OVO Energy package - what's included and who is eligible as 15,000 customers receive support

The latest figures from the Treasury suggest there were 36,900 people in work claiming the Blind Person’s Allowance in 2021-22. The Blind Person's Allowance provides an extra amount of tax-free earnings for individuals who are registered as blind and is set at £2,600 for 2022-23.

Shoppers have been warned to avoid certain AERO hot chocolate products which they may have bought recently, as they could contain traces of silica beads.

It appears in their swift action attempting to look like they really care about eradicating racism, the Royal family seem to have forgotten something: the Black woman at the center of the incident.

British Gas has announced it will reward customers for helping take pressure off the grid by using a reduced amount of electricity during busy times. The UK's largest energy supplier is the latest company to offer this scheme, and it's hoped that 100,000 people will sign up.

The UK Government has said it is working to deliver the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) to people who do not have a direct electricity connection with their supplier “as soon as possible”. This includes private tenants with an all-inclusive rental agreement and people living in park homes or a houseboat.

The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has written to domestic energy suppliers across the UK asking them to make their systems more responsive to positive changes in consumer behaviour in order to produce more accurate Direct Debits. In a letter to CEOs across the country, Grant Shapps urges them to ensure energy bills reflect what customers are using, rather than over-estimating charges.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people aged over 16 and under State Pension age with a disability, long-term illness or mental health condition who need help completing daily tasks inside their home or getting around.

A green energy expert whose firm scammed £4million from customers for wind farm schemes has been banned from running companies for 14 years. Geoscientist Dr Paul Dougan was hit with the ban after a probe by the Insolvency Service found he used investors’ cash to fund separate property ventures instead of putting it into wind farm projects.

Finance guru Martin Lewis has warned people in the UK about switching energy providers ahead of the price hike next year.

A heating expert has warned people in the UK about some common energy myths that he claims everyone should stop believing.

Households are being urged tonegotiate their bills as customers are now in debt to their supplier by £206 on average.

Customers who bought items from Made.com before it went into administration are being advised to submit a claim to get their money back if their order doesn't arrive by November 25.

Inflation rose to 11.1 per cent in October from 10.1 per cent in September, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced.

A house where an entire family was brutally murdered more than 20 years ago is on the market. The three-bed semi-detached house in Clydach, Swansea Valley, has just come on to the market with an asking price of over £175,000.

A Scots mum left with crippling energy bills from the cost of running her daughter's life support has received a £17,000 donation from Kate Winslet.

The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that in February this year there were 12.5 million people across the UK receiving State Pension payments, a contributory benefit which provides essential financial support every four weeks for those who have paid at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance Contributions.

Thousands of households which use smart meters and are in debt on their energy bills are being moved over to a prepay method which costs more and could leave them cut-off.

The cold winter months are here and with them comes the dreaded rise in energy bills, and with the current cost of living crisis showing no signs of slowing, it can be especially daunting for households with children. A recent study from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicated that households with children spend £7,430.80 more per year than those without.

McDonald's have announced a bold move to ban an item in all their UK restaurants- leaving customers of the global food franchise fuming . The junk food giant will be ditching all plastic cutlery and instead replacing it with paper alternatives, reports the Liverpool Echo.

Customer opinions been mixed after a Fish and Chip shop launched a new vegan product. Papa's Fish and Chips recently created their battered tofu dished dubbed 'To-Fish' - which has split their customers.