Desperate-sounding Daniel Andrews makes last-ditch pledges to ease power prices and fix health care as Victorian head to the polls Daniel Andrews vowed to ease cost of living pressures if re-elected as premier Around four million Victorians cast ballots early with remainder voting Saturday Mr Andrews has promised to cut electricity bills and bring in … Read more
Finance expert Martin Lewis has urged those with an ‘X’ on their pay slip to check they are on the right tax code – as the mistake could be costing them hundreds.
Average energy bills will rise to £3,000 a YEAR from April but Jeremy Hunt confirms poorest will receive extra support with eight million households to get £900 payments Average energy bills will rise to £3,000 a year in April under altered plans Chancellor confirms changes to ‘Energy Price Guarantee’ from next year Millions of households now … Read more
Formula for a happy festive season! Experts reveal why parents should only give teens TWO presents this Christmas as going overboard with gifts ‘desensitises’ children to the holiday Dr Jenna Vyas-Lee said overloading children with presents sets a bad example Expert said too many gifts can lose their meaning to children over time Others urged … Read more
King Charles to hand a one-off £600 bonus ‘out of his own pocket’ to staff who earn less than £30,000 a year to ‘help pay their bills’ during the cost of living crisis King Charles III to give staff on lower salaries a cost-of-living bonus, reports say Monarch said to have told hundreds of workers … Read more
Cost of living pushes families to brink as survey suggests 32million people are now struggling to pay their bills Three in five Britons now struggle to keep up with bills as cost-of-living crisis hits Almost 32million – 60 per cent of adults – say rising cost is pushing them to brink Financial Conduct Authority survey … Read more
Child poverty fears as data shows 1.1m young people are living in households where no adult has a job Data will fuel concerns about families struggling in cost of living crisis Proportion of children in jobless families three times higher in North East North East had highest percentage of children in workless households By Daily … Read more
1. USE YOUR CURTAINS Heat from the sun is free so make the most of it. Open your curtains and let the sunlight in during the day to make use of this free heat. When it gets dark, shut your curtains, which act as another layer of insulation and keep warmth in your rooms. You … Read more
As the cost of living spirals, employing a cleaner is more of a luxury than ever. Around my area, some people are cutting back on outside help and others have cut down on the hours their cleaner does to save money. Those who do all the chores themselves, meanwhile, are on the hunt for the … Read more
Woman reveals ‘cheap and easy’ way to ensure heat doesn’t escape through your FLOOR this winter – using a £10 gap filler Lydia Sear, from London, shared an ‘easy and cheap’ way avoid draughts By using a floorboard gap filler she says you can make sure heat doesn’t escape She filmed the clever hack in a TikTok … Read more
Lidl’s heated airer returns to shelves THIS WEEKEND – and the budget supermarket claims it runs on less than 8p per hour Lidl’s heated airer – a fan-favourite – returns to stores this Sunday, October 23 The supermarket currently offers the energy-saving appliance at £44.99 It claims the airer runs on less than 8p per … Read more
Would YOU make your child a ‘fakeaway’?Single mother sparks debate online after sharing snap of the £2.23 meal she created for her daughter Leigh Rubidge posted the money saving meal to social media as a ‘success’ The mother-of-one was met with criticism, calling the meal ‘rubbish’ The pizza and garlic bread cost £2.33 a fraction … Read more
Anthony Albanese ‘set to raise paid parental leave to 26 weeks’ to help more women enter the workforce PM to make sweeping change to the parental leave scheme Anthony Albanese aiming to address gender equity Paid parents leave ‘to rise from 18 to 26 weeks in 2026’ By Max Aldred For Daily Mail Australia and … Read more