Simple boiler checks could save UK households £325 a year on energy bills

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/household-bills/simple-boiler-checks-save-money-36954780

Energy crisis: why ‘keep calm but cut down’ may be a better message for Labour

Government keen to avoid panic as oil price surges, but perhaps households need advice on reducing consumption

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Chancellor meets UK supermarket bosses to discuss cost of living

Rachel Reeves will address concerns about price rises and shortages with retailers as energy costs surge

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Energy bills in Great Britain forecast to hit almost £2,000 a year this summer

Consumers brace for ‘awful April’ and Iran war cost hikes, which have pushed UK’s gas market past three-year highs

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English households face £400 fine as major rule comes into force today

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/household-bills/new-bin-rules-england-today-36946950

Pessimism takes root in UK as shoppers struggle to afford essentials

Millions are dipping into savings or borrowing to get by as the Iran war drives up prices, survey shows

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End to two-child benefit cap offers £300-a-month lifeline to cash-strapped families

From 6 April, low-income families can claim universal credit payments for all children living in the household

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Clothes will dry 2 hours faster if you do 1 simple task before you hang them outside

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/household-bills/how-to-dry-clothes-faster-36922712

Fears net zero is ‘next Brexit’ as oil crisis fuels political climate divide

Rising energy bills give Reform and Tories opening to attack net zero while government hesitant to make case for clean energy

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