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Money insights

Latest insights into what's going on behind the headlines, and what you can do to make your cash work harder for you from the money.co.uk team:

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08 December 2018

Revealed: The life threatening bacteria on your cash

We've teamed up with the London Metropolitan University to put cash under the microscope and the results are shocking. Here are the facts about how dirty money is.

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Latest guides

See our most recently published comprehensive guides to money matters across all categories:

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30 May 2024

How to Get the Best Exchange Rate for Your Holiday

Finding the best travel money exchange rates is an easy way to boost your holiday budget. Learn how to get the best deal with this comprehensive guide.

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04 May 2023

How does the State Pension work?

Not everyone gets a state pension in the UK, and payouts vary heavily from person to person, even for those who qualify. Here is how the state pension works, what it could pay you and when you can claim it.

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Do you homework with our guide to all the different types of student loans, grants and bursaries.
19 November 2021

All the different types of student loans, grants and bursaries explained

From tuition fees to maintenance payments, we explain all the different types of student finance on offer and who can access them.

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27 October 2021

What is Universal Credit?

The government are rolling out a host of changes to the benefit system centred on a Universal Credit that incorporates a host of existing benefits. Here's how the plans could affect your finances.

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27 October 2021

Key measures from Rishi Sunak's 2021 Autumn Budget speech

Key points from Chancellor Rishi Sunak's 2021 Autumn Budget speech to the house of commons - and what it all means for your money.

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21 October 2021

How to get fee-free balance transfers

Fee-free balance transfer credit cards let you move existing card debt to a new credit card without paying a fee. Find out whether this type of plastic could work for you.

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Research and reports

At money.co.uk we don't just report the news, we also carry out our own research and investigations to help make better sense of personal finance. Here are our latest reports:

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04 June 2020

money.co.uk Comments: Dealing with financial anxiety during a pandemic

Coronavirus has caused many of us increased money worries due to a reduction in income and job security concerns. money.co.uk comments on financial anxiety and gives tips on how to cope with it during a pandemic.

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04 June 2020

money.co.uk comment: UK Finance household review

UK Finance Household Review is reflecting on turbulent start to the first 3 months of the year- money.co.uk comments on these findings

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02 June 2020

Money.co.uk: Financial guidance on retirement

COVID-19 has created turmoil in global financial markets, hitting many people’s pension pots. Money.co.uk comments on this concern and gives guidance for those thinking about retirement

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01 June 2020

Revealed: The UK's post-lockdown priorities revealed

As lockdown measures start to ease, the money.co.uk is looking ahead to reveal the first things Brits will do when the restrictions on day-to-day life are fully lifted.

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27 May 2020

The cost of taking a mortgage payment extension holiday revealed

Millions of homeowners have taken advantage of the government's mortgage holiday scheme, money.co.uk reveals the long term costs of taking a mortgage payment holiday

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20 May 2020

Press Release | ONE IN TEN COUPLES ARE PLANNING FOR A JANUARY PATTER OF TINY FEET

One in ten UK couples say lockdown has led them to plan a new baby, a national study* has revealed. Those most likely to plan for a lockdown baby live in London (18%), the North-east (18%) and Yorkshire & The Humber (14%), according to research by financial comparison experts money.co.uk.

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