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Help to Save means low-income savers on tax credits and Universal Credit can get a 50% bonus from the government on whatever they manage to save.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
More than 1.2 million people have opened Help to Buy ISA accounts so far. The average Help to Buy bonus claim reaches £800, a new record.
Renters unable to get a mortgage because of their lack of a credit rating will be able to boost their chances through one of three new start-ups backed by the government.
A letter from HM Treasury to the FCA on the designation of responsibilities regarding third party verifiers under the EU Securitisation Regulation.
"My vision for the next twelve months and beyond is an explosion of the momentum to the point where ‘green finance’ becomes simply – ‘finance’." said John Glen.
Economic Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen speaks at the CityUK Conference 2018.
Industry support for new plans to expand the dormant asset schemes
The government will consult on tougher regulation for the pre-paid funeral plan sector to protect the elderly and their families.
More funding to tackle unlawful lending, and an increase in the amount of money seized from loan sharks to support those most vulnerable to their nasty tactics
John Glen's speech to the Innovate Finance Global Summit.
Industry leaders and consumer groups meet for the first time today for the Government’s Financial Inclusion Policy Forum.
A further 45 companies have signed up to the Women in Finance Charter which now covers over 650,000 financial services employees in the UK.
A new independent review into the prudential supervision of the Co-operative Bank between 2008 and 2013 has been announced.
Senior executives in insurance will be held personally responsible for misconduct, as part of plans to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime.
A new watchdog launches today to strengthen the UK’s defences against money laundering and terrorist financing.
Ministers meet banks to seek assurances that they will support small businesses affected by Carillion’s liquidation.
Hidden charges for paying with a debit or credit card will be banned from today (13 January).
Help to Buy schemes also help more than 300,000 first time buyers onto the housing ladder.
The Chancellor Philip Hammond has today (10 January 2018) welcomed the department’s new ministerial team.
Winners announced in the latest round of the Autonomy of Hazardous Scene Assessment (AHSA) Defence and Security Accelerator competition which will change the way chemical and bio-hazards are investigated.
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