Money

Are you a bad parent if you don't pay for university?

By Marianne Kavanagh, Mar 11, 2011

Bad parents make their 18-year-olds take out student loans. Good parents pay the tuition fees (up to £9,000 a year), ...

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Stay at home mums will not lose pension rights

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 8, 2011

Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary is set to introduce a new flat rate pension hand-out of £140 a week ...

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One in 30 children have a parent on the dole

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Feb 14, 2011

A government report has revealed that ONE in 30 youngsters will grow up in a family with at least one of their parents on the ...

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£11-an-hour nursery fees - can mums AFFORD to go out to work?

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Feb 9, 2011

Research from the Daycare Trust has revealed the most expensive nursery in the country, where parents pay a staggering ELEVEN ...

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We've never had it so hard: Family life in Britain is toughest for generations

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jan 20, 2011

A major new survey on family life in Britain has revealed some shocking statistics on parenting, finances and lifestyle. ...

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We're doing a fun run so can you sponsor me and me and me?

By Sue Hayward, Jan 3, 2011

We all know schools are strapped for cash, so who can blame them trying to boost their budgets with the occasional fundraiser ...

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What's yours is mine....but can I have my own bank account too?

By Sue Hayward, Dec 20, 2010

Jonathan Ross was on TV's 'Loose Women' recently, chatting about who brings home the bacon in the Ross household. He joked ...

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Number of kids living in poverty in working households reaches all-time high

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Dec 7, 2010

A study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found the number of kids living in poverty in working households has risen to ...

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Buggy black market worth £60 million

By Sue Hayward, Nov 8, 2010

The celebrity inspired trend for expensive pushchairs and buggies has sparked a new crime wave, according to research from ...

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Have you made a will yet?

By Sue Hayward, Nov 6, 2010

The prospect of making your own will can seen a morbid one; and that's one of the reasons most of us just don't bother. In ...

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Government announces new tax-free savings plan for families

By Katy Holland, Oct 27, 2010

The government has announced a new tax-free savings plan for children, as a replacement for the Child Trust Fund. The ...

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The Semi-Detached Parent: House wars

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Oct 22, 2010

It's house wars again. My ex's reason for not moving out is - and aways has been - that he does not want to be away from his ...

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