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Martin Lewis explained that if you’re disproportionately in credit to your energy supplier, you can ask it to give you some of the money you’ve accumulated back

Inflation measures how the price of goods and services has changed over time - when it is higher, it means you can buy less for the same money compared to a year ago

HMRC has urged self-assessment tax payers to be aware of scam texts, emails and phone calls from fraudsters, ahead of the paper deadline to file your return on October 31 and the online cut-off of January 31

From bonus points each week to discounted prices at Sainsbury’s personalised to each shopper, the experts at Nectar have shared ten hacks to help you get the most out of it

Your state pension is based on the number of qualifying years you have on your National Insurance record - if you don’t have enough, you may not receive the maximum level of state pension

McDonald’s has switched to sugar-free versions of Fanta and Oasis - but it will continue to serve regular Coca-Cola across all 1,300 UK restaurants

Cold Weather Payments are awarded when the average temperature where you live is recorded as, or forecast to be, 0C or below over seven consecutive days

Aldi will launch one new store a week on average before Christmas, as part of wider plans to have 1,500 branches in the UK, with the first two opening this month in Taunton and Oldham

The Warm Home Discount scheme reopens today (October 16) and offers millions of eligible households in England, Scotland and Wales £150 off their electricity bill this winter

All Wilko stores are closing, or have been taken on by rival brands, after administrators at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) were unable to find a buyer for the whole business

Aldi is advertising for a mixture of both temporary and permanent store positions for Christmas, including roles such as store assistants, managerial positions and cleaners

Most people claiming certain disability benefits, including Personal Independence Payment and Attendance Allowance, received £150 in summer - but for some, the money is only just arriving

Many of the biggest broadband firms raise prices every April in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or the Retail Price Index (RPI) inflation plus 3%, 3.7% or 3.9% on top

Amy Fabris was abandoned by her father when her mother was still pregnant with her and says he brought the family nothing but misery - but now she's inherited all his land and property in Italy

Premium Bonds are a savings product by NS&I - but instead of getting interest, you're entered into a monthly prize draw, so this means your chance of getting any money back is down to chance

Lycamobile has 16 million mobile customers globally but it is unclear exactly when the disruption to its services started - here's what we know so far

NatWest has already closed four sites in October, with another two pulling down the shutters today - a further 13 branches will then shut by the end of the month

Derek, who lives in Glasgow and previously worked in finance, stumbled across an app called Turo in February 2022 while looking for a hire car for a family holiday in Florida

It only takes ten minutes to check if you could be entitled to make a claim for benefits - here, we explain all the free online calculators you can use to check

Harris + Hoole, which is owned by Caffè Nero, will pull the shutters down on after a contract between the two companies came to an end - with 19 locations to close by the end of this year

MoneySavingExpert.com reader Sonia used the Chase cashback debit card to earn this extra money on her everyday purchases. The card pays 1% cashback for at least a year

The shops will reopen as Poundland - just days after the retailer opened the doors to the first ten sites it is taking on from Wilko, meaning it will have reopened twenty stores by this weekend

The British Gas PeakSave Sundays initiative will run for a further 14 weeks, with customers getting 50% off electricity between 11am and 4pm every Sunday until December 31

The new “Winter Affordability Support Scheme” has this month been launched by E.ON Next and gives up to 50% off energy bills to vulnerable and low income households

Royal Mail blames the latest hikes on increasing cost pressures and the universal service obligation - this currently requires it to deliver letters six days a week