UK money news stories - 3 September 2025

Budget to be held on 26 November, Reeves confirms

The biggest date in the financial calendar has been announced with the expectation growing that Rachel Reeves could make changes to our taxes and other policies that impact our personal finances.

September 2025’s savings round-up & news

Be Clever With Your Cash editor-in-chief Andy’s put together a succinct round-up of the latest savings updates and offers, including a new 7% regular saver and an £100 welcome bonus offered by Raisin until the end of the month.

How the new free childcare scheme could push up nursery fees 

While the widely-heralded 30 hours free childcare scheme has expanded from this month, experts have warned that it could actually make things more difficult - and expensive - for parents.

Disposable income fell for 60% of households in past year as middle earners left with £91 per week

Is the ‘cost of living crisis’ making a comeback? According to new data, middle-earners - those earning around £41,000 a year - are left with less than £100 disposable income each week, a drop of 1.6% and the first fall in two years.

Half of people don't take a wallet out with them anymore

With digital payments becoming more commonplace, over half of people in the UK leave their wallets at home despite four in five people still owning one. But could relying solely on digital payments be a mistake?