- Monday, June 22, 2009, 11:46
- Carousel, Energy
Household energy bills could reach almost £5,000 a year by 2020, nearly four times higher than they are today, according to new research from uSwitch.com.
The average
household energy bill today is £1,243 a year, but uSwitch.com had predicted that costs could be sent spiralling by ongoing pricing trends coupled with investment in infrastructure, ...
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- Friday, May 22, 2009, 17:24
- Carousel, Debt Management, Featured
Millions of Britons struggling with debt are being left without access to consumer charities due to a severe lack of funding.
National Debtline, the partially-government funded charity offering free debt advice to consumers, has become overwhelmed with calls as millions of households around the country struggle to keep afloat during the credit crunch. The charity receives ...
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- Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 14:39
- Carousel, Household Finances
Despite inflated food prices, it can cost as little as 80 pence to get your five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, according to a report the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).
The WCRF has released the report amidst concerns are cutting back on fruits and vegetables as the economic problems put a strain on ...
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- Thursday, May 14, 2009, 16:27
- Carousel, Featured
Benefit cheats cost taxpayers an estimated £2.7 billion last year despite £154 million being spent by the government to tackle fraud within the system.
And taxpayers are outraged at the amount of money being misspent on benefit scroungers, with 600 calls being made to report cheats to the National Benefit Fraud hotline daily.
For the first time ever
TotallyMoney.com has compiled a top ten of ...
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- Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 18:11
- Carousel, Personal Finance
According to the final quarter survey of 2008, the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index (HPI) shows that hotel prices around the world fell by 12 per cent in the last three months of 2008, compared to the same period during 2007.
The greatest falls were seen in the US (a fall of 12 per cent), while prices in ...
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- Monday, March 23, 2009, 13:02
- Carousel, Energy
Energy regulator Ofgem has released details of its new regulations for energy suppliers.
The new rules will empower consumers to make better and more informed decisions regarding their energy supply, and will deal with flaws in the market revealed by extensive market research carried out by the regulator.
Certain members of society who are the most vulnerable will ...
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- Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 11:46
- Carousel
Analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers shows that each UK adult is now £40,000 poorer than they were in July 2007, when the credit crunch started.
The credit crisis has wiped around £1.9 trillion off UK household wealth in that time, a fall of about 28 per cent, amounting in an overall loss of wealth of approximately 130% of gross ...
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