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Understanding Liz Truss’ New Energy Plan
Among the cost-of-living crisis and the mountain of headlines surrounding it. The recent conservative leadership race has finally come to an end with MP Lizz Truss announced on 5/9/2022 to be the next leader of the Tory party and prime minister of England. While this means a lot of different things, what it might mean…
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Priority Bills: Tips for 2024
Tips for paying your priority bills in 2024 With rising living costs, it’s becoming harder to keep up with household bills. As costs put a squeeze on household finances, paying your priority bills has become the main financial goal of 2024. What are priority bills? Priority bills are those that carry the most serious consequences…
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Cost of Living Sparks Surge in Debt Help
cost-of-living, debt management, debt relief order, debt solution, energy, energy price, iva, moneyplus adviceLatest internal statistics at MoneyPlus show a sharp rise in cost of living related enquires and predict further rises later in 2022.
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Why #debtawarenessweek Matters
It doesn’t matter which rock you have spent the last few months living under, chances are debt, and the rising cost of living prices have found their way to you. 2022 is the year where debt discussion is more vital than ever before. What has, for many, either been quietly brewing or was a nagging…
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Best Money Saving Apps in 2024
Best money saving apps in 2024 We all need a break from rising costs. With what seems like constant price hikes and inflation where even the Tesco meal deal isn’t safe, we could all do with some freebies. Here at MoneyPlus, we thought we’d highlight some great free apps that might save you some money…
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Credit Scores
In its essence, a credit score is a number that lenders (banks, car finance dealers etc.) use to determine the risk associated with loaning money to someone. These lenders decide how much they’re willing to loan you (and at what interest rate) based on your credit score – it can also be checked by landlords and insurance…
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Talk Money Week Pensions
Pensions Pensions are one of the most important things to build up when you’re of working age, but many of us don’t even think about them until the time comes to claim them. Think of a pension as a type of long-term savings plan (actually, that’s exactly what it is). It’s one of the most…
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Saving & Budgeting
Knowing the difference between your income and outgoings may seem simple enough, but it’s really the best place to start – even overestimating by a few pounds could blow your budget out of whack. Let’s take a look at the different things you can do to help organise your finances… 1. Set a goal Think…
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Talk Money Week Benefits
Benefits It’s no secret that the benefits system in the UK can be quite confusing to those not in-the-know, especially considering that incoming governments bring with them new changes that can complicate things further. But the bottom line has always remained the same: you could be entitled to financial support depending on your personal circumstances.…
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DRO Update: Are You Eligible?
The rules around eligibility for a Debt Relief Order (DRO) have changed as of 29th June 2021, which means that you may now be eligible when you might not have been before. What is a DRO? A DRO is a type of insolvency that allows you to write off your debt after 12 months if…
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Erroneous Transfers: Switched by Mistake
Switching energy suppliers is usually a very straightforward process, and involves very little input from the customer past the point of the initial switch; energy companies speak to each other directly to ensure that switches go ahead smoothly and with no disruption to supply. However, occasionally an energy supplier takes over the supply of a…
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Staying Safe Online
Back in December 2020, we broke the news on our brand-new blog series, It’s Personal, which will lift the lid on how you can better protect your personal information online, and the little things to look out for that could stop you falling victim to cyber-crime. We’re kicking of this new series with a pretty…
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