Linda Howard

There are six tax bands in Scotland while England and Wales have four.

Make sure your credit file is up to date and ready for mortgage approval with this handy checklist.

More than 370,000 letters have been issued to older people whose State Pension may be underpaid.

Pension Age Disability Payment will only be available to people over State Pension age living in Scotland.

Disability benefits such as PIP or ADP do not count towards the benefit cap.

A Blue Badge can be used by people travelling in any vehicles as a driver or a passenger.

Temperatures are expected to fall as low as minus 8C as a week-long cold snap hits the UK.

Older people could increase payments to £200 or £300 by doing one thing before September.

More than 460,000 households were eligible for a Council Tax Reduction in October 2024.

The DWP has confirmed the uprating of the State Pension from April 2025 and the Pension Service has confirmed that all pensioners will be sent a letter detailing the increase