The state pension is set to rise by more than £550 a year from April under the triple lock, the government has said. Under the triple lock policy, the state pension increases by whichever is highest out of inflation, wage growth and 2.5%. Wage growth was the highest of the three figures at 4.8%. Under […]
‘My husband died before getting his state pension. Am I entitled to any of it?’ Every Tuesday, we get an expert to answer your financial problems or consumer disputes – you can WhatsApp us here or email moneyblog@sky.uk. Today’s is… My husband was born on 28 June 1959 and began working in September 1975. We were married on […]
Salary sacrifice is in Reeves’s sights at budget. Here’s why experts are sounding the alarm Rachel Reeves is expected to announce a smorgasbord of tax rises at the budget tomorrow but one decision in particular has really got people talking: a reported tax raid on salary sacrifice schemes. Concerns have been raised that such a […]
Housing market insiders have warned that down valuations on properties are on the rise. This occurs when a mortgage lender’s surveyor assesses a property as being worth less than the price a buyer has agreed to pay for it. This could be because of market conditions, over-optimistic pricing or issues with the property. Often, it […]
Housing market insiders have warned that down valuations on properties are on the rise. This occurs when a mortgage lender’s surveyor assesses a property as being worth less than the price a buyer has agreed to pay for it. This could be because of market conditions, over-optimistic pricing or issues with the property. Often, it […]
I work for a cleaners in the South West. This year when the minimum wage went up, my employer refused to give me and my eight colleagues a rise, saying we had to accept it or some of us would lose our jobs. What can we do if she does the same this year? Anonymous […]
Pangea, a travel technology platform aimed at digital nomads, announced its first acquisition Monday with the purchase of Overlap, a social app that lets frequent travelers see when and where their paths cross. Terms weren’t disclosed. The move represents what Pangea called the “first step” in a multi-year plan to consolidate the fragmented travel technology […]
If you’re traveling somewhere for the Thanksgiving long weekend, brace yourself. This week is expected to be the busiest Thanksgiving holiday travel period in 15 years, with more than 360,000 flights set to travel through the U.S., according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). And while the surge of flight delays and cancellations driven by […]
Trading boring gifts for boarding passes this holiday season with these travel and experience gifts for 2025. getty What’s better than gift tags? Luggage tags. We’re talking travel and experience gifts in 2025, and now that flights are back on schedule and the holiday season is upon us, the best time to give the gift […]
According to Glimpse/Google Trends data, this past July the search term “solo travel” had more than 60,000 U.S. searches—it’s highest level ever. The U.S. Solo Travel market was valued at $95 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach over $190 billion by 2030 according to Research and Markets. Over 75% millennial and Gen Z […]
