Category: Energy bills

UK inflation: which goods and services have changed most in price?

From milk to pasta and bicycles to vet bills, how the cost of everyday things variesUK inflation falls to 3.4% in February to lowest level for two and a half yearsThe fight against UK inflation is being won – but when will...

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‘Negative budgets’: cost of living crisis could lose the Tories dozens of seats

Research finds that in 85 Tory-held seats the number of people with negative budgets is higher than the Tory majorityRishi Sunak has been warned that scores of his most vulnerable seats risk being lost over an increasingly...

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Bank of England governor dampens hopes of interest rate cut

Andrew Bailey says cost of living had been higher than expected in December despite ‘encouraging’ inflation newsUK households face battle to regain former living standardsWhich goods and services have changed most in...

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Millions of households in England ‘will still be in fuel poverty by end of decade’

About 3m households affected because of government missing home energy efficiency targets, study findsMillions of households will still be living in fuel poverty by the end of the decade, and could be forced to pay almost...

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More than 2m UK prepay meter users to be cut off from gas or electric this winter

Citizens Advice anticipating busiest winter ever for helping people who cannot afford to top up More than 2 million people across the UK will be cut off from their gas and electricity this winter because they cannot afford to...

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Gordon Brown calls for overhaul of benefits system as study reveals ‘crisis’

Exclusive: Jeremy Hunt urged to act over report showing poorest families spend 63p in each £1 on food and energy billsGordon Brown has urged Jeremy Hunt to act on startling new research into Britain’s threadbare...

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Energy efficiency scheme for cold homes going at a glacial pace, says Labour

Government’s Energy Company Obligation has managed to upgrade only 65,000 homes since April 2022, figures showLabour has attacked the Conservatives over the speed of government efforts to upgrade Britain’s draughty...

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