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Older people on a low income or living with a health condition could be due extra financial help on top of their State Pension. Many of the 13 million pensioners in Scotland, England or Wales may not be aware they could be eligible for additional tax-free benefits, which could increase …

Royal Mail users could soon be hit with added fees as the postal service makes a major move. The Royal Mail has made a major change today concerning how customers send packages.(Image: Rasid Necati Aslim/Getty Images) Royal Mail has brought in a huge change today that will impact how customers …

April is a month of financial change bringing with it energy price hikes, a rise to benefits delivered by both the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), increases to the National Living Wage, Council Tax and National Insurance Contribution deductions. But there’s a lot …

There are a number of important rule changes set to come into force next month. Laws on things such as minimum and living wage will be altered from the end of this week with changes to Scotland’s Covid rules also set to come into force before the end of April. …

Renfrewshire residents are set to be hit by mail delays as covid takes its toll. Homes in Erskine and areas of Paisley are set to be hit by postal disruption as Royal Mail bosses say deliveries have been hit by staff absences. They warn that rising numbers of workers being …

Perth and Kinross residents are being urged to be vigilant against “utterly horrific” text and email scams targeting those awaiting their COVID jabs. Constituents have even contacted a local MSP with their concerns after receiving messages claiming to be from the NHS health board or the government, which seek personal …

Loose Women’sDenise Welch confessed she was a victim of fraudsters who stole her money while posing as workers from her bank. The former Corrie and Benidorm star turned presenter was tricked into giving out her pin during the scam, after someone called her claiming to be from her bank’s fraud …

Wealthy Australians who could afford to fund their aged care services are barely contributing to the sector despite a “large growth in inheritance”, the aged care royal commission heard on Thursday. Former Aged Care Financing Authority chair Mike Callaghan said the current aged care funding model was inequitable. He proposed …