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Electric shock! Five big energy firms hike prices by £96 a year from April in line with energy cap rise, hitting millions of default tariff customers EDF, Eon, Npower and Scottish Power have all increased their prices  The rise is by an average of £96 a year for default tariff customers  The hike has been … Read more

Those who have experienced a financial shock linked to the coronavirus pandemic, such as a job loss or pay decrease, have seen their income drop by an average of £538 per month, new data suggests. This is equivalent to almost a full week of spending for the average household, according to ONS figures, research from … Read more

Revealed: £59m has been paid out in Cold Weather Payments already this year compared to ZERO in the same period of 2020 Cold Weather Payments are given to homes when it is below freezing  More than 2m of the £25 payments have been handed out already this year By comparison, in the same time last … Read more

British Gas is the first of the Big Six to announce it’s hiking prices for millions of default tariff customers in April after the price cap announcement The Big Six provider is the first to announce its hiking its prices in April  It is increasing costs in response to the energy price cap announcement  Default … Read more

Britain’s first fully hydrogen-fuelled homes being built in Gateshead as part of a government aim to reach net zero emissions by 2050 Two show homes are to be built in Gateshead that are fully fuelled by hydrogen  The houses include appliances such as boilers, hobs, cookers and fires Will help highlight how the UK can … Read more

Millions of Sky customers will see bills increase by up to £6 a month – equivalent to £72 a year. While the rises are capped at a £6 a month – a hike that will hit 8 per cent of customers – the average increase comes in at around £3 per month, or £36 a … Read more

I let an eco warrior loose in my home – and he slashed £700 off my energy bills! By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 13 February 2021 A voice barks from a phone strapped to my chest, shaming me about the ‘Blackpool illuminations’ shining … Read more

O2 fined £10.5m by watchdog after it overcharged 140,000 customers with the telecoms giant blaming billing errors The network has been fined £10.5m by Ofcom after overcharging customers  It said the mistake was due to a billing error but has since rectified the problem All customers hit have been refunded and received an extra 4% … Read more

Revealed: The Green Homes Grant scheme flops with just £71.3m vouchers issued so far – and £1bn of funding withdrawn Leftover funding for the Green Homes Grant will not be rolled over to next year As only £71.3m has been spent, this means the budget will be slashed by £1bn   The scheme gives vouchers to … Read more