Most consumers 'worried about winter energy bill'
02/03/2012 02:20 PM

We may have had some mild weather this winter, but 85% of consumers are still worried about the day their winter energy bill lands on their doormat, according to research by uSwitch.com. The average energy bill is around £224, or 21%, more expensive than at the end of 2010. According to uSwitch, around 83% of us have been rationing our heating this winter, and 75% of households have gone without heating at some point this winter to keep costs down. That's around 5.3 million more households than last year.

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UK savers 'lagging behind other countries'
02/03/2012 02:03 PM

UK families are saving significantly less of their incomes than families in other countries, according to new research by Lloyds TSB - and many could be putting themselves at risk of problems with debt. The research found that the average family in China saves nine times more than their UK counterparts, in relation to their incomes. Meanwhile, German families save twice as much as UK families.

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