Basic rate state pension has not risen for thousands who moved abroad and campaigners demand actionMillions of older people will see their pensions rise by 3.1% next spring in a move that will help protect them from the soaring cost of living – but Val…
Want to be a greener food shopper? We ask experts for their advice
Leading experts advise on the impact of deliveries, buying organic, packaging and food wasteHow do UK supermarkets rate on the climate crisis?We want to make the right decisions when we shop, but with so many different options on offer, how are we supp…
UK contactless payments limit is rising to £100 – should you be worried?
Some fear overspending or say the change from Friday is ‘a thief’s dream’, but there are safeguardsIt’s a financial revolution that began quietly in September 2007. That is when the first contactless bank cards were introduced in the UK, allowing peopl…
Customers of collapsed UK energy suppliers to be moved to E.ON
Ofgem announcement comes as rising gas and electricity prices continue to cause turmoil in sectorMore than 230,000 customers from three collapsed energy suppliers will move to E.ON under plans agreed by the industry watchdog, as soaring wholesale gas a…
Energy firm Bulb under fire for monthly bill rises of up to 80%
Many customers are being forced to pay much higher direct debit payments, despite being hundreds of pounds in creditEnergy company Bulb has come under fire from its customers who say it is using them like a bank. It is forcing them to pay higher bills …
UK jobseekers are offered six months of free broadband
Joint TalkTalk and government scheme to tackle digital exclusion gives no-contract uncapped usagePeople looking for work can now apply for six months of free broadband to help them search for jobs.A national programme has been launched by the telecoms …
UK house prices forecast to rise by up to 3.5% a year between 2022 and 2024
Summer 2021 marked peak growth but race for space will continue, says estate agent HamptonsA second wave of demand for more space will keep driving house prices across Great Britain higher, with values set to rise by up to 3.5% a year between 2022 and …
Banks must treat victims of scams more fairly, says UK complaints body
Number of people asking ombudsman for help rose by 66% between April to end of JuneBanks need to do more to treat people fairly when they are the victim of scams, according to the UK financial sector’s official complaints body, which is finding in the …
‘40% of my salary goes on house costs’: how soaring energy bills hit one Briton
West Yorkshire worker says rises have cut his savings and he might need to leave the UK to start a family1.9m UK homes lose supplier after two more gas firms go bustJoshua Wheeler-Gaunt, 33, is one of a growing number of people worried about rising ene…
Fraud in UK at level where it ‘poses national security threat’
UK Finance says £754m stolen from bank customers in first half of 2021 as scammers capitalised on CovidCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFraud in the UK has risen to a level where it poses a “national security threat”, accordi…