A fintech firm has launched what it claims is the UK’s first “free and independent Financial Planning app for freelancers and self-employed people.”

A new report from the Demos think tank has found economic insecurity in later life is the most pressing challenge for self-employed workers.

A proposed rise in National Insurance levels for the self-employed has been axed – just a week after it was announced in the Budget.

The Chancellor today labelled the rules around National Insurance contributions for the self-employed as unjustified and announced plans to change them.