Corrections policy

We would rather be corrected than be wrong. This page explains what we treat as an error, how to report one, and what we do about it.

#What counts as an error

• A factual error. A figure, date, rule, limit or legal right stated incorrectly.
• A stale figure. A number that was correct when published but has since been superseded — an annual contribution limit, a tax bracket, a benefit amount.
• A calculation error. A worked example that does not reproduce, or a calculator that returns a result inconsistent with the method described in the text.
• A citation error. A source that does not say what we said it says, or a link that no longer resolves to the cited document.
• A misleading omission. A guide that states something true in a way that would predictably lead a reasonable reader to a wrong conclusion.

Disagreement with a judgement call — which budgeting method we describe as easier to sustain, for instance — is not an error, but we still want to hear it, and it may lead us to add the counter-argument to the guide.

#How to report one

Write to corrections@moneyguidance.site (or use the address on our contact page) with the page address, the passage in question, and what you believe the correct position is. A link to a primary source is the fastest way to get something fixed, but it is not required — if you tell us something looks wrong, we will check it.

#How we handle it

1. Acknowledgement. We aim to reply within five business days.
2. Verification. We check the claim against the primary source. If a figure is at issue, we trace it back to the agency release that set it.
3. Action. Clear factual errors are corrected as soon as they are confirmed. Where the issue is a judgement or an omission, we may add context rather than change a conclusion, and we will tell you which we did.
4. Disclosure. Substantive corrections — anything that changes the meaning or would alter a reader's decision — are noted at the foot of the guide with the date and a description of what changed. Typographical fixes, broken-link repairs and routine annual-figure updates are made without a note, but always move the guide's visible "last updated" date.

#Why the update dates matter

Every guide shows when it was last updated. That date is not decorative: in personal finance the correctness of a page decays on a known schedule, because contribution limits, tax brackets, benefit amounts and deposit rates are reset each year.

Treat an update date more than twelve months old as a signal to check any specific figure against the source we link to before you act on it. We review guides on a rolling basis and after any legislative or annual-adjustment change that affects them, but the primary source is always the authority.

#Removal and complaints

If you believe a page infringes a copyright you hold, or contains information that should not be published, write to hello@moneyguidance.site with the page address and a description of the issue. We respond to substantiated requests promptly.