Mental Health & Debt 2024

Mental Health & Debt 2024

MoneySavingExpert.com – the consumer website dedicated to cutting your bills and finding deals, saving money and campaigning for financial justice – is providing a free Mental Health & Debt guide.  The guide covers how to handle debts when unwell, work...
Get Ready for Winter

Get Ready for Winter

The temperatures are dropping so now is the time to think about how to reduce your energy bills and make the most of your money: Turn down the thermostat and programme your heating for throughout the day to ensure your home is warm Switch off lights in rooms that are...
10% Increase in Energy Bills

10% Increase in Energy Bills

From 1st October 2024, the average cost of annual energy bills for households in England, Scotland and Wales, on a standard price-capped tariff, will increase by 10%.  (Please note that the percentage increase that you actually pay depends on where you live and how...
Household Support Fund Extended

Household Support Fund Extended

On the back of the government’s disappointing decision to stop winter fuel payments for around 10 million pensioners in England and Wales, they have now announced an extension to the Household Support Fund for the next 6 months. Originally due to end in...
UK Savings Week, 9-15 September 2024

UK Savings Week, 9-15 September 2024

Approximately 14 million people in the UK have less than £100 of savings, which is why in 2022 the Building Societies Association launched an annual campaign highlighting the importance and benefits of saving.  The aim of this campaign is to encourage 2 million new...
Are You Eligible for Pension Credit?

Are You Eligible for Pension Credit?

Although the Government has decided to cut the winter fuel payments for pension households this winter, it is important to stress that those pensioners eligible for pension credit or other means-tested benefits will still be entitled to the winter fuel payment. This...