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The Latest Breaking News from Citizens Advice

Serious consequences for not paying energy bills, warn UK charities

Don’t Pay group reportedly has 80,000 pledges to refuse payments from 1 October when price cap rises

The Guardian - UK

Calls are growing for DWP to halt Covid Universal Credit clawback

MPs say repayment will cause hardship as around 15,000 claim the Government is wrongly chasing them to recover benefits cash

Chronicle Live

More than 30,000 families in Bolton and Bury face ‘serious financial difficulty’ as cost of living crisis continues

The number of people seeking help from Citizens Advice because they cannot afford both food and energy has more than tripled in a year

Manchester Evening News

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New rules mean 300,000 households will miss out on energy discount this winter

New rules means thousands of disabled people won't get heating rebate this year, but 750,000 families will get it for the first time

Chronicle Live

Renters ‘at mercy of landlords’ over £400 energy rebate, UK charities warn

More than half a million households could miss out on discount, according to Citizens Advice

The Guardian - UK

EDF says my account is over £100 in credit but should I claim back the cash?

If you pay your energy bill by direct debit your supplier may end up owing you money as I've found out but is it worth claiming the money back?

Manchester Evening News

Citizens Advice website crashes as householders seek help over energy crisis

Several pages of the website were failing to load

Chronicle Live

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What to do if you can't or are struggling to pay your energy bills

Should you not pay if you can't afford your gas and electricity bill? See our guide below on what the best thing is to do if you're struggling to pay.

Manchester Evening News

Citizens Advice website crashed as many householders rushed for help over energy crisis

Several advice pages were not loading on the Citizens Advice website

Manchester Evening News

DWP could give people of State Pension age with back pain up to £92 each week

Nearly 1.4m people across the UK currently receive either £247 or £369 every four weeks through Attendance Allowance.

Daily Record

Stop ripping off customers hurt by ever rising bills

More than nine million adults are paying the price for regulators failing to crack the whip

Evening Standard

One in seven consumers in UK paying ‘loyalty penalty’, says charity

Citizens Advice says people should consider switching products such as mobile and broadband contracts or mortgages

The Guardian - UK

Save £800 by avoiding 'loyalty penalties' for services, says charity warns

Citizens Advice finds many people could save more than the £400 government energy discount simply by shopping around after their phone, broadband and phone contracts end

Wales Online

Squeezed households paying loyalty penalty for key services, charity warns

Citizens Advice said tackling the issue could be worth more to some households than the £400 discount on energy bills this winter.

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The Guardian - UK

Food and fuel poverty has more than tripled in a year, says Citizens Advice

Huge rise in numbers forced to choose between eating and heating in UK, says charity

Chronicle Live

Energy arrears overtake council tax as most common debt issue

Leading UK debt charities call on Ofgem to protect vulnerable families before new energy price cap kicks in for winter

The Independent UK

Unfolding cost-of-living crisis ‘like watching slow-motion trainwreck’

The fuel poverty charity National Energy Action estimates 8.7 million UK households will be in fuel poverty this winter.

Liverpool Echo

Dad 'struggled' to buy birthday gift for daughter as cost of living bites

One dad is finding himself struggling more and more as the cost of living crisis continues

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The Independent UK

Energy bills set to hit £500 a month in January as Russia squeezes European gas supplies

‘Almighty hit’ to living standards as fresh estimates predict even higher costs

Chronicle Live

Spiralling costs forcing families to use credit to pay essential bills

Increase in use of Buy Now Pay Later deals to pay for energy and food sounds alarm at energy and debt advice charities

Daily Record

Attendance Allowance claim form top tips which could help you get up to £92 every week

The DWP could award people over State Pension age either £247.40 or £369.60 every four weeks in financial support.

Daily Record

Attendance Allowance myths which stop people of State Pension age claiming up to £369 each month

Successful claimants could receive either £247.40 or £369.60 every four weeks to help with additional living costs.

The National (Scotland)

Pause benefits sanctions until cost-of-living crisis is over, new report says

THE UK Government should pause benefits sanctions until the cost-of-living crisis has been resolved, Citizens Advice Scotland has said.

The Independent UK

Mark Drakeford warned not to waste ‘once-in-a-generation’ chance to overhaul council tax

Citizens Advice Cymru have called on the Welsh Government to replace council tax with a land value tax.

Daily Record

Martin Lewis warns people on State Pension will lose one third of annual benefit to pay energy bills

Energy experts predict the October price hike will rise by 64% to £3,245.

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