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Biggest jump in cost of living in decades expected with latest inflation figures

Consumer Prices Index inflation will likely reach 9.8%, according to an average of analysts’ estimates.

The Independent UK

Cost of living: Who gets the £400 energy rebate and winter fuel payment?

Households will start receiving money off their energy bills from October

The Independent UK

How to get the most accurate energy bill before your next direct debit due date

If your monthly payments are going up, there may be a way to make sure you’re not paying too much each month.

Daily Record

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Nicola Sturgeon to hold 'urgent' energy summit as 'one-third of Scots face fuel poverty'

THE First Minister is to hold an “urgent” summit with energy firms amid concerns that more than one-third of Scottish households will be in fuel…

The National (Scotland)

Four economists on ways to tackle UK cost of living crisis

Political leaders from all major UK parties have put forward proposals to relieve the cost of living crisis this winter

Wales Online

UK energy watchdog faces legal action over 'failures' as bills skyrocket

UK energy regulator Ofgem has been threatened with legal action should it fail to protect vulnerable customers from skyrocketing fuel bills.

The National (Scotland)

Expert advises the 'very first thing' you should do if you can't pay winter energy bills

Millions across the UK are currently worried about Ofgem's October energy price cap increase - which is expected to rise to around £3,358 a year.

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How to tackle the UK cost of living crisis – four economists have their say

UK inflation, already at 40-year highs, could pass 13% in October, according to Bank of England forecasts. While wages have not kept pace with inflation, much of the expected squeeze on households and businesses is down to rising energy costs.

The Conversation

Britain's energy price cap was never designed to keep your gas and electricity affordable

The price of gas and electricity is soaring in Britain and many millions of people are likely to be pushed into fuel poverty. And this is even with an “energy price cap”. Perhaps weirdly to many, nothing has actually gone wrong in terms of what the price cap was designed…

The Conversation

What Keir Starmer, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak's energy bill plans save you - compared

Three people bidding to be Prime Minister all have different solutions to the cost of living crisis heading your way. We compare what the trio's plans mean for you

Daily Mirror

Man horrified by cost of two appliances on standby after measuring every item in his house

Just one is costing him £50 a year

Wales Online

Labour's £29bn cost of living plan in full - what it gives you and how they'll fund it

Labour would scrap a £400 cost-of-living payment and instead freeze electricity and gas bills at their current level for the winter by handing energy firms £29bn. We look at the plan in detail

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer demands ban on raising energy prices

Exclusive: Labour calls for the price cap to remain at £1,971 as charities warn Tory leadership candidates of catastrophic impact on the cost of living

The Guardian - UK

Cheapest way to make a cup of tea revealed, and it's not by using a kettle

We're all looking for ways to save money with the cost of energy set to rise once again in October - and small things like making a cuppa can have a big impact on your monthly expenditure.

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EDF Energy bills in UK more than double what French customers pay

Électricité de France customers across the United Kingdom currently have their bills capped at £1,971, while their French counterparts are on regulated tariffs of around £800.

Daily Record

Cheapest way to make cup of tea as energy prices continue to soar

Energy experts have calculated the costs of making a cup of tea and say that the kettle costs the most.

Daily Mirror

What to do if you can't pay your energy bill and how to complain to your supplier

Consumer rights expert Martyn James explains what to do if you can't afford your energy bill - and how to complain to your supplier - ahead of the huge price cap rise that is expected this winter

Daily Mirror

EDF bills in France less than half of what UK customers have to pay

EDF customers in the UK have their bills capped at £1,971, while their French customer are on regulated tariffs of around £800, with people saying there is "something wrong"

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Shocktober: 10 reasons October will be worst month for Brits in 40 years

The cost of living crisis is getting worse and October is set to be a tough month for millions of families. We explain all the key dates and events to be aware of, including when energy bills will rise.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson accused of "doing nothing" as millions of Brits face soaring bills

The outgoing Prime Minister has been accused of "a total abdication of leadership" after passing the buck to his successor as Brits face crippling energy bills of up to £5,038 a year

The Guardian - UK

UK energy bills ‘set to cost two months’ wages’, ministers warned

TUC calls for October energy price cap rise to be cancelled as chancellor tells firms to invest ‘extraordinary profits’

The Independent UK

Labour pledges to address ‘unjustifiable’ costs of prepayment energy meters

The party estimates that its policy would help to bring prepayment energy prices into line with those for direct debit customers.

Edinburgh Live

Why energy bills are so high as price cap expected to hit £4,200 by January

There are a numbers of reasons why energy bills are so high as energy industry analysts Cornwall Insight forecast energy prices could hit £4,200 by January after the price cap is set to rise by 81 per cent.

The Guardian - UK

What are the options for managing skyrocketing energy bills this winter?

Explainer: The looming hardship is fuelling support for Don’t Pay UK campaign, but there are other approaches

Evening Standard

What is the Ofgem energy price cap? Households face higher annual bills from April 2025

Ofgem has attributed the rise to a shortage of renewable energy and higher wholesale prices, driven by cold weather

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