Abby Wilson

If you're looking to open a junior ISA for your child, first check whether they have a forgotten Child Trust Fund. Around 1.7 million CTF accounts were set up automatically, meaning it can be easy to double up. One MoneySaver who thought he was doing the right thing investing for his kid in an ISA has a salient warning for others.

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We've dished out 'awards' to six savvy MoneySavers who've made £1,000s by stoozing – the art of manipulating 0% credit card deals for profit. They've shared their success stories below. Plus, if you're debt-free and financially disciplined, we explain how you can do the same.

You'll need 20 more loyalty points ('stars') to claim the cheapest coffee and tea 'freebies' from Starbucks' loyalty scheme from Thursday 3 September. For higher value freebies, you'll need 150 more points. The changes mean you'll need to spend more to earn the same rewards in future.

If you're on certain benefits, such as Universal Credit, you may be eligible for up to £200 to put towards the cost of your child's school uniform in the form of a non-repayable grant. We've compiled council-by-council help for those in England, where around 15% of authorities offer support, plus info on more widely available schemes in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

If you've got a Tesco Clubcard, check if you have any vouchers that expire soon, as £11 million-worth are due to run out at 11.59pm on Monday 31 August. Don't want to spend your vouchers yet? We've got a trick to extend their validity.

Bailiffs will be forced to comply with the rules or lose their licence, the Government announced on Friday 28 August. Martin Lewis, founder of charity the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute and MoneySavingExpert, hailed the move as a "genuine step forward" given "most people who get a bailiff knocking at their door are vulnerable".

You'll need to earn MORE points to claim the same Eurostar rewards under the train operator's loyalty scheme from 29 October. So if you have a stash of points, redeem them ahead of the shake-up if you can.

Cinema chain Picturehouse is overhauling its membership scheme from Tuesday 22 September. If you're considering signing-up – or you're coming to the end of your current membership – check which scheme suits you best. Some will save under the new set-up, while for others it may be worth locking in to the current scheme for a year while you still can.

Households should have access to clear information about social tariffs and to a 'tell us once' system across utility providers, MPs have said. MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis – who gave evidence to MPs as part of the report in June – has called the measures "a great start" but warned that "more could be done".