Credit card deals worsen amid regulator clamp down on UK households’ spiralling debts 

Credit card deals worsen amid regulator clamp down on UK households’ spiralling debts  By Laura Shannon For The Mail On Sunday Published: 10:13 BST, 25 August 2019 | Updated: 10:13 BST, 25 August 2019 Credit card deals are significantly poorer compared to this time last year as the financial regulator prepares to clamp down on … Read more

Government to send coronavirus testing kits to 20,000 British households to trace spread of disease

A new study is being launched by the Government to track the spread of coronavirus in the population and get a full picture of the number of infections. As many as 300,000 people are expected to take part within the first year and receive kits to self-administer a test. It is hoped the research will help … Read more

British households will have £43bn less to spend on essentials in second quarter

British households will have £43bn less to spend on essentials in second quarter of this year as coronavirus pandemic squeezes family finances By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 20 April 2020 British households will have £43 billion less to spend on essentials in the … Read more

Energy firms owe £1.7bn to households which have overpaid for energy

Energy firms owe £1.7bn to millions of households which have overpaid for their energy By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 14 April 2020 One in ten energy customers could be due a rebate of more than £200 MIillions of households are owed around … Read more

BVA says cats can be let out if they’re not from infected households

Cat owners don’t have to keep their pets indoors during lockdown and are advised to do so only if they are self-isolating or in a household with symptoms. Cats can carry the coronavirus on their fur making them as much as a risk to humans as other high-contact physical objects like doorknobs, the British Veterinary … Read more

Households losing out on £5bn to the Big Six, despite cheaper wholesale prices

More than 11million households in Britain risk overpaying £3.5billion on their energy bills this year as they stick to expensive standard variable tariffs from the Big Six, new research claims. The energy giants are all set to price their SVR within an average of £1.33 of the new price cap level, which is due to … Read more

Households to spend an extra £52m on energy bills A WEEK: We reveal how you can cut costs

Britain’s household energy bills could soar by an extra £52million a week, thanks to those staying at home due to the coronavirus, new research has revealed. It is thought that 16.8million people will no longer be going into their normal workplace as a result of measures to delay the spread of the coronavirus, meaning they … Read more

Eon lost HALF A MILLION customers in 2019 as households switch

Eon lost HALF A MILLION customers in 2019 as households continue to switch away from the Big Six energy suppliers Eon is likely to have lost customers as a result of more people switching provider  It said that the energy price cap also had an effect on its profits  However, it said its total earnings … Read more

Millions of households to get relief on energy bills after emergency measures are put in place

Millions of vulnerable households set to get relief on their energy bills after emergency measures are put in place by the Government and suppliers New measures mean vulnerable customers will be kept supplied   The Government and suppliers agreed they will help people keep topped up   Many will worry about paying their bills during the self … Read more