Lana Clements.

Editor in chief at thinkmoney

She has been a consumer money journalist for more than 15 years, covering everything from mortgages and insurance to the weekly food shop and the summer holiday costs. Her work has appeared in The Sun, The Daily Express online, Yahoo Finance, as well as the Daily Mail. In 2019 she won the Headline Money Award for Mortgage Journalist of The Year (B2B) as well as story of the year (B2B) for an expose on NatWest's mortgage policy towards tenants on benefits.

When she’s not penning financial stories, she’s drinking iced strawberry matchas and being a busy mum to two young children.

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Free and easy ways to cut your heating costs as energy bills rise in October

Energy bills are rising by 4% from October, just as colder weather arrives. Households worried about the cost of heating can still take some easy steps to save.

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Cost of living

Christmas train tickets 2026: When do they go on sale and how to get cheap fares

Christmas tickets are already on sale, but booking dates vary by operator and major engineering works could affect festive journeys. Here’s when Christmas 2026 train tickets are being released and how to save money on fares.

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Attendance Allowance: Who can claim and how much you could get explained

Attendance Allowance is worth up to £114.60 a week for people over State Pension age who need help with personal care or supervision because of a disability or health condition. Here's who can claim, how much you could get and how to apply.

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Benefits

Best supermarket fuel offers to save on petrol and diesel as Asda brings back 5p off a litre

Asda has brought back its popular fuel saving offer, giving Rewards customers 5p off every litre of fuel when they spend £40 in store. Here’s how to get the discount and how much you could save.

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Cheapest Halloween sweet deals including Poundland, Aldi, Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury's

Get set for trick or treat with a big bowl of sweets. We look at the best Halloween deals including chocolate, Haribo and sweets from the shops online and in-store. Plus, Aldi's new Halloween munch mix.

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Universal Credit claimants could get up to £1,200 free from the government - how to qualify for the cash

More than £300 million has already been paid out through HMRC's Help to Save scheme, which offers eligible Universal Credit claimants a government bonus worth up to £1,200. Here's who can claim and how it works.

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