The number of payments made with cash rose for the first time in a decade in 2022, according to data published by UK Finance. According to UK Finance, the total... read more →
Less than 1% of small firms have benefitted from key local support schemes across England on net zero, according to research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and Warwick... read more →
HMRC has urged almost 430,000 young people with an unclaimed Child Trust Fund (CTF) to claim their cash. CTFs are tax-free savings accounts that were created for every child born between... read more →
The government has been slow to recover losses of £1.1 billion from fraud and error in Covid grant schemes, according to MPs in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The latest... read more →
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are struggling to access finance and working capital, according to a report published by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). The ACCA's data showed... read more →
The National Living Wage (NLW) will rise to at least £11 an hour from April 2024, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed. The Chancellor confirmed the increase in a speech to... read more →
The UK’s base rate of interest was held at 5.25% in September as the rate of inflation fell to 6.7% in the year to August 2023. The fall in the... read more →