How to prepare for the energy cap increase as prices are set to rise by almost £1k in October

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Newly-announced measures to help those living on the breadline in Stirling have been welcomed - but there are fears they won’t be enough to reverse the current situation for many.

Martin Lewis has warned that thousands of people across the UK could miss out on the new cost of living payment.The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, recently revealed plans to give every UK household £400 in order to help with rising costs, while those on the lowest incomes will receive £650.The MoneySavingExpert founder, 49, conducted a live interview with the Chancellor, where he challenged him about the new plans, as it was revealed that people who receive certain benefits will miss out on the new financial support. Martin warned that those who receive PIP, Carers Allowance or ESA face missing out on the £650 payment.

A man who owns seven homes and is due a windfall of £2,800 from Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s energy rebate has said he’ll keep the cash.

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New YouGov research recently commissioned by British Gas indicates that four in 10 households will struggle to pay their next energy bill in the wake of Ofgem’s 54 per cent increase, which came into effect on April 1.

New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the energy crisis has increased the number of people who are thinking about upgrading their homes to ensure that less heat leaks out.

Last week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the Uk Government will double the £200 energy bill ‘loan-not-loan’ to £400 which is set to be applied to all domestic electricity accounts from October and turned it into a grant meaning nobody needs to pay it back.

A leading money switching service has spoken out following the government's new plan to knock hundreds of pounds off energy bills for homeowners. .

We're all trying to make savings at the supermarket as the cost of living continues to bite.

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Kaye Adams has vowed that she will pay back her £400 energy grant during a discussion on the rising cost of living on Friday's instalment of Loose Women. Earlier this week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak detailed plans for each home in the country to receive £400 towards the cost, with the money not expected to be repaid. However, 59 year old Kaye expressed her plans to "absolutely" pay the money forward to an "appropriate charity".

It was recently revealed that the energy price cap is set to increase again in October, leaving millions of Brits out of pocket. In order to help with the rising cost of living, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rushi Sunak, has unveiled plans to give all UK households a £400 energy bill discount later this year.

Rishi Sunak has insisted that he did not time handing out £21bn-worth of cost-of-living support to deflect from Partygate. The Chancellor announced the new package of support yesterday (Thursday), just one day after Sue Gray's highly anticipated report on Downing Street's lockdown parties was published.

The cost of living crisis has left many Brits wondering how they will be able to face soaring prices.To help with energy bills, the Chancellor unveiled plans on Thursday that will see each home in the country be given £400 towards the cost. Initially households were to be given a refund of £200 on bills in October and this was to be a loan that had to be repaid.This has now changed and instead the Chancellor announced he will be giving households £400 - and the money is not to be repaid.

The cost of living crisis has hit millions from all around the country with many Brits wondering how they’ll tackle a rise in bills. On Thursday it seemed there could be an answer to questions over the rise in energy bills when the Chancellor announced a new package of support that gives families on benefits a one off £650 payment.

Money saving expert Martin Lewis has pointed out that some key groups are missing out on the extra cash announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak today in his new support package.

Pensioners will receive a one-off payment of £300 to help ease the cost of living crisis, the chancellor has announced. Rishi Sunak today unveiled an emergency package of supportive measures to tackle the impact of soaring inflation, which has reached a 40-year high.

Every household in the UK will receive a £400 discount on their energy bills as prices increase by more than £800 this autumn. Addressing the House of Commons today, Chancellor Rishi Sunak acknowledged the situation has worsened since he announced the energy bills discount earlier this year, which was effectively a £200 loan to be repaid over the course of five years.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a string of new measures aimed at helping millions of households across the country deal with the soaring cost of living. It comes as the UK faces record-high levels of inflation and rapidly rising energy and gas bills, forcing many households and families to fall into poverty.

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak will address the UK today to announce new support packages to help people struggling with the ever-worsening cost of living crisis. It comes as energy process, which already increased by 54 per cent in April, are forecast to rise another £830 in October.

Rishi Sunak could announce a cut of £400 on energy bills for every home under a new cost of living support plan, according to reports. The Chancellor is set to announce a new package of support today (Thursday) in the Commons, which is likely to include a discount on energy bills funded by windfall tax on oil and gas giants.

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Martin Lewis hosted an hour-long special of his award-winning Money Show Live on Tuesday offering crucial advice for energy customers across the country in the wake of Ofgem’s announcement that the price cap is expected to increase by a further £830 to £2,800 in October.

The cost of living crisis is continuing to make it harder for everyone to cope with energy bills, groceries, and every day spending. I, like many people, am looking of ways to keep track on where my money goes and where I can afford to make changes to my spending habits, but some of our spending is hard to monitor, especially when you've got to factor in energy usage for lots of household appliances.

A useful energy calculator may help householders save hundreds on their electricity and gas bills amid the energy price cap rise.

Martin Lewis has issued urgent advice on those switching energy tariffs — on the day it was announced the energy price cap will rise massively. The cap is set to rise by a huge 42 percent in October.

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