About Kitty

Most of us aren't short of money information. We're buried in it. A letter from HMRC, a price cap announcement, a Budget, an email from the bank about a new savings rate, a note from school about childcare funding. Each one matters, and each one arrives wrapped in its own jargon.

How Kitty started

Kitty started at a kitchen table. One evening there was a small pile on it: an energy bill that had gone up again, a tax code letter nobody could quite decode, a savings account quietly paying less than it used to, and a childcare form with a deadline that had nearly slipped past.

None of it was impossible. It was just a lot, and it was spread across a dozen websites that each assumed you already knew the rest.

The thought was simple.

Getting the most from what you have shouldn't be this hard.

The information is public and the rules are written down. What's missing is someone who reads it all, checks it, and tells you in plain words what it means for a household like yours, and what, if anything, you could do about it this week.

So we named it after the kitty: the shared pot every household dips into. Kitty is here to help you look after it a little better.

What Kitty does

Picks up to three money changes, deadlines or entitlements each day and explains them from scratch.
Shows what each one is worth, who it applies to, the catches, and what you could do, with links to the official place to do it.
Publishes a special edition for big moments like the Budget, covering every main change and what it means for different households.
Keeps a money calendar so deadlines and changes don't sneak up on you.
Lets you tailor articles and dates to your situation, if you want to. Your choices stay in your browser.

What Kitty won't do

Tell you which shares, funds or investments to buy, or predict where markets are going.
Take money from providers, run ads or use affiliate links. Nothing we mention pays us.
Guess. Every figure is checked against an official source, with its tax year and the UK nations it applies to. If we can't check it, it doesn't go in.

How it's made

Kitty is written with the help of AI, then checked against primary sources such as GOV.UK, HMRC, Ofgem and the Bank of England before anything is published. Read more about our method in How Kitty works. When we get something wrong, we correct it and say so at the end of the article.

Need more than guidance?

Kitty is general guidance, not regulated financial advice. If you're worried about money or debt, free and confidential help is available from MoneyHelper, Citizens Advice, StepChange and National Debtline.