Two UK energy suppliers succumb to record surge in prices
The record energy market surge has claimed its first casualties after two UK suppliers collapsed leaving almost 100,000 customers without an energy supplier.
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September 8, 2021 Two energy suppliers go bust after surge in power prices
Almost 94,000 energy customers have been left in limbo after two suppliers went bust in the wake of soaring wholesale power costs, raising questions about the resilience of the industry.
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September 6, 2021 Triple lock scrap: Pensioners to lose £11k if Rishi Sunak makes State Pension decision
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is said to be considering changes to the guaranteed annual rise in pension payments ahead of the Budget this autumn. The triple lock is a government pledge that the basic State Pension and new State Pension must rise each year in line with the highest of three possible figures: the rise in prices, the rise in […]
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September 5, 2021 UK taxpayer warning: Net-zero plan could see household bills SOARING by hundreds of pounds
The Heat and Building Strategy is set to be published within the next few weeks and will detail how the Government plans to address potential issues for homeowners such as electricity being significantly more expensive than gas. The Prime Minister wants to achieve his net-zero target by banning gas boilers in homes and sales of […]
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September 4, 2021 Good news for savers as bank increases ‘table-topping’ interest rates across whole range
Savings rates have been on the rocks in the last year and a half due to the uncertainty of the pandemic, an event which has created unprecedented challenges in all spheres. With the Bank of England’s decision to lower its base rate to 0.1 percent in March 2020, which it has not raised since, many […]
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September 3, 2021 Britain’s cheapest supermarket in August named as Big Four, Aldi and Lidl put to the test
The cheapest supermarket for a basket of essential goods over the school summer holiday period was Lidl, the latest price comparison shows.
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September 3, 2021 Draghi slams EU response towards Afghan migrants
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi told a press conference on Thursday that the management of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan has demonstrated the EU’s poverty on migration. “Europe, united by many principles, is unable to tackle the problem and this is a thorn in the very existence of the bloc,” he said before leaving for […]
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September 2, 2021 Universal credit cut risks ‘immense, immediate and avoidable hardship’, 100 groups tell PM
Axing the £20-a-week uplift, which was a temporary measure to help claimants through the pandemic, would cause “immense, immediate and avoidable hardship”, the group says.
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August 28, 2021 Triple lock scrap: Pensioners to lose £11k if Rishi Sunak makes State Pension decision
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is said to be considering changes to the guaranteed annual rise in pension payments ahead of the Budget this autumn. The triple lock is a government pledge that the basic State Pension and new State Pension must rise each year in line with the highest of three possible figures: the rise in prices, the rise in […]
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August 27, 2021 British expats living in Spain warned of tax rise because of EU
The Spanish government plans to increase personal income, wealth tax and inheritance tax, in order to meet the EU’s conditions to receive €79.5billion in subsidies. Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez says it’s essential if the country is to recover from the pandemic, but it’s left British expats worrying that they will be a lot worse off […]
