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Dates announced for next £300 cost-of-living payment

The government has announced the dates millions of households can expect to receive the next cost-of-living payment.

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Today's inflation figures

Ian Somerset, our chief executive, responds to today's ONS inflation figures and talks about what we're seeing from the people who contact us for help

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Nectar and Clubcard prices – too good to be true?

A Which? investigation has uncovered dubious pricing tactics by Sainsbury's and Tesco.

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Cost-of-living crisis damaging workers’ productivity

Recent research has shown 54% of workers who are worried about money have underperformed at work as a result.

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15% off at McDonalds for today only!

Grab at bargain at McDonalds today

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What cost-of-living support is available to students?

A new report looks at what cost-of-living support is available to students and what more could be done.

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Hundreds of thousands of families to make big energy savings under new scheme

A new scheme is set to save 300,000 families up to £400 a year on their energy bills.

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Iceland joins Amazon

People will now be able to order fresh and frozen food from Iceland through Amazon

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Energy companies banned from forcibility fitting prepayment meters

Greater protection introduced to protect vulnerable customers from forced prepayment meter practices

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Mortgage arrears hit 7-year high

Bank of England figures have revealed the amount of mortgage arrears rose to the highest level since 2016 in the second quarter of 2023.