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Consumer Focus: Increased Warm Front grants
Jonathan Stearn, energy expert for Consumer Focus said: "This welcome increase to the Warm Front grant will help many of the poorest customers who have previously dropped out of the scheme because they could not afford the top-up fees needed. However, many vulnerable consumers will still lose out.
Ofcom clamp down on 0870 call charges
Commenting on Ofcom's decision to encourage a reduction in cost of calls to 0870 numbers, James Parker, head of mobiles at moneysupermarket.com, said: "Finally Ofcom has committed to making these call charges transparent and to help reduce costs for calls to 0870 numbers, which are used by most businesses and household suppliers to provide technical or customer support services.
Recycling right could save taxpayers millions
Council tax bills could be cut by millions of pounds if councils and households improved the way they recycle, according to which.co.uk.
Get even more Money 4 UR Mobile as website relaunches
A leading mobile recycling website money4urmobile.com has relaunched to make trading in old mobiles for cash much easier.
PayPal: IMRG Capgemini E-retail Sales Index
Commenting on the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, which show that online sales are up by 19% compared to March last year and 9% month on month growth was recorded for March, Cameron McLean, PayPal's general manager for UK merchant services, said:
Inflation facing elderly remains stubbornly high
This month's official inflation report showed a welcome reduction in headline inflation to 2.9%, but Alliance Trust's ongoing monthly study of age related inflation reveals that over 75 year olds still face an inflation rate which is much higher than the official rate, at 4.6%.
CPI inflation falls to 2.9% in March
Consumer Prices Index (CPI) annual inflation - the Government's target measure - fell to 2.9 per cent in March, down from 3.2 per cent in February.
Talk Talk exclusive offer to Tiscali customers
Commenting on Talk Talk's offer to Tiscali customers, James Parker, broadband manager at moneysupermarket.com, said: "Issuing Tiscali customers with a ‘come and get me' offer is a bold move by TalkTalk and Carphone Warehouse.
Consumers urged to be aware of download limits
With the launch of the new high definition service for the BBC iPlayer, BroadbandChoices.co.uk urges consumers to be aware of download limits on their broadband package.
Do your sums, before the twentieth comes
The 20th of the month is the day by which most people have spent their wages, according to research by The Co-operative Bank Current Accounts.
Public are sceptical over Carter's Digital Britain
26 million people think Lord Carter's planned universal service of 2Mbps will be too slow for a minimum speed and 10 million people think the policy will actually limit consumer choice, according to a new report from leading price comparison site moneysupermarket.com.
Energy industry still biggest culprit for getting bills wrong
Consumers have named energy suppliers as the worst culprits for getting bills wrong for the third year in a row, according to new research from uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service.
Ofcom to address mobile network selling practices
Mobile networks fail to offer consistent advice to new customers leaving people confused and often on the wrong deal, according to research from the leading price comparison website moneysupermarket.com.
Mobile phones in, coffee and shoes out
Millions of people across the country are trying to cut costs, but they are also looking for cheaper, more effective ways of paying for day-to-day expenditure - such as by choosing Pay-As-You-Go mobile phones and instant coffee, according to a new report out today from Post Office Telecoms.
Budget ‘green recovery package' must tackle fuel poverty
Consumer Focus is urging the Government to invest in a series of Budget measures to tackle fuel poverty, as part of the ‘green recovery package' promised by the Prime Minister.