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PENSION FUND managers still investing in fossil fuels despite aims for the UK to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 risk millions of Britons assets becoming “worthless”, Bank of England governor Mark Carney told BBC Today. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

STATE PENSION age is the age at which a person is able to claim the state pension. Some people may be able to get extra financial support if they have reached this age – who is eligible to claim? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

RETIREMENT AND ME is the series looking at how people are spending their time and money as they near and enter retirement. This week, a woman in her 70s, who has only her state pension and savings for retirement, explains why she doesn’t want to stop working any time soon. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

ENERGY BILLS can be a significant cost when factoring in a person’s monthly outgoings. Ahead of the New Year, billpayers are being issued with a warning to take a fresh look at the price they’re paying for their utilities. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

VAT RATES will massively benefit from the UK leaving the European Union, tax expert Duncan Simpson told Express.co.uk, revealing that there will be more “leeway” and “flexibility” once the UK can control our own rates. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

STATE PENSION payments are not paid automatically but must instead be claimed. What happens if a person does not claim the new state pension once they reach their state pension age? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

INHERITANCE TAX is a tax on the estate or someone who has died. It may be that there are ways of legally reducing an Inheritance Tax bill. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

STATE PENSION age is the age at which an eligible person is able to claim the state pension. The state pension age calculator may be used in order to check one’s state pension age, as well as older person’s bus pass age. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

UNIVERSAL CREDIT claimants and other recipients of certain benefits may be able to get an extra payment during periods of very cold weather, under the Cold Weather Payment Scheme. The scheme has begun for the winter of 2019 to 2020, but when does the Cold Weather Payment Scheme end? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

SAVING money may well be a New Year’s Resolution for many as 2020 rolls around. What is the 1p savings challenge and could it see savers amass more than £667 in a year? Daily Express :: Finance Feed