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The Household Support Fund is designed to help with the cost of living, with the help being issued through councils - so it is down to each local authority to decide what support to give

The typical cost of car insurance is currently £613, while the average cost of home insurance is £159 - adding more pressure to households that are already struggling with rising bills

Virgin Media is signed up to the Ofcom automatic compensation scheme, which sees households entitled to £9.33 for each day their service is disrupted - but this only kicks in after two days

Aldi was named the cheapest UK supermarket in March by Which? after its monthly price comparison found a basket of 41 goods cost £72.54 on average - but Lidl was only 25p dearer on the whole

There are things you can do to help you reduce your tax burden and be more tax-efficient with your money - here are some tips from Bestinvest personal finance analyst Alice Haine

Martin Lewis has explained how around two million couples are missing out on the benefit of marriage tax allowance - but what exactly is this, and who is eligible?

If your benefit payment date falls on a bank holiday date, you will likely be paid earlier than usual - but this means you'll have to make your money last longer

The price of a first class stamp has gone up by 15p, from 95p to £1.10 - an inflation-busting 16% - while a second class stamp is now 7p more expensive, up from 68p to 75p

Car tax - known more formally as Vehicle Excise Duty - will increase in line with Retail Price Index (RPI) inflation of 10.1% from April 1, in bad news for drivers

The National Living Wage, for those aged 23 and over, is rising from £9.50 to £10.42 - an increase of 92p - from April 1, but this increase is still below inflation

It seems like pretty much everything is set to get a little bit more expensive in April which makes it very hard to long for the Spring, Mirror Money has compiled a full list of the confirmed rises, alongside the speculated

Under current rules, telecom companies are allowed to increase prices mid-contract in line with inflation, plus roughly 4% extra on top of this - here is everything you need to know

The Energy Price Guarantee remains at its current level of £2,500 a year for the typical households, but Brits will still pay more as the £400 rebate scheme has now ended

Notemachine will start charging users to access their cash at a further 15% of its currently free ATMs in the coming months - with shoppers forced to pay 65p per withdrawl

Unlike the traditional calendar year, the tax year doesn’t run from January to December - instead, it always starts on April 6 and ends on April 5 the following year

Marks and Spencer said last year it plans to shut 67 of its larger "full line" stores with home and clothing ranges, with some of the closures having already taken place

The scheme involves turning surplus baguettes and boules, which are baked fresh in stores, into garlic bread - this extends the lives of the unsold loaves by 30 days

To help you suss out a deal from a dud, shopping experts at comparison site PriceSpy have rounded up five tactics shops typically use to get you to spend more - plus, how to save cash

The minimum order spend is rising to £50 from May 2, and the charge if you go under this amount is also going up to £5 - and shoppers are already unhappy about the changes

McDonald's only gave one exact example - its black/white coffee, which is going up in price today by 20p, from 99p to £1.19

Next agreed to buy the vintage-inspired clothing and homeware chain Cath Kidston yesterday in a pre-pack administration deal worth £8.5million

Grocery price inflation hit 17.5% in the month to March 19, analysts at Kantar said - this is up from 17.1% in February - as supermarket shoppers continue to be squeezed by rising prices

The Winter Fuel Payment is worth up to £300 normally but this year, eligible recipients will also get an extra £300 on top through the Pensioner Cost of Living payment

The latest list of closures will take place in June in another blow for the struggling high street - you can see the full list of affected sites and their exact closing dates below

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced the £301 will be sent to eligible households between April 25 and May 17, with the qualifying window also confirmed