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Green Deal

Green Deal relaunched under private ownership - how does it stack up?
Homeowners will again be able to apply for Green Deal loans to make their property more energy efficient
20 June 2017

Government pulls plug on Green Deal funding
The Government's axing funds to the Green Deal Finance Company which helps to make homes energy-efficient
23 July 2015

Third portion of Green Deal cashback funding runs out in 10 days
The £70 million put aside for the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund has run out after just 10 days
26 March 2015

Urgent: Get up to £5,600 to improve your home
The Green Deal Home Improvement Fund is a Government cash giveaway available to anyone to encourage energy efficiency
11 March 2015

Green Deal cashback fund to be given £70m boost
An additional £70 million will be made available to households under the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund
4 March 2015

Green Deal voucher redemption deadline extended
The Government has today extended the deadline for some households to redeem their GDHIF vouchers by
9 February 2015

Landlords to be forced to improve energy efficiency of homes
New rules will prevent private landlords letting out the coldest and draughtiest homes, DECC has announced
5 February 2015

Solid wall insulation portion of Green Deal funding runs out in just over a day
The Green Deal Home Improvement Fund for solid wall insulation has closed today after the £24 million put aside ran out
11 December 2014

Green Deal Home Improvement Fund reopens
The Green Deal Home Improvement fund will reopen at 9am on 10 December with £100m available for home improvements
8 December 2014

Green Deal fund to reopen with an extra £100m
An extra £100m will be added to the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund the Government has announced today
7 October 2014
18 May 2022
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12 ways to save you can only do with apps
Incl free chocs, free Whopper, 1.5% savings
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Energy firms kiboshed from launching cheaper deals
Ofgem announces changes
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New. Top way to spend abroad
Get unbeatable exchange rates & cashback
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Martin: Aged 45-70?
You may be able to turn £800 into £5k
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Extra 10% off cheap past best-before groceries
Eg, 23p Pepsi
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New. Lloyds' £125 joins bank bribe bunch
But others pay up to a FREE £170
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48 oriental lily bulbs for £8
7,500 bundles available
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Hit by passport application delays? Your travel and compensation rights explained
17 May 2022With record numbers lodging passport applications after putting off renewals during the pandemic, delays at the Passport Office are threatening to derail holidays for many. We round up your travel and compensation rights. -
Households should ignore scam emails WRONGLY telling them to claim council tax rebates from energy regulator Ofgem
17 May 2022Beware scam emails wrongly telling you to click a link to sign up for both a council tax rebate and an energy bill discount. It comes as MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) has received several reports from individuals who've received these emails. Here's what you need to watch out for. -
NHS prescription costs frozen in England for the first time in 12 years – here are all the details and how to save on your medicine bills
17 May 2022NHS prescription costs will remain frozen at £9.35 an item for the next 12 months. This is welcome news for many but remember to check if you qualify for free prescriptions or if you can save money with a prescription 'season ticket'. See below for more details. -
Coronavirus travel rights
17 May 2022We've the latest on the testing and self-isolation rules for travellers visiting popular destinations abroad, plus full refund and insurance rights for overseas and UK travel. -
Customers of collapsed rent-to-own firm BrightHouse unlikely to receive any form of refund - here are all the details
16 May 2022Customers of collapsed rent to own company BrightHouse are unlikely to get any money back after the firm's joint administrators said the cost of refunding people would "far exceed" the money available.
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Martin Lewis: 'UO is just as important as UX: A tip for anyone developing their website or app'
6 May 2022I set up MoneySavingExpert.com nearly 20 years ago – when arguably the modern web was still in its infancy. With an abundance of self-belief (something I had too much of then, as I realise now) I decided not to read any books, or follow prevailing wisdom on how a site should operate – and just do it my way. -
Martin Lewis: Got a cash ISA? You should probably ditch it
3 May 2022Press the rewind button and go way back to April 2015... Possibly on the telly in the corner of your living room, I was on-air at the time urging savers as usual to use their new tax-free cash ISA allowance – because 'money was nicer in an ISA'. But things changed in 2016. -
Martin Lewis: Money and Mental Health charity 2021/22 – Covid & cost of living hell...
26 April 2022It's hard to believe the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) charity is now six years old. As the chair of trustees, each year I write the foreword to its annual report – and today the 2021/22 report is out, so I thought I'd blog my formal chair's foreword here. -
Martin Lewis: What happened to my pledge to give £10m to charity – 2022 update (spoiler: it's now £20m)
11 April 2022Nearly a decade ago, in June 2012, MSE joined the MSM Group and I pledged £10m to go to charity. As that was a public pledge and I feel I've a duty of transparency, every year or two I bash out a blog report to explain where I'm up to, and who's got what money.