A new forecast suggests household energy costs could remain well above £2,000 until at least 2024, undercutting the Chancellor’s loan scheme to ease…
Continue ReadingRule Change Means 300,000 People with Disabilities No Longer Eligible for the Warm Home Discount
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy
Nearly 300,000 people with disabilities will no longer receive the Warm Home Discount from this year, while an additional 750,000 households on housing…
Continue ReadingHouseholds Won’t Get More Energy Bill Relief Before the Autumn, Chancellor Says
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy
Consumers struggling with astronomical energy bills won’t receive additional support from the government before the autumn, Chancellor Rishi Sunak indicated to MPs amid…
Continue ReadingOne in Four Brits Will Be Unable to Afford Energy Bills from October, Citizens Advice Warns
Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills
A forecasted £145 monthly hike in energy bills will leave 14.5 million people unable to afford gas and electricity next winter, charity Citizens…
Continue ReadingMajority of Brits Willing to Pay Higher Energy Bills to Ditch Russian Gas
Written by Lauren Smith in Oil & Gas
Three in five (59%) UK consumers are willing to pay more for energy if it helps undermine Russia’s war on Ukraine, with many…
Continue ReadingSix Million Families Face a £320 “Leaky Home Surcharge”
Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills
British households are bracing for a 50% increase in their energy bills from April, but for the six million families in poorly insulated…
Continue ReadingQuarter of Brits Unaware of the £200 Energy Bill ‘Rebate’
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy
A government policy that will reduce households’ October energy bills by £200 – then add £40 to bills annually for the next five…
Continue ReadingRising Energy Bills Increase Interest in Green Home Upgrades
Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills
Soaring gas and electricity prices are increasing homeowners’ interest in efficiency upgrades that can slash their energy consumption and bills, according to a…
Continue ReadingGreen Homes Grant Installations Saving Households £3.9m on Energy Bills
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy Household & Bills
Insulation and low-carbon heating systems installed under the government’s underachieving Green Homes Grant are saving homeowners £3.9 million annually on their energy bills…
Continue ReadingEnergy Bills to Rise by £693 from April But Most Households Will Get £350 in Government Help
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy Household & Bills
Household energy bills will rise by 54% to an average of £1,971 per year from 1 April as Ofgem adjust the price cap…
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