household 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.

Ben Gallizzi,...

With the cost-of-living crisis causing household bills to increase nationwide, many Brits are worried and concerned about the soaring energy prices that keep skyrocketing. This is leading many members of the public to do everything they can to reduce household bills and limit expenditures.

This is why experts at A-Plan Insurance have revealed their top tips on saving energy at home...

1. Only heat the room you’re using . This is vital when it comes to energy saving. Warm your main living room during the day for a few hours, encouraging children to...

• Energy debt is at an all-time high with £1.3 billion owed to providers[1] – more than 250% higher than it was in September last year [2]
• Six million households owe an average £206 to providers [1] , 10% more than they owed in April and at a time of year when they should usually have built up credit to cope with winter bills
• The number of homes in credit has dropped
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• 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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