Sara Benwell

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Sara Benwell is an award-winning freelance journalist, comms consultant and editor, specialising in personal finance, pensions and investments. She is a consumer affairs expert, focused on helping people better understand how to manage their money. Sara is also the editor of Strategic Risk magazine.

Sara was previously the consumer finance editor at Good Housekeeping, the most widely read women’s magazine in the UK. She has also worked as the editor of Insurance Investor, Fund Operator, Pensions Insight, Engaged Investor and Reward Magazines.

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Salary sacrifice cap will hit ordinary workers’ pay most, not the wealthiest
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Salary sacrifice cap will hit ordinary workers’ pay most, not the wealthiest

An average earner who is currently putting away a recommended 15% on a salary sacrifice pension scheme (12% personal and 3% employer contributions) could lose £215 from their yearly take-home pay with the new £2,000 cap, according to new analysis by personal finance comparison site Finder.

28 November 2025
Fiscal drag race: The stealth tax you won’t hear about at the Budget
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Fiscal drag race: The stealth tax you won’t hear about at the Budget

The chancellor has not ruled out extending the freeze on income tax thresholds at the Autumn Budget, according to various reports. If this happens, projections by the personal finance comparison site Finder show that 9 million more people could be dragged into a higher tax bracket by 2030.

28 November 2025
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