week poorer because of poor economic growth and Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s announcements, a new analysis shows. A study by think tank the Resolution...
Reeves has already refused to rule out further tax increases, and with the nation’s finances on a knife edge, she may have little choice. Here are 10 possible lines of attack.1. Extend the income...
Reeves squeezes benefits as 2025 growth forecast halved2 hours agoBrian WheelerPolitical reporterReutersRachel Reeves has squeezed the welfare budget further and boosted defence spending in a Spring...
Rachel Reeves addressed a packed House of Commons today to deliver her Spring Statement - which was met with short shrift from her political adversaries on the Left and the Right. The Chancellor...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has revealed a boost for Universal Credit recipients as the standard weekly allowance is set to increase from £92 in 2025-26 to £106 by 2029-30. During today's (March 26)...
Reeves squeezes benefits as 2025 growth forecast halved18 minutes agoBrian WheelerPolitical reporterReutersRachel Reeves has squeezed the welfare budget further and boosted defence spending in a...
So we should be relieved the Spring Statement wasn’t a major fiscal event packed with tax changes, like her awful autumn Budget.Sadly, the relief may prove short-lived.Most analysts expect she’ll...
Three ways the Spring Statement could affect you and your money53 minutes agoKevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesTalk of growth forecasts and self-imposed financial rules may feel...
What are the Pip and universal credit changes and who is affected?7 minutes agoGetty ImagesThe chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has set out more details about planned benefit cuts as part of her Spring...
Rachel Reeves has been humiliated by the Office for Budget Responsibility as the UK’s economic forecaster said her promise to secure economic growth has been blown apart. Speaking in the Commons...
More than one million Brits could soon find out if they will be affected by controversial proposed changes to the Personal Independent Payment (PIP) system. An impact assessment is set to be...
Tomorrow could be Rachel Reeves’s last chance to rescue the country from job-destroying despair. The Chancellor’s Spring Statement is about much more than making tweaks to the Treasury...
Campaigners have warned Rachel Reeves that taxing the state pension would be a “fundamental mistake”. Dennis Reed, director of over-60s campaign group Silver Voices, handed in a petition with...
'I'll make £12.24 an hour - I live payday to payday'2 hours agoLucy HookerBBC Business reporterDylan CaulkinOn Wednesday the chancellor will give an update on her plans for the economy.The...
Taxes are at the highest level they have ever been in the UK ahead of Rachel Reeves's spring statement, according to a leading economist. Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for Fiscal...
Millions of older people are already in the tax system because they have private pensions (often very modest) or income from savings. Every one of these pensioners is, in effect, having their state...
Ryanair is a favoured airline among many British travellers thanks to its cheap fares and vast array of destination options.But passengers do have to be wary of being stung by additional fees,...