Cost of living

Some UK households will see their energy bills increase by up to 500%

Experts reveal how you can avoid the Ofgem loophole and slash your energy bills

With recent news revealing some UK households will see their energy bills increase by up to 500% due to Ofgem loophole, experts reveal that triple glazing could slash energy bills by up to 50%.

  • Triple glazing improves home insulation, leading to reduced energy requirements for heating and cooling, and translating into cost savings of up to 50%
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These are the items that have seen the largest annual hikes in price

What to drop from your supermarket shop

The latest analysis by finance experts, RIFT , has revealed which items are best left out of your shopping basket having seen the largest annual hikes in price, with the average cost of supermarket food items increasing by 11.6% in the last year alone - that’s £0.44p per item.

RIFT analysed the latest data from the Office for National Statistics on the average price of food and drink...

87 percent of working parents now regularly look after their children while still trying to do their day job

Increase in parenting and working from home at the same time, due to cost of living

Researchers polled home (and hybrid) working parents, and discovered as many as 87 percent now regularly look after their children while still trying to do their day job, with 85 percent even having to work in the same room as their kids.

Nine in ten (91 percent) of the parents, polled by Capital One UK say they find it stressful juggling work and parenting duties, with one in three...

The majority of parents feel financial skills are important

Rising costs-of-living are fuelling finance chats between UK parents and children

Legal & General surveyed over 2,000 individuals with children aged 6–16 years old to find out how modern-day parents across the UK approach teaching their children important financial lessons.

Financial skills matter

The majority of parents feel financial skills are important (95%) - and most of them (90%) have talked about financial matters, such as budgeting and saving...

A third of Brits admit they will dip into savings this year

Third of Brits dipping into savings amid cost of living crisis

A third of Brits admit they will dip into savings this year to pay for unexpected cost-of-living emergencies, according to new national research.

The study, commissioned by budgeting experts Park Christmas Savings , lays bare the nation’s fears over financial planning – with many saying they are already concerned about affording Christmas 2023, just weeks after last year’s...

74% of parents are worried about paying for gas and electricity

Seven expert hacks to reduce your family's energy bill

74% of parents are worried about paying for gas and electricity according to a recent survey .

While many parents are acutely aware of rising costs, it can be difficult to reduce your energy consumption when you have children.

As a result, Moneyboat.co.uk wanted to share some lesser known tips for how parents can reduce their energy bills while keeping children happy and...

Four in ten consumers are worried they will not be able to afford Christmas this year

Four in ten people worried they will not be able to afford Christmas

Four in ten consumers are worried they will not be able to afford Christmas this year, with 83% saying the cost of living will impact festivities.

As much as a fifth will start their Christmas shopping earlier this year with three quarters of them doing so for financial reasons. Four in ten of these early shoppers say that things are cheaper if bought early.

A third of...

The cost of childcare during the holidays is causing stress

Nine in ten parents cut back on spending to get through half term

Nine in ten (93%) parents are cutting back on spending to get through the October half term, according to Comparethemarket’s latest Household Financial Confidence Tracker . The research also found that the cost of childcare during the holidays is causing stress for the majority of families in the UK. Almost two in three (62%) parents with children at home are stressed about childcare during...

Nearly half of mums have debts from one to 20 thousand pounds

Mums face cost of living crisis already in thousands of pounds of debt

Nearly half [49%] of mums have debts from one to 20 thousand pounds, with one in 10 shouldering debts of over twenty thousand pounds, according to new research from workingmums.co.uk which shows that 90% of mums in work have not had a salary rise in line with inflation*. workingmums.co.uk ’s annual survey lifts the lid on the harsh financial times that mums are trapped in, some with debts of...

Take away pizza a popular choice is cost of living crisis bites

Take away pizza a popular choice as cost of living crisis bites

The nation is still going mad for a low-cost takeaway with Foodhub reporting a +3.8% growth in 2022, according to new data released today.

New data from Foodhub demonstrates that people are opting to stay at home in order to save money, while still spending quality time with loved ones with a local takeaway.

The data also discovered pizza has been named the UK’s most popular...

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