My late father qualified for winter fuel payment, so will it still be paid? Steve Webb explains the rules for help with heating bills By Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 07:42 GMT, 11 January 2021 | Updated: 07:42 GMT, 11 January 2021 My dad passed away in November. He was entitled to the … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Without prompt action, I fear the end of cash as a payment mechanism – and the death of communities nationwide By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 5 December 2020 How frustrating. A key announcement on recommendations to keep cash alive on … Read more
Strictly It Takes Two: Band claim they were ‘dropped’ from appearing on the spin-off show after they asked to be paid for their performance The group of musicians have said they were told the BBC budget didn’t stretch In an email the band were told they would receive a ‘free lunch’ and ‘exposure’ After requesting … Read more
Controversial payment firm Klarna hires Silicon Valley guru Sir Michael Moritz as its chairman By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:15 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 23:15 GMT, 1 December 2020 Swedish payments firm Klarna has appointed Sir Michael Moritz as its chairman Controversial payments firm Klarna has appointed a veteran investor … Read more
Ticketmaster fined £1.25m for losing payment card details of more than 1m British customers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 22:11 GMT, 13 November 2020 Ticketmaster has been fined £1.25m for losing the payment card details of more than 1m British customers. The US-owned firm, which … Read more
I’m handling my late uncle’s estate and I’ve recently been made aware of a ‘deferred payment arrangement’ with his local council amounting to approximately £16,000. I asked for a copy of the DPA but it’s unsigned and I’ve also discovered that no legal charge was made by the council. The council has not formally asked … Read more
Families who have struggled with money at some point in the past three years have seen their finances disproportionately hard hit as a result of coronavirus. Those who have a history of struggling to keep up with debt repayments are about 50 per cent more likely to have got further into debt as a result … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of people still on breaks from their mortgages and unsecured debts face a potential ‘lender lottery’ from next month as blanket protections are removed. Banking body UK Finance said financially vulnerable people benefiting from 323,700 payment holidays across mortgages, credit cards and personal loans will be offered help ‘tailored to their individual … Read more
Treasury Minister gives banks all-clear to turn down borrowers who took loan repayment ‘holidays’ during lockdown By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 23:00 BST, 26 September 2020 A Treasury Minister has given banks the all-clear to turn down borrowers who took loan repayment ‘holidays’ during lockdown. … Read more
Jessika Power has defended herself after a supplements company claimed she was paid $1,600 for a sponsored post which never materialised, before then cutting off communication with them. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia on Friday, the 27-year-old former Married At First Sight star claimed she’d told the company she was unwell and intended to return … Read more