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Energy regulator Ofgem has urged suppliers to improve their complaints handling processes. It has written to chief executives demanding improvements.

A government initiative to prevent struggling homeowners from losing their property only helped one borrower in April. This takes the grand total to just two since the Mortgage Rescue scheme was launched in January.

The minimum wage will rise for most workers this October by 7p an hour to £5.80, it was announced today.

All homes in Britain will have energy meters telling users how much they’ve spent fitted between 2012 and 2020, the Government announced today.

The Government’s much-trumpeted Mortgage Rescue Scheme has only helped one struggling homeowner avoid losing their home since it was launched in January.

The Government today launched a scheme that allows some hard-up borrowers to defer mortgage interest payments for up to two years.

UK building societies have insisted they are still a safe haven for savers, despite a raft of major mutuals having their financial strength called into question this week.

The Liberal Democrats have thrown their weight behind MoneySavingExpert.com’s campaign to force banks and building societies to publish savings rates on customer statements

The Government will allow those who tried but failed to boost their state pension last week – before top-up prices rocketed by 50% today – more time to pay the reduced rates.