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If you claim benefits and are struggling to pay off an energy debt, then you can have a fixed amount deducted directly from your benefits payments to go towards repaying it

The Spoons price hikes are not new and have been in place since February of this year but a recent video shared on social media has brought the change back into the spotlight

MIrror Money has rounded up the Bank Holiday opening times for the major UK supermarkets including Aldi, Tesco, and Asda over the Easter weekend so you know your local shop will be open

Car tax or Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) went up in April which means motorists are paying more to drive in UK than last year, and certain groups will see a big increase in the amount they have to pay

On Good Friday Morrisons stores across the UK will be open usually from 7am until 10pm and this is the case again on Saturday - however Sunday is different

On Easter Sunday, which falls on April 9 this year, 600 of Sainsbury's larger stores across England and Wales will be closed for the day

Sainsbury's introduced its new vacuum packaging for its minced meat last month in a bid to reduce its plastic waste and says that the packaging uses 55% less plastic than the traditional plastic tray covered with film

Aldi will be opening its doors for the majority of the Easter weekend, however, all 890 of its England and Wales sites will be closed on one day

Opening hours may differ from store to store over the Easter weekend, so it is best to check your local Tesco’s opening times by using Tesco's store locator

Karen wrote to tell the MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) team about her council tax success story, which was shared in this week's newsletter - we explain how she saved money here

The new store openings are part of Screwfix's target to have at least 1000 stores in the UK, the Republic of Ireland and France

Johnson & Johnson is reportedly facing over 40,000 lawsuits from customers who claimed using the company's talc-based baby powder caused cancer

Sainsbury's, Asda, Aldi and Tesco will be offering discounts from April 4, while Lidl will be cutting prices from April 6 - both just in time for any Easter celebrations you might be having

Which? says the poorest 10% of households, which is around 2.8million homes, will be spending an average of £209 more on energy this year than last

You can get yourself the freebie by ordering a "Kellogg’s breakfast" before 11am, in any of the Morrisons 406 cafés across the UK

As always the supermarket chain has said some store opening times may vary and customers should check the store finder on Lidl’s website, for details on their local

The dates for this payment are for those who claim Tax Credits from HMRC and no other Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits - here is everything you need to know

Since May last year, local councils have been able to apply for powers to issue penalty charge notices (PNCs) to drivers

There’s a host of great days out, experiences, offers and activities that you can enjoy for cheap and sometimes for free this Easter half term, as well as offers on meals out at popular restaurants and supermarkets

More than 20 million people in the UK hold a Tesco Clubcard, which allows shoppers to receive discounts on selected items as well as rack up points they can redeem later as vouchers for use in-store

The global cinema chain, whose brands include Regal, Cinema City, Picturehouse and Planet and runs around 750 sites globally, filed for bankruptcy in the US last year

There are rules and regulations around the payments and you should be aware of them if you are expecting to get a Cost of Living payment over the next year

Asda says the move has been made to help "alleviate" some of the financial pressures of rising living costs on its staff

The DWP says the extension of the Support for Mortgage Interest loan will now a further 200,000 people with the rising cost of housing

As council tax is a compulsory payment, you can't change your plan or reduce your usage like other bills, but there are ways that you can cut the bill though