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Food prices set to surge 15% over the summer and grocery experts warn shoppers may be forced to skip meals as finances tighten Households may start to skip meals due to ‘food stress’, the IGD warns  Average grocery shop could rise from £396 to £439 a month, findings claim  War in Ukraine is restricting supply … Read more

It takes women more than two years to financially recover after maternity leave and take out loans to make up for the loss in earnings over the period, a new report shows. Around one in four women go into debt, taking out loans of £2,800 to cover their maternity leave. Meanwhile 23 per cent are … Read more

Insurance bosses asked to sign documents confirming their firms are no longer charging loyal customers more at renewal time By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 11 June 2022 | Updated: 09:43 BST, 13 June 2022 Insurance bosses have been asked to sign documents confirming their firms are no longer exploiting loyal … Read more

I bought a laundry business in my local town last summer. The previous leaseholder’s energy was supplied by EDF, so I got in touch to transfer it into my name.  I was told I would not be able to set up a new contract at that time because the market was too volatile, so I … Read more

Beat the petrol price rise by getting up to 40% off a bike or an e-bike through your work’s Cyclescheme By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 4 June 2022 | Updated: 08:12 BST, 6 June 2022 National Bike Week begins tomorrow – with a record number of electric bikes taking part … Read more

We sold our old home and moved in May 2021, and let our energy supplier Bulb know. It sent us a final statement stating that we had used £2,354 of energy between June 2018 and May 2021, and that our account was £1,682 in credit.  The credit was refunded to us, our account was closed … Read more

BT sent customers text messages as part of controversial phone system rollout despite it now being shelved By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 21 May 2022 | Updated: 10:34 BST, 22 May 2022 BT has been texting customers as part of the rollout of a controversial phone system that potentially puts … Read more

SIMON LAMBERT: The UK’s strange gas surplus has sent market prices tumbling… but we can’t take advantage to lower our energy bills By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 BST, 19 May 2022 | Updated: 08:32 BST, 19 May 2022 Inflation has hit 9 per cent – a 40-year high – and energy prices are … Read more

Was there a hidden boost in the Queen’s Speech for you? MPs were blasted for not tackling the cost of living crisis but these things may help By Ruth Jackson-kirby, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2022 | Updated: 13:28 BST, 16 May 2022 Sunny outlook: The Queen’s Speech was packed with … Read more

My wife and I who are pensioners have just moved house to be nearer our two sons and grandchildren.  EDF supplied both gas and electricity to our home of 33 years and we plan on staying with them in our new home. Prior to our move I asked EDF to transfer our existing two-year fixed … Read more