This story is part of a series on financial and economic literacy funded by Ecstra Foundation. Having income protection insurance means that if you get sick or injured and can’t work, you’ll still get ...

There are around 4.31 million self-employed workers in the UK according to recent government figures. If you are among them – and therefore without employer-based sick pay – being unable to work will ...

Each year around one million of the UK’s 30m strong workforce find themselves unable to work due to serious illness or injury, with a quarter of these forced to leave employment altogether. But, while ...

Questions are being raised about “outdated” age limits on income protection which could leave older workers and entrepreneurs exposed to financial risks. Currently, the maximum age you can take out ...