Winter Fuel Payment reforms could be made fairer, experts say, as current government plans mean five in six pensioners below the poverty line stand to lose the benefit. Webb, now a partner at consultants Lane Clark and Peacock and This is Money's resident pensions expert, said Winter Fuel Payment reforms could be changed to be fairer to poorer pensioners. Keeping …
A revamped U.S. flood insurance program going into effect this month will charge rates the federal government says better reflect a home’s risk, a change that could mean higher premiums for coastal mansions and -- for the first time -- reduced rates for others. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says its new formula means owners of lower-cost homes will no …
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