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Clare Casalis

Clare Casalis

Assistant Editor - Money Products

Clare joined MSE in September 2021 after a career as a chartered accountant. She started out as a writer on MSE's Money team, exploring everything from student loans to pensions, before moving across to the Energy and Utilities team in November 2022.

As Senior Energy and Utilities Analyst, Clare is responsible for the quarterly Price Cap updates to our guides, and the daily updates to our popular Should I fix my energy? guide, which explains if it's worth fixing your energy tariff, as well showing the current energy deals available. Clare also helps out on the Cheap Energy Club.

Clare has written several new guides, including Heat pumps explained, Is solar battery storage worth it?, How to switch your energy and, most recently, Winter Fuel Payments.

Outside of work, Clare's passionate about travel and embarks on global adventures with her family as often as she can (on a budget of course!). She also loves running and yoga to keep a healthy body and mind.

Latest from Clare Casalis

Pension liberation

Changes to pension rules introduced in 2015 mean you've greater access to your pension. But you still need to be wary of pension liberation scams, which claim you can get access to your pension early. Pension liberation scammers claim they can get your money from pensions before you're 55, but the huge fees and taxes you'll pay can leave you with nowt for retirement and now scammers are targetting the over-55s as well.

7 January 2026

warm home

Grants of up to £30,000 are on offer from local authorities to make your home warmer and more energy efficient. The grant can be used to help pay for upgrades including insulation, solar panels, and heat pumps.

9 December 2025

Man installing loft insulation

There are freebies on offer from energy providers and local authorities to make your home warmer and more energy efficient. The most common are loft and cavity wall insulation, but there are plenty of other improvements up for grabs. So if you're on benefits and/or live in a home with a low energy performance rating, you might be eligible for free insulation. Here's how to find out...

9 December 2025

Smart meter in-home display

8 December 2025

Image shows a piggybank, a calculator and a light bulb

26 November 2025

A copy of the Autumn Budget 2025, in front of the Red Budget Box, a symbolic briefcase used by the Chancellor to carry the budget speech from Downing Street to the House of Commons

26 November 2025

Two wooden blocks are on a table – one with a lightbulb painted on it and one with a gas flame painted on it. Standing next to them is a piggybank.

21 November 2025

Solar panels on modern new build houses.

20 November 2025

11 November 2025

Close-up of electric charger plugged into an electric car

28 October 2025

Toilet roll tubes that have been decorated as vampires, bats, pumpkins and other Halloween-themed characters.

Halloween can be a pricey time – and often much of what you buy ends up in the bin, charity shop bag or loft. Not very MoneySaving! But if you still want to have fun on a budget, there are lots of things you can do and make that cost nothing at all. The only rule here is no shopping – you have to use what's already in the house.

24 October 2025

A tradesperson's gloved hand fitting insulation to a wall.

14 October 2025

29 September 2025

Two wooden blocks are on a table – one with a lightbulb painted on it and one with a gas flame painted on it. Standing next to them is a piggybank.

27 August 2025

Water tap with water coming out.

1 July 2025

If you have a complaint about your energy firm, it may be resolved more quickly in future, as the Government has announced a raft of proposals to strengthen consumer protections in the energy market. The planned changes include giving the Energy Ombudsman new powers to force firms to comply with its decisions – but it's still very early days. Here's what we know so far.

19 June 2025