Finance

To get the full state pension you need to have 35 full qualifying years of National Insurance Contributions (NICs) - you need 10 years to qualify for any state pension at all

According to property portal Zoopla, the average UK tenant is paying 28.3% of their yearly pay, before tax, on their rent alone

If you're eligible for the money, it will appear in your bank statement from today, or over the next few weeks, with the code DWP COL along with your National Insurance number

In its place, Santander has launched a new current account - the Santander Edgue Up - which offers cashback and other perks

Missed out on this year's event? Here's how to be in with the best chance of being there next year

Inflation dropped to 16.5% for the four weeks to June 11, according to Kantar - this is down from 17.2% the previous month and a further decline from the record 17.5% recorded in March

The one-off cash sum will be sent out between June 20 and July 4, 2023 for those claiming certain disability benefits - we explain the full eligibility criteria and benefits you need to be claiming

Those found eligible for the support will receive a three-month "charge free" period - this equates to a discount of around £100 to £120 based on an average Welsh Water bill

Students Meera Bhardwaj-Patel and Will Brown had dreams of converting a van to travel the world. Then they took a leap of faith and taught themselves how to DIY it

A gardening expert has claimed you can use nappies to keep your flowers fresh and blooming for even longer - and the unusual hack will only cost you 13p per use

The major supermarket chains Morrisons and M&S have announced they are to cut and freeze prices across a number of customer favourites in their stores

The typical two-year fixed mortgage deal has hit 6% for the first time since December - here, we explain what to do if you can't pay your mortgage and you're worried about falling into arrears

Martin Lewis has called on Ofgem to force energy suppliers to publish details of every single energy tariff they offer as currently suppliers are not required to

More councils could be looking to charge petrol and diesel vehicles more to park in a bid to reduce the number of polluting cars in city centres

A man with an unneutered male dog is refusing to help pay the puppy bills after his girlfriend's friend brought her non-spayed female pooch to his farm - now he's left wondering if he's in the wrong

The Resolution Foundation predicts that the Bank of England's base interest rate could peak at nearly 6% by next year - currently, the base interest rate is 4.5%

McDonald's has released six new menu items including the hotly-anticipated Biscoff McFlurry - and it is good news for bacon lovers and fans with a sweet tooth

The latest wave of closures from Barclays will see 13 bank branches shut in England and one in Scotland, while no branches in Wales or Northern Ireland are affected this time

The coin's designer Valda Jackson was born in Jamaica and moved to England in 1964 and pays tribute to the many British Caribbean and Commonwealth citizens who arrived in the UK as part of the Windrush generation

Brits are being told to take an up-to-date meter reading when Ofgem's new energy cap comes in, so as to avoid paying out more money during the cost of living crisis

Parents with children who hate swimming in a cold paddling pool are in luck, as a mum has shared a genius method to raise the temperature of the water using a cheap trick

Once you have collected eight “beans” on the Costa app, you then get a free drink - but this is changing to ten “beans” from August 1 as part of a major shake-up

A man has admitted that he 'feels trapped' after his fiancée is insisting that her parents move in with the couple into their new property - otherwise she'll call off wedding

Consumer rights expert Martyn James talks us through drip selling/pricing, micro-charging and ancillary charges so you can spot when a business is ripping you off

Here we explain what you should expect from a PIP assessment, how you can best prepare for it, and how long you should expect to wait for a decision