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Triple inflation-busting bill blow for households as Sky, O2 and Virgin Media raise prices by as much as 11.7% a year Sky is hiking broadband costs by up to £43 extra per year Virgin Media and O2 are increasing mobile bills by up to 11.7% overall RPI jumped to 7.8% and O2 customer could see … Read more

Victory! Virgin Media ditches its unfair exit fees for movers after thousands of customers were caught out by cancellation charges of up to £240 Exit fees applied if moving to properties that couldn’t connect to Virgin network But from today, they will no longer have to pay to ditch their contract early To avoid the … Read more

Almost half a million working families will have some of their child benefit clawed back in next four years, research suggests By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 12 February 2022 | Updated: 09:53 GMT, 13 February 2022 Almost half a million working families will have some of their child benefit … Read more

Amazon Prime membership prices will rise 17% in the US but costs in Britain are the same as in 2014 – so will a hike soon happen here? Amazon Prime prices are rising 17% to $139 annually in the US It comes as a result of labour shortages and increased shipping costs UK memberships were … Read more

One is a well-insulated flat in Peckham, South London, that costs less than £400 to heat every year. It’s in a prime location in an area popular with young professionals who work in the City. The other is a four-bedroom family home in the northern cathedral city of Durham whose owners will have to pay … Read more

Surging power bills are fuelling the worst cost-of-living crisis in Britain for 30 years. Households have already seen big rises in heating costs this winter, but will be hit with a further 54 per cent hike in April – close to £700, on average. Bills are also expected to soar again in October, if not … Read more

Rishi Sunak will give millions of households a £200 discount on their energy bills – as prices soars to record highs – but crucially it’s a loan not a gift and has to be paid back. Last week, Ofgem announced that its energy price cap would be increasing by 54 per cent or almost £700 … Read more

‘I’m dreading the rising energy costs’: Tricks for pensioners to beat the bills surge eating into their retirement income By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:53 GMT, 5 February 2022 | Updated: 09:45 GMT, 7 February 2022 Millions of households are facing a painful squeeze to their finances as inflation soars to … Read more

You must STILL shop around: Loyal insurance customers say new rules to give them a fairer deal are failing By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 5 February 2022 | Updated: 13:58 GMT, 7 February 2022 Loyal insurance customers say new rules designed to give them a fairer deal are failing to … Read more

As the energy price cap soars, how much of your bill is wholesale costs and where does the rest go? 22m households affected by the new energy price cap, says Ofgem Annual energy bills will rise from £1,277 to £1,971, a 54% increase Wholesale costs from annual bills have doubled to more than £1,000 Network … Read more