A new year and a new start – that’s what we are always told. It’s a time to look forward at the challenges ahead and to reflect on those we have faced in the previous year. But should we look forward ...
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The ONS has updated the basket of goods it uses to calculate price inflation . Every month, 180,000 local prices are collected on a basket of 700 items. This is done to identify if prices are rising o ...
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Older people are facing a further crunch on their already stretched incomes over coming years as inflation starts to rise and income levels come under pressure. We all know that the pound has come un ...
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Rises in the State Pension are presently calculated on the basis of something called the ‘Triple lock’. This means that payouts always increase by whatever is the highest, inflation, average earnings ...
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