Which? calls for national savings strategy Which? is calling on the Government to introduce a national savings strategy in 2015 as we find a third of people are planning to save less in the coming months.
The latest findings from the Which? Consumer Insight Tracker show that while nearly half (49%) are worried about their level of savings, a third of people (33%) are planning to save...
With the rise in interest-free credit cards and more South West residents looking to build their credit rating, it seems many are now looking to put purchases ‘on the card’.
A study by TopCashback.co.uk, released today, found that around half of South West residents believe that having a credit card has allowed them to live beyond their means, whilst 86 per cent say that it’s helped...
Most people feel worried, low, fearful or distressed at some time in their lives and these feelings often appear heightened at during the festive period.
Money or health worries, loneliness, or family tensions, don’t simply disappear just because it’s Christmas. In fact, these stresses can be worse at this time of year.
The hype associated with Christmas and New Year can make...
Plymouth residents are being advised on how to avoid getting into debt this Christmas.
Christmas is traditionally a time of year when many people struggle financially and Advice Plymouth and Plymouth City Council are offering tips and advice to help people avoid debt and manage their finances.
Around a third of adults in Plymouth are over-indebted and Plymouth has higher levels...
Housing and homelessness charity Shelter is urgently appealing for support for its helpline this winter, after seeing a surge from callers at serious risk of losing their home in the South West.
Over the last year, the helpline’s advisers spoke to more than 4,500 callers on the brink of homelessness – a staggering 44% surge from 2012.
More help and support for families that have been impacted by changes to the welfare system will soon be available as Plymouth City Council announces a number of new plans.
Grant funding of £405,000 has been earmarked for projects that aim to help tackle financial issues, fuel poverty and unemployment in the city.
Following an impact assessment of the changes to the welfare...
Insurance leaders will meet with Government Ministers today to discuss the industry’s response to the recent floods in the South West and Thames Valley at a Downing Street summit today.
Ministers are likely to call on the industry to ensure that floods claims are processed as soon as possible.
Companies representing 60% of the insurance market are due to report to ministers on...
Most people earning average wages in the South West would need to more than double their annual salary just to keep up with out of control house prices, new research by homelessness charity Shelter shows.
In the study, released today, the charity looked at wage and house price inflation since 1997 in every area of the region. This was then used to calculate what average annual earnings...
We use money every day, whether we pay something with cash or our credit card. But, how much do we really know about it? Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about money.
1 – Highest inflation in recent history When it comes to inflation, no country comes close to Zimbabwe in recent history. Early in the 21st century, the country had a breathtaking inflation that reached the...
Following weeks of terrible weather and high rainfall there are many areas of Devon where people are suffering the consequences of flooding; displaced from their homes, distressed, with damaged property and in need of immediate and longer term support.
Unfortunately the emergency services say they are gearing up to respond to yet another blast of atrocious weather which is predicted to...
