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		<title>One in seven set to rely on state pension</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One in seven people (14 per cent) who are planning to retire this year will depend on a state pension as they have no other pension in place, according to new research from Prudential.
The insurer&#39;s Class of 2013 research&#160;tracks the financial plans and expectations of people entering retirement this year and found the average person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carers being hit hard financially</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/carers-being-hit-hard-financially/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[More than a quarter of adults in the UK (27 per cent) who are providing care for others may be missing out on help and support as they are being unrecognised by official statistics, Scottish Widows has found.
The report reveals as many as 1.75 million of the 6.5 million people in the UK who have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cost of half term breaks hitting families</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/cost-of-half-term-breaks-hitting-families/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The average cost of an overseas holiday for a family of four this half term has risen by 4.05 per cent since last year, according to new research from M&#38;S Bank.
This &#163;128 rise has largely been attributed to increasing local costs and less than favourable exchange rates.
Just one of the ten of the most popular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK house asking prices surge</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/uk-house-asking-prices-surge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The average asking price house price in the UK has increased to &#163;249,841, meaning buyers must earn &#163;62,000 in order to afford it, according to new figures from Rightmove.
These figures show the average house price is now nine times the typical salary in the UK of &#163;26,500.
Mortgage lenders usually offer a maximum of four times [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students can receive a TV licence refund when moving home for the summer</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/students-can-receive-a-tv-licence-refund-when-moving-home-for-the-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Students who live away from home can now claim a refund on their TV license worth &#163;36.37 should they move back home during the summer.
To be eligible, students must have a TV Licence, be leaving their halls or rented accommodation and moving back home to a licensed address.
Many university students who purchased a TV Licence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>People continue to manage personal debt well into retirement</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/people-continue-to-manage-personal-debt-well-into-retirement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of pensioners are living through their retirement while lumbered with crippling personal debts of up to &#163;100,000, a new study has found.
The research from MGM Advantage has found that potentially more than 250,000 UK adults are to retire with an overdraft, personal loan or credit card debt between &#163;25,000 and &#163;100,000.
Currently, the UK&#39;s retirement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poor housing conditions putting renters&#8217; health at risk</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/poor-housing-conditions-putting-renters-health-at-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Renters in the UK are having their health put at risk as a result of landlords not performing necessary maintenance, according to a new report from Shelter.
The charity conducted a survey with over 4,000 private renters in England and found ten per cent of parents said the poor standards of living had affected their children&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Repossessions forecast remains low for 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/repossessions-forecast-remains-low-for-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been an increase in repossessions by second charge mortgage providers during the first quarter of 2013, according to new figures released by the Finance &#38; Leasing Association (FLA).
However, the forecast for 2013 remains below the levels recorded in 2010 and 2011.
One of the main reasons for the increase is the exceptionally low level [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s unauthorised app spending costing £30m a month</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/childrens-unauthorised-app-spending-costing-30m-a-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/childrens-unauthorised-app-spending-costing-30m-a-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Children have been costing their parents money by downloading applications on devices such as smartphones and tablets, according to a new study commissioned by Windows Phone UK.
Overall, children cost their parents and guardians &#163;30 million a month in unauthorised app purchases.&#160;
More than a quarter of parents (28 per cent) are hit by large bills, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy suppliers offering customers long fixed rate tariffs</title>
		<link>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/energy-suppliers-offering-customers-long-fixed-rate-tariffs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abacusfinance.co.uk/debtadvice/energy-suppliers-offering-customers-long-fixed-rate-tariffs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 11:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK&#39;s big six energy suppliers are battling it out after revealing fixed rate tariffs that could save customers large amounts of money.
A new tariff has now been launched by npower, which will fix the price until September 30th 2016 - the longest protection currently on offer with no exit fees. This puts it in [...]]]></description>
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