Finance

Birmingham City Council will be providing its residents with free cash payments worth £200 through its Hardship Grant Community Fund with the cash aiming to support residents with food costs and energy payments

Money conscious DIYer mum of eight Emma took matters into her own hands, using finds from her local car boot sale and online to give her staircase a much needed makeover with a limited budget

A drink's recipe which dates back to the turn of the last century, when businessman Antonio Vacarra emigrated from Italy to the UK has created a £4million empire for great-great-grandson

Most of us are looking for ways to reduce our energy bills, and this hack will minimise how often you need to wash your bed sheets, simply by changing the temperature setting on your cycle

Mum Emma was 'heartbroken' after discovering the 'embarrassing' reality of living off food parcels - especially as her son was worried about how empty the cupboards were

Thrifty mum-of-two Nina Dixon is able to pick up luxury brands including Ralph Lauren, Givenchy, and Hugo Boss for her family for under a fiver - here's how she does it

Five retailers will be closing shops across the country over the weekend and below is a full list of which stores the chains are shutting for good

A heating expert has revealed an easy way to utilise your radiators and get the most out of them over winter - and it's all thanks to a 70p tool you can pick up from homeware stores

Which? analysed the prices of 12 products - a medium frozen turkey crown, pigs in blankets, Brussels sprouts, carrots, parsnips, cauliflower, broccoli, peas, potatoes, stock, cranberry sauce and a Christmas pudding - at seven supermarkets

Mirror reporter Jeremy Armstrong tried out the new fancy Greggs eatery at the swanky Newcastle department store Fenwicks

Brits can sign up to Luxury Escapes to get discounted dream holidays to the Maldives, Bali, Mexico and more

Lidl has recalled its XXL Ocean Sea Cooked and Peeled Large Prawns because they contain sulphites which is not mentioned on the label

Wetherspoons said that the decision to sell its pubs was a "commercial one" and it was a "misinterpretation" to suggest the move was down to difficult trading conditions

Just this month, Barclays has announced that 34 bank branches will close next year as more people choose to do their banking online

While Quality Street tins are usually priced up to £10, choccie fans have been 'wowed' after they spotted the festive favourite on shelves costing a whole lot less than their usual price

The average Pension Credit award is worth over £3,900 per year and as well as this if pensioners put in a successful claim before December 10 then they will also get the £300 cost of living payment too

British Gas is extending its PeakSave offer to include December 25, with the half price electricity available between 11am and 4pm - we explain how it works and who can sign up

The Demand Flexibility Service will once again be activated between 5pm and 6.30pm, having also been used earlier this week as part of the UK are hit with freezing temperatures

Cold Weather Payments are worth £25 and are triggered when the temperature where you live is recorded at, or are forecast to be, below freezing for seven consecutive days

A man committed to helping people save money in the cost of living crisis has shared a way to dry washing more quickly and efficiently and others have added extra tips of their own

The DWP previously announced that a large number of women who reached state pension age before April 2016 had been underpaid their state pension

More Than customers with a policy that is set to auto-renew will be moved automatically to Swinton Insurance - but if you don't want to go to Swinton, you need to act now

There has been an abundance of money saving energy "hacks" shared online since the energy crisis began but not all of them work, in fact, some could even push up your bills

Premium Bonds are a savings product by National Savings & Investment (NS&I) but they don't work like a regular savings account - instead of getting interest, you're entered into a monthly prize draw

The Mirror has rounded up all the key financial dates you need to know for December, including when the DWP Christmas bonus will arrive and a key date for cost of living payments