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Cost of living: How can the UK government help reduce energy bills?

Rishi Sunak under fire for not doing more to help households tackle climbing costs

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

What does the energy price cap mean for you?

Rising global gas prices causing dramatic increase to household bills in 2022

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

Why energy bills are increasing?

Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world driving up household bills

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

Model Niece Waidhofer dies at age 31

‘Niece was more than her struggles,’ her family says

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a host of new measures after criticism the government was not doing enough to address economic hardship

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

How to get the government’s new £650 energy bill grant

Millions of households will be eligible for the support measure to help with soaring inflation.

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

Father whose three children were killed by drunk driver dies by suicide in Ontario

Children and their grandfather were killed in 2015

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

Desperate couple with long Covid planned suicide as ‘neglected’ sufferers struggle

Anxiety and depression are much more prevalent in people suffering from long-term Covid symptoms than the general public, research has shown

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022

Children ‘self-harming due to UK’s cost of living crisis’

Millions of youngsters are ‘at breaking point’ and many are having suicidal thoughts, charity says

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

Energy bills: How can the UK government help reduce soaring gas and electricity?

Rishi Sunak under fire for not doing more to help households tackle climbing costs

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022