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Energy bills

Vulnerable smart meter customers could be forced onto prepayment as energy bills soar
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Energy bills

Vulnerable smart meter customers could be forced onto prepayment as energy bills soar

Number of universal credit claimants facing sanctions soars past 100,000
Employment

Number of universal credit claimants facing sanctions soars past 100,000

Energy bills set to be higher than universal credit payments in January
Cost of living crisis

Energy bills set to be higher than universal credit payments in January

More than 70,000 people sign Gordon Brown petition calling for emergency budget
Gordon Brown
Cost of living crisis

More than 70,000 people sign Gordon Brown petition calling for emergency budget

'Using less energy isn't an option': Disabled people set to be hit hardest when bills soar again
Energy bills

'Using less energy isn't an option': Disabled people set to be hit hardest when bills soar again

Huge energy bill hike leaves one of Britain’s biggest food banks facing closure by Christmas
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Food banks

Huge energy bill hike leaves one of Britain’s biggest food banks facing closure by Christmas

Energy bills expected to soar to £4,200 in January
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Cost of living crisis

Energy bills expected to soar to £4,200 in January

Big Issue teams up with Gordon Brown to call for emergency budget to fight October price cap rise
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Cost of living crisis

Big Issue teams up with Gordon Brown to call for emergency budget to fight October price cap rise

What are the risks of Don't Pay UK? We asked a leading lawyer
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Cost of living crisis

What are the risks of Don't Pay UK? We asked a leading lawyer

'Simply inhumane': Charities slam switch to quarterly energy price cap with bills set to hit £4,000
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Energy crisis

'Simply inhumane': Charities slam switch to quarterly energy price cap with bills set to hit £4,000

Energy bills: why yours is now so expensive, and where all the money goes
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Analysis

Energy bills: why yours is now so expensive, and where all the money goes

BP profits soar to £6.9bn as families are left unable to afford energy bills
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Cost of living crisis

BP profits soar to £6.9bn as families are left unable to afford energy bills

Exclusive: Energy firms are forcing thousands of customers onto prepayment meters as bills soar
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Cost of living crisis

Exclusive: Energy firms are forcing thousands of customers onto prepayment meters as bills soar

Record numbers of people are seeking help because they can't pay their energy bills
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Cost of living crisis

Record numbers of people are seeking help because they can't pay their energy bills

Poorest households pay £250 extra each year on energy bills thanks to poor insulation
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Housing

Poorest households pay £250 extra each year on energy bills thanks to poor insulation

Campaigners call for a million people to cancel their energy bills if government refuses to act
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Cost of living

Campaigners call for a million people to cancel their energy bills if government refuses to act

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
High fossil fuel prices are good for the planet – here’s how to keep them high while avoiding riots or hurting the poor
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Environment

High fossil fuel prices are good for the planet – here’s how to keep them high while avoiding riots or hurting the poor

#DonateTheRebate campaign urges those more well off to donate their £400 energy grant
Cost of living crisis

#DonateTheRebate campaign urges those more well off to donate their £400 energy grant

How to keep cooking and hot water costs down if the energy crisis has increased your bill
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Cost of living crisis

How to keep cooking and hot water costs down if the energy crisis has increased your bill

Rishi Sunak's cost of living support won't be enough for struggling families, charities warn
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Cost of Living Crisis

Rishi Sunak's cost of living support won't be enough for struggling families, charities warn

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