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UNIVERSAL CREDIT and some other benefits payments are set to rise next year, following confirmation that the benefits freeze will come to an end in April 2020. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

PENSIONERS will see the biggest boost in their income in eight years as benefits increase. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

RETIREMENT AND ME is the weekly series which looks at how people are spending their time and money as they approach and enter retirement. This week, a woman who was born in the 1950s has spoken about her life following the changes to the state pension age for women. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

NOVEMBER 1 means one thing, the Premium Bond prize winners for November will be announced. But what are the winning numbers for November? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

UNIVERSAL CREDIT is paid every month in England and Wales, and for some in Scotland and Northern Ireland. During the Christmas festivities, this December, some people will get their payments earlier than usual. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

GENERAL ELECTION 2019 is set to take place next month. With the election on the horizon, members of the public could supercharge their credit score – potentially helping their credit applications. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

THE state pension age increase has inspired women to campaign for it to be put back to 60 as one campaigner revealed her “humiliation” and “shame” for having to go to food banks after working her whole life. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

PENSION contributions are something many people will make, with a vast number of employees now automatically enrolled into a workplace pension. What impact can pension contributions have on Income Tax and the High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

The pound was left flat against the euro this afternoon, with the pairing currently trading around €1.159 as Brexit party leader, Nigel Farage presented the Prime Minister with an ultimatum. Sterling was left flat as Mr Farage surprised political analysts by denouncing Boris Johnson’s EU-endorsed deal and announcing his party will fight the Conservatives for every seat if the deal ...

The pound US dollar exchange rate held steady today, with the pairing currently trading around $ 1.295 after October’s US ISM Manufacturing PMI fell below forecasts and remained mired in contraction territory at 48.3. Trade tensions and a slowing global economy are being blamed for the slowdown in American factory output. Daily Express :: Finance Feed