All news on the topic: Energy bills

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Mum of two receives whopping £27,000 energy bill after smart meter error
A mum of two in Leicestershire was slapped with an enormous £27,000 energy bill after smart meter error was not picked up by her company. Paula Coplin, 42, was charged the extortionate amount by Bulb energy
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'Brits may be freezing but let's be happy as Centrica announced £3.3bn profits'
Mark Steel jokes that anyone who knows how economics works understands that the most important rule for a healthy financial system is to give Centrica all the money in the country
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Three in 10 pubs to close in UK next year due to crippling energy price hikes
Fifty pubs in England and Wales were turned into something else last month, according to property experts Altus Group – a steep rise from the average of 32 a month last year
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'Pubs are the hearts of communities - they can't be energy bill crisis victims'
'For communities across the UK, pubs are where we meet, socialise and are entertained, but so many are ringing last orders and closing due to the cost of living crisis'
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Cheaper energy deals could be back in a 'matter of weeks' in good news for Brits
Since October, the Government's Energy Price Guarantee has meant standard variable energy tariffs have been the cheapest option available so there has been no incentive to switch
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EDF sees UK profits rocket to £1.12bn as millions struggle to pay energy bills
This is up massively compared with an underlying profit loss of £21million in 2021, due to the rising cost of energy - but the French company made huge losses as a whole
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'Greedy oil giants pocket benefits of Ukraine war as British families freeze'
'While Centrica made £100 a second, British Gas hired debt collectors who force-fitted pre-payment meters - it's clear we need a windfall tax to put people before greed'
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Dad of UK's biggest family shares 'winning' recipe for meal costing 60p per head
Noel and Sue Radford are Britain's biggest family sharing 22 children - but with so many mouths to feed the Morecambe couple have shared their go-to budget-friendly meal which feeds everyone
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British Gas customer, 82, forced to raid his funeral funds after bill quadruples
Barry Seckerson has been left struggling to afford his energy bills which have more than quadrupled over winter and says he has no choice but dip into his funeral savings
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People told to turn off TVs, lights, washing machines and heating at 5pm tonight
Small changes like bathing or showering later in the evening, prepping family meals in the afternoon and playing board games rather than watching TV during the DFS hours can make a significant difference to your bills tonight
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Whisky distillers 'left out in the cold' by Government amid energy costs fears
Distilleries slammed the Government for leaving out spirits producers from the Energy Bill Relief scheme when other alcohol categories were included
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Shoppers rush to buy £35 heated airer which 'costs from 7p per hour to run'
The nifty heated airer which cuts drying time in half has been slashed by a whopping 84 per cent
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Energy firm issues six-week warning to 60,000 customers before it closes down
M&S Energy customers will be moved over to Octopus Energy on April 1 in a move that affects 60,000 customers in the UK - here is everything you need to know about what this means
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British Gas owner sees profits triple to £3.3billion as energy bills soar
The eye-watering £3.3billion profit is triple the massive £948million the energy giant made the year before - and surpasses the previous highest ever yearly profit of £2.7billion in 2012
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Dunelm shoppers flock to buy half price winter essentials to slash energy bills
With the cold weather still underway, Dunelm is offering huge savings on cosy items like throws, heaters and blanket hoodies
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'Disabled people deserve to be able to find books about us easily in bookshops'
Rachel Charlton-Dailey, Disabled Britain guest editor and columnist for the Mirror, says the book-writing world is a horrendously hard space to access as a disabled woman
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Energy firm flies reps to luxury Maldives resort as customers face bills hike
Utility Warehouse agents have reportedly been treated to an eight-day trip to the idyllic holiday destination as a treat for signing up new customers
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'Fatcats should not benefit from war profits while Brits struggle to pay bills'
'War profits should not be channelled into the wage packets of bosses already on huge money when householders and businesses are being fleeced in a broken energy market'
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British Gas chief urged to reject £1.6m bonus as millions face huge energy bills
Chief executive Chris O’Shea is expected to be in line for the windfall on the back of a soaring profits at the energy giant, which is forecast to announce a £3billion haul this Thursday
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Martin Lewis warns thousands could be missing out on free £150 energy help
The new criteria for the Warm Home Discount Scheme mean that those on guaranteed Pension Credit will continue to get their £150 automatically, however others on a low income will also now need to have high energy costs
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Brits face 'cost of loving crisis' as Valentine's Day celebrations bill soars
The average cost of celebrating Valentine’s Day has risen to £159 this year, as the bill for treats like chocolates, red roses and three-course meals rose, according to new analysis
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When are energy bills going up explained - what you need to know before rise
The Energy Price Guarantee was introduced in October last year, and since then a typical household energy bill, for both gas and electricity, has been set at £2,500
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'Government must offer hope to the nation and keep price cap on energy bills'
The price cap is set to lift in March but struggling families and doctors need to know that help is on the way now, before the Chancellor's Spring Budget next month
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Tory MP Jonathan Djanogly and wife face complaints from four more housekeepers
One housekeeper at Jonathan Djanogly's home alleged she was paid less than the minimum wage to work for the millionaire while another claimed to be owed at least £450
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GP surgeries closing earlier as they struggle to afford soaring energy bills
One in 10 GP partners have been forced to reduce time with patients and nearly a quarter have stopped recruiting surgery staff due to the cost-of-living crisis.