Energy

Npower has become the third big six supplier to increase its energy prices to the maximum allowed under the new cap on standard variable tariffs (SVTs) – hitting customers with an average 10.3% price rise from Monday 1 April. 

Energy firm Outfox the Market is cancelling its new seasonal direct debit policy following a raft of complaints over the planned move which would have seen most customers pay 40% more during the winter months. 

Energy firm Centrica – the parent company of British Gas – is seeking a judicial review of how energy regulator Ofgem has calculated the energy price cap. 

Npower and SSE, two of the big six energy firms, will no longer go ahead with their planned merger.

Small supplier Outfox the Market is changing how it takes monthly direct debit payments, meaning some customers face paying 40% more during winter months – on top of hiking prices for the third time in five months.

Household bills are rising faster than inflation for the first time since April 2017, according to the latest MSE Bills Tracker. 

Just over 138,000 of Britain's 12 million smart meters are guaranteed to retain their full functionality if you switch your energy supplier. 

Extra Energy, a small supplier with about 108,000 domestic customers, has ceased trading – but if you're a customer your supply will continue as normal.

There are now only five energy tariffs on the market that would cost you less than £1,000 per year with typical use, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

The energy price cap announced today is "misnamed" and is NOT an indication of the maximum amount householders will pay, Martin Lewis has warned.