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Get all the latest news and expert advice on the money matters that matter to you. Rent, mortgages, bills, benefits and more.

housing

Allocation of social housing to be made fairer

Find out how new social housing reforms could make it easier for you to find a home locally

Image of someone plugging a plug into a switch. Warm home discount scheme - get £150 towards your electricity

cost of living

Final call to get £150 off your energy bill

Households have until the end of February to apply for money towards their energy bill from the warm home discount scheme

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Money saving energy scheme to close

OVO is closing its Interest Rewards scheme next month. Find out if it affects your household

Close up image of someone holding an Xbox gaming handset. BT customers unknowingly charged for Xbox Game Passes - get a refund

bills

Millions of BT customers warned they could have been overcharged

BT customers advised to check to see if they’ve been unwittingly charged for Xbox Game Passes – find out how to check if you’ve been affected and how to get your money back

Image of a key board with a yellow post-it note on top saying 'tax return' - three days left to submit a self-assessment tax return or face fines - even if you have no tax to pay

bills

Three-day warning for millions of self-employed

Anyone who is self-employed has just three days left to submit a self-assessment or face fines of up to £900

Image of a woman with a woolly hat on looking cold on the phone to her energy provider with a bill in her hard. Household support fund - how it could help with energy bills

Low income families urged to seek help with energy bills

Get help with energy costs from the household support fund. Find out what support you can get

Image of a man opening an empty wallet in front of credit cards and a calculator. What to do if you can't afford to pay bills

cost of living

2.4 million households missed an essential payment in January

Households are increasingly missing essential payments amidst cost of living pressures

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managing your money

New guide helps people with learning difficulties spot romance and impersonation scams

Get top tips on how to avoid being scammed.

A dad and his daughter huddle under a blanket together because they can't afford to top up their prepayment meter

bills

Two million struggling energy-prepayment-meter customers to be cut off this winter

Find out what help’s available if you can’t afford to top up.

bills

Energy prices to fall by 16% from April

Energy prices are set to fall from April – find out what it’ll mean for and what to do if you’re struggling to pay for energy right now

Image of a supermarket fruit shelf with the labels in focus. Clamp down on hidden booking fees, fake reviews and labelling

managing your money

Government to clamp down on hidden fees and fake reviews

The government is to outlaw a number of unfair trading practices to protect your money. Find out what the changes mean for you

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benefits

Woefully inadequate working-age benefits mean people can’t afford the basics

Find out what help’s available if your benefits aren’t covering the essentials.

Image of a woman and a child staring out of a train window will the countryside wizzes by. Great British Rail Sale - discounted rail tickets

money booster

50% off millions of train tickets from today

Be quick – you’ve just a week to bag major savings on your rail tickets

Image of a man writing in a note book with a toy car on top and a car full of coins falling over at the side to show ways to save on your car insurance premium

bills

The brakes haven’t been applied to the cost of car insurance

Car insurance rises are showing no sign of breaking. Here’s our cheeky tips to save on your renewal in 2024

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money saver

To switch or not to switch energy supplier – that is the question we’ll be answering today

Find out which energy deals are worth switching to, which suppliers offer the best and worst customer service, and what to do if you want to bag an existing-customer-only deal with another supplier.