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Money Box: Healthy Start and Digital Memories

15/04/2023

Healthy Start and Digital Memories

BBC Radio 4 - Money Box, Healthy Start and Digital Memories

The parents missing out on extra financial help to pay for food for their children.

What you should do to protect your digital memories after you’ve died?

It's estimated that more than 200 thousand low income parents  --in England, Wales and Northern Ireland -- are missing out on government assistance to help them buy food for their children. The Healthy Start Scheme offers money for milk, fruit and vegetables - but uptake is well below the government's target.  In response Department of Health says uptake is increasing and it's committed to promoting a healthy diet for children.

The high-cost lender Amigo has said it will halt all lending and wind down its business after failing to raise extra funds from investors.  What does this mean for thousands of who’ve applied for compensation believing they were mis-sold loans?

State benefits and pensions paid to tens of millions of people went up this week by 10.1% - almost the current rate of inflation.  When can you expect your increased payment?

And what you should do to protect your digital memories after you’ve died?

Presenter: Paul Lewis
Reporter: Sarah Rogers
Researcher: Sandra Hardial
Editor: Jess Quayle

(First broadcast, 12pm Saturday 15th April, 2023)

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