Daily Express :: Personal Finance Feed

3 steps iPhone users must take to protect bank accounts if phone is snatched

Alice Sjoberg — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:33:00 +0100

As the number of reported phone thefts continues to soar, one man has shared three steps everyone with an iPhone should take to protect their finances.

State pensioners issued HMRC tax-free Personal Allowance warning before triple lock boost

Alex Evans — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:59:00 +0100

State pensioners are being urged to act now to avoid losing money to HMRC tax bills.

Older couples handed £7,170 boost due to HMRC rule

Grace Piercy — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:12:00 +0100

Older couples could be missing out on up to £7,170 in extra State Pension.

HMRC warns 700,000 to claim £473 tax refund as letters sent

Ben Hurst — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:22:00 +0100

All you need to know as HMRC has written to 700,000 people who are yet to claim their money back

Pension savings face 67% wipeout due to HMRC changes

Grace Piercy — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:05:00 +0100

A tax advisory firm has said that almost 40,000 people will be hit with higher tax bills.

'Extra £170 monthly cost' as 750,000 have to make change this year

Rory Poulter — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:35:00 +0100

The increase comes amid volatile financial markets

Older people in England hit with free bus pass delay due to DWP change

Claire Schofield,Alex Evans — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:37:00 +0100

EXCLUSIVE: A DWP change will affect free bus travel for older people across England.

John Healey’s next tax grab could be pure madness – even Reeves wasn’t this unhinged

Harvey Jones — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:31:00 +0100

Chancellor John Healey desperately needs to hike taxes to fund Andy Burnham's spending pledges.

Octopus Energy gives away free electricity and £12k cash this week

Grace Piercy — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:59:00 +0100

Octopus Energy is celebrating the partial solar eclipse on August 12, the UK's fullest eclipse in 54 years.

New HMRC update as 'four times as many over-65s paying tax'

Steven Smith — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:50:00 +0100

Freedom of Information data has shown the figure has quadrupled since 2022/23