The latest energy price cap prediction suggests millions of households are set to see annual bills rise from £1,971 to £3,576 from October 1. The grim forecast by industry experts at Auxilione will put even more pressure on finances, exacerbated by soaring inflation which increased to 10.1% in July, pushing food, petrol and high street retail prices up.
Most households have streamlined spending this summer in an effort to offset the higher costs expected over the winter and members of the Daily Record Money Saving Scotland Facebook group have shared the success they’ve had in sashing their broadband bills from £48 to just £15 per month - just by calling their provider.
The reduced bill is part of the ‘social tariff’ scheme available from most of the UK’s big broadband providers for people on a low income receiving certain means-tested benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
