energy bills

While energy bills are generally lower in the summer months, there are ways to make sure costs stay as low as possible when children stay home for the school holidays.

Uswitch.com , the comparison and switching service, is offering households tips on how to keep energy bills down.

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• Research suggests 16 million UK households have almost £7 billion in energy credit, with half of those in credit (49%) having balances over £200[1]
• Credit is £5 billion higher than last year [2] against the background of a mild winter and consumer efforts to reduce energy use
• Nearly four million households owe £920 million to their energy providers – £234 on
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• London is revealed to be the UK city with the highest utility bills
• Coventry and Leeds follow in second and third on the list, respectively
• Portsmouth is the city with the cheapest utility bills

New research has revealed the top 10 cities in the UK with the highest utility bills – and London places top of the list.

Experts at Solar Panel...

Schools and colleges in England will be allocated a share of £500 million to spend on energy efficiency upgrades, helping to save on bills during the winter months and manage energy consumption.

This will not only help them save...

• The UK’s energy divide is growing, with household energy debt rising by a fifth to £190 while those in credit see average balances double since last autumn[1]
• Nearly three million households owe money to their energy providers, and another eight million have no credit at all [1]
• Those in credit have managed to build up a war chest as two thirds of households (64%)
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1. Invest in hot teddies

While it’s common knowledge switching on the heating regularly can cause bills to surge, it can be tempting to give in as temperatures drop. Hot water bottles can be a great option for keeping the whole family warm, and for heating up beds before bedtime.

But one smarter option for parents is hot water bottle teddies, or microwaveable hot...

• Under the new price cap, employees could be paying an extra £131 a month for energy bills if they’re working from home from October[1]
• Commuters whose weekly travel costs are less than £30 may be better off going into the office to save money on energy [2]
• From January, extra WFH costs could hit £209 for the average household and £310 for large homes [3]
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TUC – energy price cap rise is “a hammer blow to family budgets”

• New analysis shows that energy bills will rise 35 faster than wages in the final quarter of this year
• Union body calls for “catastrophic” price rises to be cancelled
• Government is “missing in action at worst possible time”, says TUC

The TUC has today (Friday) warned that the...

• Seven in ten households — 20 million — pay for their energy monthly[1], but only four in ten (43%) receive a bill every month [2]
• One in five households (20%) have asked their supplier to change how often they get their bill [3] , but three fifths (60%) say the changes haven’t been made [4]
• Suppliers who don’t deliver monthly bills are leaving consumers in the dark
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• The amount of money households owe to their energy suppliers has doubled in a year to reach £1 billion — with a quarter (23%) of consumers now in energy debt[1]
• Six million households owe £188 to their energy providers on average — leaving them without a war chest to battle rising bills [1]
• Almost 11 million households have £1.4 billion in credit balances, with
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