Energy Prices

Find out if you are eligble for Cold Weather Payments.

Who is eligible for Cold Weather Payments?

How UK householders can save money and resources on home appliances

Poundland to reduce prices on ‘big brand’ favourites to under £1

Aldi to ‘turn off the lights’ in all UK stores in a bid to save cash

Aldi to make huge change to all stores in a bid to save cash

The Government says around £130million worth of energy vouchers are still available to help with energy costs - you could be due a payment of up to £400, but there isn’t long left.

Households urged to cash in unused energy vouchers before deadline

UK supermarket price rises ‘hit new high’ due to coffee & chocolate

Martin Lewis has issued an important warning about energy prices. The consumer champion claims despite record-high energy costs being forecast to fall this summer, households aren’t set to feel “any real benefit”.

Martin Lewis’s ‘monumental’ warning on energy prices and bills

Bank of England impose another interest rate hike

Campaigners have hit out at tougher rules over which homes can be forced to have a prepayment energy meter fitted amid the cost of living crisis.

Fury as energy prepayment meter force-fittings given green light again

Brits add numerous pounds to their energy bills by leaving devices on standby.

Brits add an extra £514 million to energy bills by leaving items on

Around eight million people across the UK will be getting the £900 cost of living payment over the next year, but only certain benefits qualify for the cash boost.

Benefits that don’t qualify for the £301 cost of living payment

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Samantha Pierre-Joseph shows her smart meter indicating how many kWh (kilowatt-hour) she has used already in one day, and how much it has cost her, in her house in London, on December 13, 2022.

10 tips to give your energy usage a ‘spring clean’ and reduce bills

Best home energy efficient lighting: eco-friendly low-cost bulbs

Best home energy efficient lighting: eco-friendly low-cost bulbs

Efficiently heating your home using these tips from Wiser could save households over £500 on energy bills as charges are set to skyrocket in April - Credit: Adobe

Exact temperature each room in your house should be amid energy crisis

Prepayent meter

Ofgem orders energy firms to pay compensation over prepayment metres
Energy regulator Ofgem is forcing firms to compensate customers over the forced installation of prepayment meters.

Experts have shared eight handy tips to help people who work from home keep their energy bills down amid the cost of living crisis. As energy prices continue to rocket, thousands of Brits who are still working remotely will be looking for alternative ways to heat their home and save money.

8 tips on keeping energy bills down while working from home

Energy secretary Grant Shapps is set to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show

Energy secretary Grant Shapps to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show

Which? research has found the cost of living crisis is having a major impact on living standards (image: AFP/Getty Images)

One in seven people skipping meals due to cost of living crisis

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt may look to extend the current energy support scheme in the upcoming Budget, which would allow households to benefit from the current £2,500 cap for longer before it increases to £3,000 a year.

Hunt ‘poised to keep energy price cap down’ as support scheme ends

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) said pub landlords and breweries are struggling with the soaring cost of energy, alcohol and food

Pubs warn of 2000 closures without government support for energy bills

Martin Lewis predicts Rishi Sunak will cancel April’s energy price increase

Martin Lewis predicts Rishi Sunak will cancel energy bill increase

Energy bills are set to rise by 20% later this year despite fall in price cap

Energy bills to rise by 20% later this year despite fall in price cap

Martin Lewis warns thousands could miss out on vital energy support

Martin Lewis warns thousands could miss out on vital energy support

Linked electric and gas prices ‘hurting EV adoption’, warn campaigners

British gas are to be investigated by Ofgem

British Gas to be investigated over actions of debt collectors

Dismal weather heralds the arrival of the UK Chancellor’s Autumn Statement as people shop in the centre of Bolton.

UK economy will be the only one to shrink in 2023, warns IMF
Forecasters are warning of a “sharp slowdown” in the UK economy in 2023, sparked by rocketing energy prices and high inflation rates.

A man poses holding a petrol pump nozzle at a filling station in Birkenhead, north-west England. (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Top tips on how to make a tank of petrol last longer

Best home energy efficient lighting: eco-friendly low-cost bulbs

Best bulbs to use to cut electricity bills: energy efficient lighting

Aldi has launched a new energy saving home range to help customers save money

Aldi launch new energy saving home range to help customers save money

Octopus Energy is handing out 5,000 heated blankets to help customers keep warm (Photo: Adobe)

Energy supplier giving away 10,000 free electric blankets to customers

This handout picture released on September 27, 2022 by the Danish Defence Command shows the gas leak at the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as it is seen from the Danish Defence's F-16 rejection response off the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm, south of Dueodde. - The two Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia and Europe have been hit by unexplained leaks.

What is Nord Stream and why is it leaking?

Kwasi Kwarteng said the Government has acted to ‘stop businesses collapsing’ (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Energy prices: Lancashire businesses welcome news of six-month price cap

People struggling to pay credit cards, loans and car finance to be given extra time for bills - who is eligible? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Many low-income families feel ‘out of control’ of their day-to-day financial hea...

Solar panels are a great source of alternative energy

Top 5 tips of how to generate electricity at home for cheaper bills

The regulator has proposed an increase to the maximum many households can be charged on their bills

Households face extra £21 coronavirus charge on energy bills

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Energy prices are rising as a result of lockdown - here’s how to look for a bett...

Although you may have committed to a fixed energy tariff some time ago, quite a few of them will soon be coming to an end (Photo: Shutterstock)

110 fixed energy tariffs are coming to an end in April and May - here’s how to s...