Councils in Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care Trusts are continuing to exploit their dominant purchasing power, according to a new report from UKHCA, the professional association for homecare providers. Continue reading Councils ‘buying homecare on the cheap’
Modern money will help prevent crime, the Exchequer Secretary has declared as plans were unveiled for a new, more secure £50 note. Continue reading New £50 note is’cash fit for the future’
Businesses, charities and individuals across Edinburgh are being encouraged to move their savings to an ethical bank. Continue reading Edinburgh fair trade social enterprise backs call to save ethically
Scotland’s consumers most often ask the Financial Ombudsman Service for help resolving problems with PPI, payday loans, current accounts, packaged bank accounts and credit cards, its complaints data shows. Continue reading PPI, bank accounts, payday loans & credit cards top Scotland’s financial complaints
– Car insurance prices across Scotland dropped by as little as -£37 (-6%) year-on-year, but 67% of loyal customers aren’t benefitting from savings – Continue reading Car insurance premiums drop the first time in over three years
Online research from Equifax[1], the credit information provider, reveals 37% of people living in Scotland believe the UK will be a cashless society within the next 10 years. Continue reading Scotland becoming a cashless society?
Funeral planning training helps advisers offer support
Continue reading It’s Your Funeral: helping people plan ahead
Actor and anti-poverty campaigner Michael Sheen opened a new branch of Castle Community Bank on Great Junction Street yesterday. Continue reading Michael Sheen opens Castle Community Bank branch
Auditor General reports on finances at two colleges
Edinburgh College has made progress while poor planning and over-optimism contributed to financial problems at New College Lanarkshire, the Auditor General says in her latest report. Continue reading Edinburgh College making progress on tackling financial deficit, says Auditor General
Scotland’s Finance Secretary Derek Mackay says the UK Government must use their 2018 Spring Statement to provide greater clarity for people and business over the Brexit process, including the future of EU funding, and address the threat facing our economy as a result of Brexit. Continue reading Mackay: Spring Statement must deliver clarity on Brexit impact
