A record number of households – over 147,000 – now receive financial support from Welsh Water the company has said.
Finance and Local Government Minister Rebecca Evans MS has confirmed the Welsh Government intends to legislate to end a punitive rule that can force Welsh households...
The Welsh Government will increase student maintenance support by 9.4% for the 2023/24 academic year, subject to regulations being made.
Swansea residents worried about the impact of Christmas spending are being encouraged to check they’re receiving all the benefits they’re entitled to.
Education Minister Jeremy Miles has said the funding will help address cost of living crisis facing learners and students of all ages.
Retirees in Swansea are only just getting by on state pension amid the rising cost of living crisis, according to a new report.
MHA, the UK’s 13th largest accountancy group has expanded its UK services by merging with Swansea-based firm Gerald Thomas.
New research has discovered that over three-quarters of students (77%) develop personal debt problems while at university. But, are students educated on the potential consequences of...
As we enter the new year and the festivities have come to an end, Brits are recovering from the financial aftermath of Christmas, but how long...
With 2023 just days away, people across the UK are starting to plan their new year’s resolutions, but which are the most popular and how can...
Christmas is already an expensive time but with energy bills rising, many will be feeling more stress than usual about the cost of this year’s festivities....
The Bank of England has unveiled the design of the King Charles III banknotes. The portrait of The King will appear on existing designs of all...
Santander has launched a pilot scheme across 28 UK branches including Swansea, allowing expired and unused plastic credit and debit cards to be recycled.
Simple advice, with no or very low-cost actions that households can take to reduce their energy use and bills this winter, is now available to the...
For hundreds of thousands of homes across the UK, Christmas has never felt so tight. The cost-of-living crisis coupled with rising energy costs – just as...
Supermarket giant ASDA has announced that it will extend its 10% off offer for emergency workers with Blue Light Card until at least 31st March 2023....
As we enter December, preparations are well underway for the festivities, but how are people in the UK coping financially with the cost-of-living strain? Following on...
Barclays Bank has announced the closure of its Mumbles branch on Newton Road in Oystermouth. The branch will close on Tuesday 7 March 2023. Barclays said...
Banking giant HSBC has announced the closure of 114 branches around the UK in 2023, including Port Talbot and Tenby. HSBC are blaming the closures on...
As the cost-of-living crisis continues, Brits face a financially challenging winter, and whilst many households are scaling back on their outgoings, there’s a common money-draining culprit...
Welsh Water are urging their customers to use water wisely to save money – and the environment. They’ve come up with some simple tips that could...
Brits prepare in advance, look for creative ways to save cash and want long-term value this Black Friday, says psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos. As Black Friday...
Many pensioners in Swansea are still missing out on extra money they are entitled to, the council has claimed. Swansea Council is urging people aged 66...
A popular Swansea city service has announced a programme of pre-Christmas events to help people handle their cost of living concerns. The Switched On energy awareness...
At a time when energy bills continue to soar and households across the UK are struggling to keep their heads above water, many will be concerned...
With unpredictable energy prices and rising interest rates, new reports confirm the UK is on the brink of its longest ever recession, but is the public...
New Survey Shows Household Finances Worse Now Than During Pandemic As the cost-of-living crisis worsens, price comparison experts Quotezone.co.uk asked consumers how they have been managing...
Almost half a million people across Wales have no savings and another 250,000 have less than £100, according to new research from the Money and Pensions...
The Switched On energy awareness hub has opened on Swansea’s High Street to offer free advice and guidance on keeping fuel bills as low as possible....
A quarter of Brits don’t have home contents insurance – and 12% of those who don’t have a policy, used to have one but cancelled their...
Swansea Council say they’re offering specialist mental health support to thousands of residents, households and families who may be struggling emotionally as the cost of living...
The impact of rising travel costs has led to a reduction in the number of people travelling, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The...
Changing a single setting to make your combination boiler work more efficiently can save around £112 a year in energy bills for a typical household, making...
More than £2m has been paid to thousands of Swansea householders over the last week as part of a scheme to help people heat their homes....
The Royal Mint has today unveiled the official coin effigy of His Majesty King Charles III. The first coins to bear The King’s portrait are a...
Supermarket chain Morrisons has announced it is giving shoppers who spend £40 or more in store a 5p off per litre voucher to spend at its...
Hundreds of people have collectively saved thousands of pounds thanks to a Swansea Council-funded scheme to help cut household energy bills. Swansea Environment Centre – which...
You’ve only got a couple of days left to use your paper £20 or £50 notes. The Bank of England will be withdrawing legal tender status...
The Royal Mint, the official maker of UK coins based in Llantrisant, has confirmed that coins featuring the portrait of His Majesty King Charles III will...
Swansea Council have announced it has approved close to 90 projects as part of a major on-going investment helping Swansea residents, communities and businesses recover from...
The image of HRH Queen Elizabeth II has featured on many day to day items that we all use for the past 70 years. Following her...
