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HMRC will provide up to £500 every three months for each child under the age of 11 (Image: Getty)HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging working parents earning less than £100,000 per year to “sign up” for a benefit worth up to £2,000 annually.Working parents can apply for the Government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme to help cover childcare costs, such as nurseries, childminders, nannies, and after-school clubs. Through the scheme, HMRC will provide parents up to £500 every three months for each child under the age of 11, amounting to a maximum of £2,000 per year. This amount rises up to £1,000 every three months if a child is disabled, giving parents up to £4,000 annually towards approved childcare. Parents with disabled children can use the cash to pay for extra hours of childcare, as w...

People can contribute up to £60,000 a year into a pension (Image: Getty)Couples who plan their pensions together could boost their retirement savings by as much as £2.6 million over 20 years, new research suggests. The uplift comes from combining pension tax relief with long-term investment growth and making full use of both partners’ pension allowances. When contributions and tax relief are reinvested and allowed to compound over time, the impact becomes significant.According to Rathbones, one of the UK’s leading providers of investment and wealth management services, a married couple or civil partners can build a combined pension pot of around £2.6 million over 20 years if one partner, an additional‑rate taxpayer, contributes the full £60,000 annual pension allowance while also paying...

Costs can be lower if you get it seen to quickly (Image: Noe Gonzalez via Getty Images)A new study conducted by Autotrader has revealed that almost one in five British motorists (19%) place greater faith in their own assessment than their vehicle's warning systems, with "potentially dangerous consequences". The research, encompassing 1,000 UK drivers, discovered that as many as 6.4 million people on the road (16%) could be continuing their journeys for days or even weeks while a dashboard warning light remained illuminated, rather than tackling the problem straight away, according to extrapolated data.While nearly half of motorists (49%) research warning lights online before determining their next steps, only 36% take their vehicle to a garage immediately upon a warning light appearing....

Check out what's clicking on FoxBusiness.com. More than 3.3 million pounds of frozen chicken fried rice are being recalled after federal officials warned the products may contain glass. Ajinomoto Foods North America is recalling approximately 3,370,530 pounds of frozen not-ready-to-eat chicken fried rice products that may be contaminated with glass, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday.The recall includes products sold at Trader Joe’s locations nationwide, while the Ajinomoto items were shipped only to Canada. MULTISTATE OUTBREAK OF HIGHLY DRUG-RESISTANT SALMONELLA LINKED TO TRENDY 'SUPERFOOD,' FEDS WARN Trader Joe’s frozen chicken fried rice is among more than 3.3 million pounds of products recalled over possible glas...

Si vous placez 10 000 euros sur un fonds d’actions, et que sa valeur prend 2 % sur l’année, l’intégralité de cette plus-value sera reversée en frais courants. Autrement dit, au lieu de tomber dans votre poche, ces 200 euros vont rémunérer des intermédiaires, comprend-on à la lecture d’un rapport de l’Autorité européenne des marchés financiers (ESMA), paru le 6 novembre 2025. Autre enseignement : les frais de ces produits, les organismes de placement collectif en valeurs mobilières, se partagent désormais à parts égales entre les gestionnaires, qui composent et gèrent activement ces portefeuilles, et les distributeurs, qui en vendent des parts aux investisseurs. Ce sont des banques, des sociétés d’investissement ou des conseils en gestion de patrimoine, qui récupère...

Ed Miliband is masterminding a "gargantuan confidence trick" that risks burdening British families with hidden "shadow debt" to fund Labour's Net Zero agenda, it has been claimed. And financial analyst Bob Lyddon fears the move will inflate household bills for decades while dodging official debt metrics.According to Mr Lyddon, founder of Lyddon Consulting Services, Labour’s plans, detailed in the November 2025 Budget papers, are set to "falsify the national accounts" by obscuring the true cost of infrastructure, industry, and clean energy projects. The Government intends to fund these initiatives with a mountain of new debt that will not appear in conventional measures such as General Government Gross Debt, Public Sector Net Debt, or Public Sector Net Financial Liabilities.Mr Lyddon war...

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos responds to criticisms over the streaming service’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos accused legendary director James Cameron of believing misinformation after Cameron criticized Netflix’s potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). "I'm particularly surprised and disappointed that James chose to be part of the Paramount disinformation campaign that's been going on for months about this deal," Sarandos said on "The Claman Countdown" Friday.Netflix announced its proposed acquisition of WBD, including HBO and HBO Max, in December. Days later, Paramount Skydance submitted a counter-all-cash offer. Recently, Netflix has received an outpouring of criticism from some members of the...

Workers in the UK have been reminded of a major tax change coming into effect soon. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) advised that self-employed people will have to use a new system come April.The change applies to self-employed people and landlords if they make more than £50,000 a year. It means they will have to submit online updates every three months rather than doing it all during tax return time.In a post made to social media platform X, HMRC said: “With Making Tax Digital, you’ll send simple quarterly summaries using recognised software, then one annual return that pulls in the info you’ve shared across the year.“If your combined turnover from self-employment and property is over £50,000, flip your routine to little-and-often now.” It then directed people to GOV.UK for more informati...

Check out what's clicking on FoxBusiness.com. United Airlines is shaking up its MileagePlus rewards program in a move that benefits credit card holders and leaves other travelers earning fewer miles. The Chicago-based carrier announced Thursday that starting April 2, travelers with United’s co-branded credit or debit cards will earn significantly more miles when they book flights. Meanwhile, customers without a United card will have a lower accrual rate.Under the new structure, cardholders can earn up to twice as many miles per dollar spent on United flights compared to non-cardholders. For United’s most frequent flyers – like top-tier 1K members who also use a United Club card – rewards can go as high as 17 miles per dollar on eligible flights. UNITED AIRLINES TO OFFER REFUNDS BEC...

Nationwide Building Society has issued a statement about changes to its online services available to customers. The savings provider has millions of members and more than 600 branches.The group recently committed to keeping open all its high street outlets until at least 2030. Of course, many members prefer to do their banking online, either through online banking or in the Nationwide app. More than six million customers use the app to view their accounts and do their banking.A customer contacted Nationwide over social media as they couldn't access a service online. The frustrated member said: "I've just switched to Nationwide. How do I turn on transaction notifications? I’ve tried everything."Nationwide said in response: "This is a feature that our team are actively working on at the m...