Cut tax-free Isa allowances to help the young and low-paid, think tank says
Isa tax perks cost the Government £3.3bn a year and mostly benefit the old and rich, the think tank says
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Disaster for 21 million savers as NS&I announces Premium Bond cuts
Large interest rate cuts also announced for NS&I's savings accounts
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600 savings accounts still failing to beat rock bottom inflation rate
Top high-street accounts paying as little as 0.01pc to unsuspecting savers
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NS&I toppled by new 1.2pc best-buy savings account
Average easy-access savings rates have dropped below 1pc
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More pain for savers as rates fall to record lows
Average interest paid by easy-access accounts has fallen by almost two-thirds since March
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NS&I failures deny savers chance to aid country’s coronavirus fight
Government has asked NS&I to raise £35bn to help pay for increased spending
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Money makeover: 'Where do I put £8,000 when savings rates are at record lows?'
700 savings accounts pay less than 0.1pc. Is the stock market the answer?
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Boost for savers as Government orders NS&I to increase deposits six-fold
NS&I currently offers the top easy-access saver, paying 1.16pc
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Mortgage costs hit ‘record low’ but drag savings rates below 1pc for first time
Two-year fixed-rate mortgage rates have dropped under 2pc for the first time
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The worst six months for savers since the financial crisis
The number of already historically-low savings deals fall by more than half
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Paltry interest rates leave savers struggling to beat inflation, despite saving record sums
The average account balance is now 11pc higher than pre-pandemic levels
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'Catastrophe' for savers as interest rates fall below financial crisis levels
Savings rates are now lower than during the financial crisis of 2007-08
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New financial divide as self-employed and furloughed workers unable to save
The average self-employed worker has cut the amount they set aside by £239 a month
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NS&I sends 1.5 million cheques to over-70s unable to cash them
In March, more than 1.3m prizes were paid out to customers aged over 70
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Tesco Bank launches free cash delivery service for vulnerable customers
Supermarket bank is to offer home deliveries of cash who can't get outside but need to pay for essential services
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Coronavirus has turned Britain into a nation of savers squirrelling away £162 a week
Savings deposits were up by £13bn in March alone
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Santander current account customers face £80-a-year interest cut
Savers' returns are hit by new interest rate reduction
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How coronavirus-hit workers can claim a £1,200 savings bonus from the government
Thousands have become eligible for a Help to Save account due to the crisis
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Lifetime Isa exit penalty axed for savers battling coronavirus
Effective 6.25pc charge will be waived until April 2021
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‘20 years to earn a tenner’: struggling savers hit by 600 interest rate cuts
Dozens of accounts pay just 0.01pc interest a year
