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Check you’re not shelling out too much! Shell Energy fined £1.4m for letting broadband and phone customers overpay

If you have broadband or a home phone with Shell Energy, check you’re not overpaying, as the company has been fined for failing to notify customers that their contracts were ending.

work

Mind the gap! Call for better flexible work options to close gender pay gap

From today (22 November), women will effectively work the rest of the year for free due to the gender pay gap. Find out how one charity thinks we can close the gap.

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cost of living

Government urged to consider people’s mental health in the autumn statement

The government needs to take steps to address the unacceptable levels of mental distress people are dealing with due to money worries, a charity has claimed.

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cost of living

Three quarters of the country hold little hope for the autumn statement

A new poll has revealed 73% of people aren't expecting the autumn statement to contain policies that will help them financially.

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cost of living

One in eight have committed fraud in the last year

The cost-of-living crisis could be changing people's attitudes towards fraud, the results of a new survey suggest.

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cost of living

Confusing stats ‘making it hard to identify those struggling most with rising cost of living’

A new report claims the government's inconsistent measures of poverty are making it hard to identify those in greatest need.

benefits

Unemployed not seeking work face mandatory work placements and loss of benefits

The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has warned there will be consequences for people who refuse help under the government's new back to work plan.

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managing your money

Inquiry launched into improving financial education for kids

We welcome the announcement that MPS are looking into improving financial education in schools.

bills

Ofgem launches consultation on standing charge

Ofgem is considering whether there's a better alternative to the standing charge on energy bills.

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housing

Private rents continue to grow but so does tenants’ political power

As the latest figures show private rent prices across Great Britain reached record highs in October, a new report says the political power of tenants is also increasing.

cost of living

UK millennials ‘haven’t bounced back from the 2008 financial crash’

A new report has revealed millennials in the UK are earning less than previous generations, and are falling behind their US counterparts.

benefits

Call for increase in benefits rather than more cost-of-living payments

The Work and Pensions Committee has said increasing universal credit payments may be a better option than further cost-of-living payments.

work

Disability Pay Gap Day: disabled workers will effectively work the rest of the year for free due to pay gap

The TUC has branded today Disability Pay Gap Day after it carried out analysis that revealed the pay gap between disabled and non-disabled workers means disabled workers will effectively be working the rest of the year for free.

cost of living

Baby formula companies ‘exploiting vulnerable British families’

The World Health Organisation has told Sky News that baby formula companies are exploiting vulnerable British families, after the price of the cheapest brand rises by 45% in two years.