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npower’s £139 price hike strikes this sunday
npower’s 10.4% or £139 gas and electricity price rise comes into effect this Sunday (1st December)[1] Average household bill for a dual fuel npower customer will increase from £1,352 to …
Uswitch comments on excess winter deaths
Commenting on today’s news of a 29% year-on-year increase in excess winter deaths, Ann Robinson, Director of Consumer Policy at Uswitch.com, says: “This is shocking news and yet again demonstrates …
Cap on payday loan costs is welcome, but more still needs to be done
In response to today’s announcement by the Government that it will be introducing a new law to cap the cost of payday loans, Michael Ossei, personal finance expert at Uswitch.com, …
Spotlight on small suppliers as Ovo launches cheapest fixed price energy deal
The spotlight is firmly on small suppliers this week as Ovo Energy launches a new tariff which is the cheapest fixed price deal on the market. The move comes after …
£131 price hike hits British Gas customers this Friday
British Gas’ 9.2% or £131 gas and electricity price hike kicks in this Friday (23rd November)[1] Average household bill for a dual fuel British Gas customer will increase from £1,340 …
Consumers brace themselves as SSE’s price hike kicks in this week
SSE’s 8.2% or £106 gas and electricity price hike kicks in this Friday (15th November)[1] – today (13th November) it has revealed a half year operating loss for its retail …
Uswitch comments on the potential for bills to rise for the next 17 years
Commenting on the figures published by the National Audit Office today which reveal that energy and water bills will continue to soar for the next 17 years, Ann Robinson, Director of …
As energy bills soar, suppliers battle it out to offer cheapest fixed price tariff
With four of the big six energy companies announcing inflation-busting price hikes and the remaining two expected to follow suit, many consumers have been turning to fixed price energy deals …
Eight in ten households will be rationing their energy use this winter
Grim: a staggering 83% – or 22 million households – will be rationing their energy use this winter to save on bills[1] Looming price hikes have made almost eight in …