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Image of a woman with a woolly hat on looking cold on the phone to her energy provider with a bill in her hard. Household support fund - how it could help with energy bills

Low income families urged to seek help with energy bills

Get help with energy costs from the household support fund. Find out what support you can get

Image of a man opening an empty wallet in front of credit cards and a calculator. What to do if you can't afford to pay bills

cost of living

2.4 million households missed an essential payment in January

Households are increasingly missing essential payments amidst cost of living pressures

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managing your money

New guide helps people with learning difficulties spot romance and impersonation scams

Get top tips on how to avoid being scammed.

A dad and his daughter huddle under a blanket together because they can't afford to top up their prepayment meter

bills

Two million struggling energy-prepayment-meter customers to be cut off this winter

Find out what help’s available if you can’t afford to top up.

bills

Energy prices to fall by 16% from April

Energy prices are set to fall from April – find out what it’ll mean for and what to do if you’re struggling to pay for energy right now

Image of a supermarket fruit shelf with the labels in focus. Clamp down on hidden booking fees, fake reviews and labelling

managing your money

Government to clamp down on hidden fees and fake reviews

The government is to outlaw a number of unfair trading practices to protect your money. Find out what the changes mean for you

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benefits

Woefully inadequate working-age benefits mean people can’t afford the basics

Find out what help’s available if your benefits aren’t covering the essentials.

Image of a woman and a child staring out of a train window will the countryside wizzes by. Great British Rail Sale - discounted rail tickets

money booster

50% off millions of train tickets from today

Be quick – you’ve just a week to bag major savings on your rail tickets

Image of a man writing in a note book with a toy car on top and a car full of coins falling over at the side to show ways to save on your car insurance premium

bills

The brakes haven’t been applied to the cost of car insurance

Car insurance rises are showing no sign of breaking. Here’s our cheeky tips to save on your renewal in 2024

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money saver

To switch or not to switch energy supplier – that is the question we’ll be answering today

Find out which energy deals are worth switching to, which suppliers offer the best and worst customer service, and what to do if you want to bag an existing-customer-only deal with another supplier.

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benefits

Stay-at-home mums could be owed tens of thousands in pension credits

As many as half a million parents who stayed at home to look after their children could have missed out on vital state pension credits

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work

‘Bad health blackspots’ linked to persistent unemployment – find out what support’s available if you’re too sick to work

As a new report highlights the link between poor health and economic inactivity, we look at the benefits that are available to you if you're unable to work due to a long-term health condition.

housing

Tenants must be protected from catastrophic health effects of poor housing – how to complain about your landlord

As a committee of MPs urges the government to take action on poor-quality rental housing, we outline the steps you should take if you have a complaint about your landlord.

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managing your money

Banks expecting sharp rise in number of missed repayments – what to do if you can’t pay

As UK banks forecast a sharp increase in Brits defaulting on repayments, we offer advice on what to do if you can't cover all your debts.

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bills

Those who need to confirm details to get warm home discount urged to act

People who have been asked to ring the warm-home-discount helpline to confirm their details have been urged to act by 29 February or risk losing out on £150.