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Grant Shapps tells firms to stop pushing consumers on to pre-paid tariffs amid threat to ‘name and shame’ worst offendersThe business secretary has urged energy suppliers to stop forcibly switching households struggling with energy bills to prepayment …
Residents of Hathersage Court in Islington concerned they would be cut off from energy supplies this winterA council in London has halted the forced installation of prepayment meters after outrage from residents concerned they would be cut off from ene…
Full list of site closures, which will start in April and carry on through into June this yearLloyds and Halifax have become the latest high street banks to announce more branch closures, affecting 40 sites, adding to an industry tally of more than 200…
Bank of England survey shows lenders expect steep rise in borrowers failing to make monthly repaymentsBritain’s mortgage lenders fear a rise in the number of homeowners handing back their keys as the cost of living crisis forces more people to default …
Mild weather in Europe reduces gas demand but bills will remain higher than 2021 energy price capAnnual energy bills are expected to fall to about £2,200 from July in a fillip for the government and households struggling with ballooning costs.The energ…
BT, EE, TalkTalk, Three and Vodafone among suppliers allowed to increase monthly chargesAs if household budgets were not already under enough pressure, millions of broadband and mobile phone customers look set to face rises of more than 14% in their mo…
Amazon will be closing its charity program, AmazonSmile, in the coming weeks in order to “focus its philanthropic giving to programs with greater impact.” Nexstar reports: In a letter sent to AmazonSmile customers Wednesday, Amazon explained the progra…
This online tool will help you discover what is contributing to your household’s cost of living increasesInflation is soaring in the UK as people are hit by higher prices for everyday essentials.Now in double digits, the latest inflation rate for the 1…
Charities and non-profit bodies urge Jeremy Hunt to introduce discount tariff from April 2024Jeremy Hunt is facing calls for a “social energy tariff” providing cheaper gas and electricity for low income households to be introduced when government suppo…
Exclusive: Hundreds of thousands of people are not covered by price cap and have faced huge rise in costsResidents of flats with communal heating systems could mount a legal claim against their network operators after experiencing rises of up to 700% i…