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Budget 2023: Energy Price Guarantee to remain at £2,500 in win for Martin Lewis and MSE – here's what it means for your bills

The announcement follows a month-long campaign led by Martin Lewis, which has been backed by 130 charities and consumer organisations.

15 March 2023

Martin Lewis: April's 20% energy price rise likely to be cancelled as energy firms assume it won't happen

Next month's 20% energy bill rise is now likely to be scrapped by the Government, as energy firms are preparing for it not to go ahead.

15 March 2023

Martin Lewis: Postpone the planned cuts to Government energy support

MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis has today written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt urging him to keep the energy price guarantee (EPG) at a typical £2,500/year, rather than hiking it to £3,000/year from 1 April as planned. See the letter in full below.

15 March 2023

Government minister responds to Martin Lewis confirming the Treasury will look at proposals to free mortgage prisoners

Economic secretary to the Treasury Andrew Griffith MP has confirmed he will read and seek official advice on the proposals for freeing mortgage prisoners put forward in a recently published LSE report.

10 March 2023

Government made £2.4 billion from mortgage prisoner scandal - Martin Lewis says it must fix problems caused

A landmark new report published today puts forward costed solutions to the horror of the situation facing up to 200,000 mortgage prisoners, who have been trapped on high rates after their loans were sold by the state to 'closed book' inactive lenders.

10 March 2023

Mortgage prisoners: Government promises to consider proposals to free trapped borrowers

The Government has today confirmed that it will "carefully consider" the costed and practical proposals for freeing mortgage prisoners put forward in the recently published report by the LSE.

7 March 2023

Martin Lewis: Outdated LISA rules COSTING first-time buyers and need a radical overhaul

Change is needed to help half a million younger people with Lifetime ISAs as many risk lock-out and £1,000+ in fines to get their money back.

22 January 2023

Martin Lewis and MSE among organisations urging energy firms to act over missing bill help vouchers for non-smart prepay users

MoneySavingExpert.com and its founder Martin Lewis are among a coalition of organisations calling on energy firms to take urgent action to ensure households on traditional prepayment meters can access the Government's vital energy help.

20 December 2022

Smart prepay energy user? Many suppliers will let you use Government payments on gas AND electricity, but two still aren't – here's what each firm is doing

British Gas and Ovo are still unable to confirm they'll let smart prepay customers use their £400 energy support payments on both electricity AND gas, despite gas being crucial for many people's heating this winter.

8 November 2022

Smart prepay energy user? MSE is urging firms to let you use Government payments on gas AND electricity – here's what each firm is doing

MoneySavingExpert.com is calling on energy firms to make it possible for prepay customers with smart meters to use their £400 energy support payments on both electricity AND gas, as it's the gas meter that's crucial for many people's heating this winter.

18 October 2022