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Convicted Troubles terrorists excluded from victims’ compensation payments

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Terrorists excluded from Troubles cash: Anyone convicted over Northern Ireland conflict should not be eligible for victims’ compensation payments, Government guidance states People convicted of terrorism offences in Troubles ineligible for compensation Details of delayed scheme to support victims of the conflict published yesterday Sinn Fein boycotting initiative as approach ‘excludes’ thousands of injured people … Read more

Meet the women denied state pension payments who finally got their due

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Scores of retired women have won back payments worth up to £17,000 after being short-changed on their state pension. The scandal involves married women, widows and divorcees who are entitled to a pension rate based on their husband’s National Insurance contributions. Analysis by former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb found that tens of thousands of … Read more

Plan to extend Bereavement Support Payments to unmarried couples

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Government plan to extend Bereavement Support Payments to unmarried couples who live together By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 August 2020 The Government said last week it had a plan to extend Bereavement Support Payments to couples who live together Unmarried parents … Read more

A third of shoppers don’t feel delayed payments count as debt

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Buy now, pay later has exploded onto the payment scene in recent years, allowing shoppers to purchase items without paying for them right away, technically putting many into debt.   However, almost a third of people say they don’t consider delayed payments to be debt, new research shows. Jessica Exton, behavioural scientist at ING – which … Read more

ASK TONY: I paid student loan off but payments continued – I lost £492

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In October last year I repaid £20,000 of my student loan. In January I paid off the rest — around £4,000. The Student Loans Company (SLC) confirmed the debt was paid and gave me a £24 refund. But a further £492 was taken from my salary until April. My employer, a local borough council, says … Read more

Investors rue £22bn missed divi payments due to coronavirus

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Figures show savers denied £22bn in quarterly dividends after coronavirus prompts ‘unprecedented’ cut to payouts By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 19 July 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 19 July 2020 Savers have been denied £22billion in quarterly dividends after the virus crisis prompted an ‘unprecedented’ cut to payouts, figures show.  … Read more

Borrowers to get new help if they can’t meet payments due to Covid

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Borrowers using payday loans, buy-now-pay-later deals, car finance and pawnbrokers get new help if they can’t meet payments due to Covid Guidance comes in force on Friday and covers rent-to-own business customers For customers yet to request payment freeze, they can apply up to October 31   A ban on repossessions for motor finance and RTO … Read more

Payments to benefit cheats and welfare errors cost £4.5BILLION

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Payments to benefit cheats and state welfare paid in error soars to a record £4.5BILLION in a 20 percent rise on the previous year National Audit Office said one pound in every ten claimed in Universal Credit shouldn’t have been paid £1.4billion was overpayed to claimants who under-declared their income Between March and May the … Read more

Brazil Central Bank suspends WhatsApp mobile payments for review less than two weeks after release

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Brazil Central Bank suspends WhatsApp mobile payments for review less than two weeks after release Brazil has suspended WhatsApp’s mobile payment feature It will review if the feature meets the country’s regulatory standards The decision comes less than two weeks after the feature’s release WhatsApp has yet to expand mobile payments elsewhere  By James Pero … Read more

As digital payments soar due to the pandemic… can investors cash in?

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Britain’s cash system is on the brink, with increasing numbers of businesses refusing coins and notes due to virus fears. For the millions who still rely on paper money to shop and pay the bills, the idea of a cashless world is desperately worrying. While Money Mail will keep fighting to protect the nation’s access … Read more