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14 million households went cold this winter to cope with sky-high energy bills
Over 14 million UK homes have admitted to going cold over the winter due to the sky-high cost of energy, according to new research from uSwitch.com.
Pay-day millionaires’ struggle to make ends meet
Britain is a nation of ‘pay-day millionaires’ millionaires, with nearly one in 10 (8%) Brits spending more than three quarters of their salary within the first week of getting paid, according to new research from Confused.com.
Why everyone’s making the switch
How many of us aren’t satisfied with our energy suppliers? How many of us notice the steadily increasing prices, failure to reward loyalty, poor customer service and unethical business practices – yet fail to do anything about it?
Millions saved in one month as switching energy supplier rockets
More than £38 million was saved by 130,000 households switching energy supplier - in just one month of the ‘Power to Switch’ campaign.
Be your own Chancellor and reduce your annual bills by £3,500
Chancellor George Osborne will reveal the changes he’ll be making to the nation’s finances in the Budget on Wednesday, however MoneySuperMarket urges bill payers to take control of their own finances and fight back, regardless of what the Chancellor announces.
1 in 10 Brits have £10 or less left of their pay after paying their bills
Research conducted on behalf of thinkmoney shows that one in 10 adults (10%) in the UK has just £10 left to get them through the month after they’ve paid their essential bills, such as food, rent or mortgage and travel.
Spending power confidence returns to all time high as price pressures ease
The latest Lloyds Bank Spending Power Report shows a positive swing in consumer confidence in January, taking the overall index up by four points to its highest level (154).
Bill payers beware - fixed energy deals coming to an end
With 31 fixed rate energy tariffs coming to an end before the end of May, hundreds of thousands of homeowners need to take action and switch to avoid being stung by huge bill hikes, warns MoneySuperMarket.
2 million families and pensioners to get money off energy bills
2 million low-income and vulnerable households will get £140 off their energy bills, thanks to the Warm Home Discount scheme.
npower announces cuts to standard annual gas bill of average 5.1%
npower has announced an average 5.1% or £35 average annual reduction to its standard domestic gas tariff.
Government schemes make winter warmer for one million homes
Energy efficiency measures reach one million homes milestone - four months ahead of the March 2015 target.
What are smart meters?
The UK government plans to install a smart meter in every home in Britain over the next six years – yet there is still some confusion about what smart meters are, and how they will actually benefit homeowners.
British Gas customers would be better off saying no to 5% cut
With British Gas announcing a 5% reduction for its 8.6m gas customers, comparison site Gocompare.com questions whether it is enough to turn the tide in the energy price wars.
ScottishPower reduces gas prices by 4.8%
ScottishPower has announced a reduction in its standard domestic gas prices of 4.8% from 20th February.
Nearly half of consumers didn’t switch any of the 10 most popular financial and household utility products in 2014
Loyal consumers could be wasting billions of pounds by sticking with the same financial services and household utilities providers year after year.