Boost your income before October energy price hike by checking for extra benefits and discounts

Families all over the UK are desperately trying to cut down on their energy bills. With the new price cap of £3,549 a year set to come into force on October 1, it can be handy to know exactly which appliances in your household are using up the most money, so it's easier to cut down.

The price of energy will skyrocket again in October, Ofgem has warned. Last week it was announced that the energy price cap will rise to £3,549 per year on October 1, for those who choose to pay via direct debit on a default tariff.

A 23-year-old disabled woman may have to move in with OAPs at a nursing home as she can’t afford to pay for electricity to power her life-saving equipment.

A ‘missing’ poster has been issued for Douglas Ross over his absence from the debate over the cost of living crisis.

Paisley’s pubs are fighting for survival as they face “astronomical” energy prices this winter.

A woman has hit out at her energy provider for sending her a "joke" cheque - for just ONE PENCE. Sharon Patrick, 47, says she was given the cash by E.ON as a 'reward' for being a prepayment customer.

Older people in Stirling and Clackmannanshire are buying less food so they can save money to heat their homes as energy costs spiral, a charity has found.

Energy experts have issued a warning over a "phantom load" power drain that could lead to your bills increasing by £1,253 from October.

In just a few weeks, millions of households across Scotland and the rest of the UK will be facing the harsh reality of an 80 per cent increase in their annual energy bills. Ofgem confirmed that the current price cap, for those on a standard tariff, will rise from £1,971 to £3,549 from October 1.

Zack Sharf J.K. Rowling recently told Graham Norton that her new novel, “The Ink Black Heart,” is not based on her own experience being slammed as transphobic despite featuring a character who finds herself in a similar social media firestorm (via Rolling Stone). The new book, published under Rowling’s pseudonym Robert Galbraith, is part of Rowling’s “Cormoran Strike” crime thriller series and includes a character named Edie Ledwell, a “creator of a popular YouTube cartoon who sees internet trolls and her own fandom turn on her after the cartoon was criticized as being racist and ableist, as well as transphobic for a bit about a hermaphrodite worm.” As reported by Rolling Stone, the character in the novel is “doxxed with photos of her home plastered on the internet, subjected to death and rape threats for having an opinion, and is ultimately found stabbed to death in a cemetery. The book takes a clear aim at ‘Social Justice Warriors’ and suggests that Ledwell was a victim of a masterfully plotted, politically fueled hate campaign against her.”

Paramount+ and Showtime are combining into a single streaming app.

The Fuel Bank Foundation is warning that millions of people will be forced to live without heat, light and power in their homes this winter due to the rising cost of topping up their prepayment energy meter. Ofgem announced last week that prepayment meter customers will pay £3,608 per year on the new price cap from October 1.

Keir Starmer was today forced to defend Labour's plan to freeze energy bills for everyone in Britain this winter - including the richest households. The Labour leader was challenged as to why wealthy celebrities such as Mick Jagger, Alan Sugar, Richard Branson or Gary Lineker should benefit from support during the cost-of-living crisis. Under his plans, Sir Keir wants the energy price cap to be frozen at its current level of £1,971 a year for typical households.

People have been warned that working from home could add an extra £131 on to your monthly energy bill as a result of the new price cap.

Households could save as much as £797 a year on energy bills with simple checks around the home. With the price cap set to increase to £3,549 per year for dual fuel in an average household from the autumn, most people are becoming ever more conscious of what's using up gas and electricity.

Music Week, raising costs of running the spaces by tens of thousands of pounds.Music Producers Guild executive director Cameron Craig highlighted the issues facing those who run independent recording studios, saying that the COVID pandemic had only recently shown “just how close to the bone” they are run.“The unprecedented energy cost rises are just another body blow to a sector just finding its feet in a post-pandemic recovery once again creating an uncertain future,” Craig said. “We call on the government to help the recording sector or lose an integral part of the UK’s cultural and creative capital.”UK Music back @ukMPG as they warn studios face closure without urgent action to tackle crippling energy bills.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that Brits can expect more government support as energy prices soar.

New research from GoCompare Energy has found that 83 per cent of energy customers have seen their fuel bills increase since Ofgem’s price cap came into force in April. The research, which also asked more than 2,100 people what they are doing differently to try and cut costs, discovered that over two-thirds (64%) of those surveyed have started turning off the lights when they leave a room, making this the top measure people are taking to save money and reduce energy usage around the home.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently updated online guidance for millions of older people to make it easier and quicker to find out who qualifies for the £300 one-off ‘Pensioner Cost of Living Payment’ on top of their annual Winter Fuel Payment. In order to help people over State Pensions age manage energy bills this winter, more than eight million eligible households who receive the Winter Fuel Payment across the UK will receive the cash boost over November and December.

A brewery boss has warned that soaring energy bills could force some pubs to shut.

Martin Lewis issued a warning to households who are planning on cancelling their direct debit amid soaring energy bill prices. On Friday (August 26), Ofgem announced that energy bills for 24 million households on a standard tariff will increase by 80 per cent from October.

Thousands of Scots pensioners face a freezing winter with no heat due to “sky high” charges for pre-payment meters, campaigners have warned.

An update has been issued about this year's Winter Fuel Payments scheme. The scheme is being boosted this year in an attempt to help households deal with the cost of living crisis, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed.

Nearly half of Tory voters want to renationalise energy firms to help the UK cope with the cost of living crisis, a new poll has found.

Pubs and restaurants have spoken of their alarm and despair over soaring energy price rises. One curry house owner fears he'll be 'closed before Christmas' over the 'disgusting' rate hikes.

The major increase in the energy price cap could risk ‘deaths’ amid yet more financial pressure in what is already a cost of living crisis, warns one Greater Manchester health boss. The fears come as financial campaigner Martin Lewis has highlighted that families with medical needs will be disproportionately impacted by the soaring energy prices.

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP, Allan Dorans has today demanded urgent action from the UK government to financially support people with spiralling energy costs.

Brits will be forking out more than £5 just to have the oven on to cook a Sunday roast as the cost of energy soars. The shocking rise in bills is set to make some people question whether the Sunday ritual is sustainable.

A man has been left furious after his housemate bought an electric car - but still wants to split their energy bills evenly. The energy price cap for October was confirmed yesterday, with millions of people across the UK now facing an average annual increase of £1,578.

As the school summer holidays draw to an end, single mum Bev Arrowsmith had felt a small sense of relief, as her children could return to eating free school meals and wouldn't be spending all day at home.

Rylan Clark hit back at viewers who accused him of being 'too rich' to understand the energy crisis as he hosted ITV's This Morning alongside Ruth Langsford on Friday morning. It came as the pair reacted to the news that the energy price cap would soar by around 80 per cent to £3,549 from October.

The energy price cap will increase by around 80 per cent from the start of October, meaning the average household will pay £3,549 per year for gas and electricity. Gloomy forecasts predict that the cost of energy will continue to soar in the coming months leaving Brits in a bleak position.

Energy bills are set to rise again when a new price cap comes into effect in October. On Friday, Ofgem announced that the energy price cap would be set at £3,549 this autumn - an increase of around 80 per cent on the current cap of £1,971.