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Help at hand to stay warm this winter
Pensioners and vulnerable householders across Great Britain are being urged to take advantage of the help available to keep warm this winter.
Age of Austerity - nine in ten now consider is 'cool' to be frugal
The Age of Austerity has officially made penny pinching ‘cool’- research revealed that money-saving methods such as using discount vouchers, collecting reward points and bartering in shops are now considered en vogue.
Small energy suppliers dominate the best buy tables
Consumers are being urged to make a new resolution to get a more competitive energy deal, and to start looking outside of Britain's big six suppliers in order to do so.
Households hit by New Year energy bill horror
2013 could bring a chill to households with the arrival of a hefty winter energy bill warns MoneySupermarket.
Brits brace themselves for a very difficult year financially in 2013
A new survey into the nation's New Year money worries found that 64 per cent of Brits are bracing themselves for a very difficult year financially in 2013, with most (42 per cent) concerned about increases in the cost of living and rising bills.
16m Brits won't have a regular household budget for the New Year
A third of adults in the UK (33%) admit their household is not likely to set a regular budget for 2013 to help cover their everyday costs such as rent, mortgage, travel, food, clothing and other essential bills, according to new research from the Money Advice Service.
npower joins 'Energy Bill Revolution' campaign
RWE npower has joined a campaign calling for warmer homes and lower energy bills. The 'Energy Bill Revolution' is asking the Government to use the money it gets from carbon taxes to make the UK’s homes super-energy efficient.
7 million over 50s already struggling with heating bills
As Britain braces itself for an especially cold winter this year and energy prices reach record levels, new research from Saga amongst 8,500 over 50s shows that over half (58%) are worrying about the costs of heating their homes this winter and more than 7 million (35%) are already struggling with heating bills.
Over quarter of households at risk this winter
The Fuel Poverty Advisory Group has today announced that, under the current definition, an estimated nine million people could fall under the ‘fuel poverty' criteria by 2016.
Zurich updates budget calculator mobile app
Insurer Zurich UK has updated its ‘Budget Calculator' mobile app aimed at helping people keep better track of their day-to-day spending habits and identify where they might be able to make savings.
Brits spend a full year's salary on Christmas during their working life
Brits will spend a total of £20,072 on Christmas over their working life, according to figures compiled by NEST (National Employment Savings Trust) and MoneySupermarket.
E.ON to raise prices January next year
E.ON has announced that it is hiking its gas and electric prices by 8.7% from 18th January.
Britons slim down Christmas dinner spend
Brits are planning to slim down their spending on festive food and drink this year as the average spend per adult looks set to fall 13 per cent, from £89 last year to £77 this Christmas.
Cold snap could cost consumers an extra £7 a week on energy bills
With more snow expected this weekend, uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service, warns that the cold snap could cost cash-strapped consumers an extra £7 a week on their energy bills, adding to the misery of recent energy price hikes.
EDF Energy customers to be hit with price hike this Friday
EDF Energy is the last of the big six suppliers to implement a price hike this side of Christmas - E.ON has frozen its prices for the rest of this year.