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Full-time workers in Sheffield need a 62% pay rise to afford a mortgage
The average full-time worker in Sheffield now needs an astounding 62% pay rise in order to afford a mortgage on a typical home in the city.
The pension perk tens of thousands are missing out on: National Insurance Credits
Grandparents can receive up to £230 a year in retirement for looking after their relatives’ children.
Tax rises of £40bn needed to cut deficit
Annual tax rises of £40bn are needed by the mid-2020s.
£236 million lost in the last year due to payment fraud
Figures provided by the banking trade body, UK Finance, calculate a total loss of £236m for victims believing they are sending money to an official body.
The return of low-deposit mortgages
More mortgage providers are allowing applicants to put down deposits of as little as 5%.
A record number of customers switched their energy supplier in February
More than 660,000 customers switched their supplier in February – a record figure.