Following the Ofgem decision to raise the energy cap, Swansea’s Energy Awareness Hub team has announced a series of free community roadshows in September that are...
New research has shown residents of Swansea are some of the most worried in the UK about the cost of living crisis – with only residents...
Living Streets Cymru, part of the UK charity behind the biggest walk to school campaign is encouraging families to leave the car at home as schools...
Energy regulator Ofgem has announced that it is increasing the energy price cap for dual fuel households to £3,549 per year from 1 October 2022. The...
A pioneering scheme helping Swansea businesses and communities recover from the pandemic is getting a near-£25m cash injection to provide more vital support in the year...
New polling from Citizens Advice Cymru shows one hundred thousand households have no money left after bills have been paid. The worrying snapshot reveals the state...
The average Brit carries out over an enormous 19,656 life admin tasks in their lifetime, resulting in mountains of forms and paperwork. A study of 2,000...
Swansea Council says its fraud detection team is helping lead the way in Wales in clamping down on people trying to abuse the system by claiming...
Citizens Advice Cymru is calling for more action to assist people falling behind on paying their council tax. The consumer charity say that council tax arrears...
During the biggest cost-of-living crises most people will have ever experienced, only 6% of employees in Wales believe their employer is doing enough to support them...
The Welsh Government has launched its basic income trial scheme that sees it giving more than 500 people leaving care in Wales £1600 each month for...
A third (33%) of UK households have multiple individual memberships for the same streaming service, when they could be saving money by paying for one household...
Planning on getting hitched? Then start saving now! A new study has shown that the cost of getting married is likely to rise by 36% in...
Swansea Building Society’s Chief Executive, Alun Williams, has officially been named the longest currently serving CEO of a building society, following 21 years at the helm of...
Sewing machines, patio heaters and hot tubs are the most regretted purchases from previous lockdowns. New research from GoCompare home insurance reveals that more than one in 10 people...
From going to bed earlier to taking quicker showers and using a slow cooker instead of an oven – GoCompare reveals the measures people are taking...
A new study reveals the UK’s fairest, best and worst places to work as a woman, compared to how much men are paid – with Swansea...
Carmarthenshire will be amongst the worst hit by soaring energy costs, as research reveals it has one of the highest energy bills in the whole of...
Rocketing costs of domestic oil make it a valuable commodity for homeowners, but majority of home insurance providers cover loss of domestic oil as standard, says...
Britons are buying holiday currencies at far higher levels than before the Covid-19 pandemic first took hold in the UK in Spring 2020. The first Post...
New research has revealed that the UK’s young people may be the generation most likely to need to work more and take on additional jobs, in...
New research has found that seven in 10 Brits are left overwhelmed by the amount of jargon used around money and savings. Half admitted they did...
The Royal Mint has announced plans to build a world first plant in South Wales to recover gold from UK electronic waste. The pioneering facility will...
The Development Bank of Wales has appointed experienced equity investor Duncan Gray as Technology Venture Investments Director. Duncan takes over from Simon Thelwall-Jones who led the...
Swansea Building Society has increased the interest rates payable on all its savings accounts, for the second time in just two months. The second interest rate...
The Royal Mint has confirmed that a 50p coin celebrating Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee will be released into circulation via Post Offices across the...
New research from Choose finds 87% of broadband and mobile customers are unaware prices may increase by as much as 10% by April 2022. With annual price rises...
The Welsh Government is working with Monmouthshire Building Society to accelerate the establishment and roll-out of a community bank – Banc Cambria – across Wales, Economy...
One lucky Halifax saver will be celebrating in style this festive season after he found out he’d won the top £100,000 prize in the Halifax Savers...
Welsh Government have announced plans for a consultation next year on a package of council tax reforms. The move forms part of the Labour and Plaid...
Around one quarter of Welsh people expect to experience poor physical and/or mental health this Christmas, according to a survey of 2,000 people carried out by Censuswide for...
Barclays has confirmed the permanent closure of its Gorseinon and Port Talbot bank branches as part of its swath of almost 50 branch closures across the...
Swansea Council’s award-winning pension fund has cut its carbon footprint by almost 60% and aims to go all the way to net carbon zero in the...
A group of trusted household names, public figures and celebrities, including Martin Lewis OBE, Sir Richard Branson, Deborah Meaden, Duncan Bannatyne OBE, Peter Jones CBE, Phillip...
Wales’ largest independent accountancy firm, Bevan Buckland LLP, has advised on a record number of transactions in the last 18 months, worth in total over £100m. The deals include...
The cheapest average premiums quoted have tumbled over the summer to just £533 – a £60 drop year-on-year. This is the lowest quarterly average for cheapest...
The average age of a policy holder is down by 20% in the past year The average age of those investing in private medical insurance (PMI)...
More than two thirds (67%) of householders in the UK admit to letting their home insurance renew automatically, according to GoCompare. Over a quarter (29%) leave...
People in Swansea who have phoned a free advice line to check whether they are missing out on benefits they are entitled to have received an...
