May 2012

Half a million people are set to lose their disability benefits under government plans, it has emerged.

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has caved in to huge public and media pressure by announcing it will offer new policies to its pet insurance customers whose animals have a medical condition, after the bank originally axed cover.

MoneySavingExpert.com, consumer lobby group Which? and the British Bankers' Association have today written a joint letter to the Justice Secretary demanding tougher regulation of claims management firms.

EDF, Npower and Scottish Power have refused to state whether they are likely to raise gas and electricity prices this year, following today's decision by Eon to freeze bills for the rest of 2012.

Energy giant Eon has today promised to freeze gas and electricity prices for all of its domestic customers between now and the end of the year.

Using the mobile internet in another European Union country will become cheaper from July, after the European Commission announced new price caps on the amounts providers can charge.

Co-operative Energy will supply gas and electricity for the first 30,000 households to sign up to 'The Big Switch', the nationwide collective campaign from consumer group Which?.

Households are being warned of more energy price hikes after British Gas owner Centrica said its costs were continuing to rise.

Three and a half million taxpayers will get tax refunds averaging £380 from next week, while another 1.6 million will be asked to repay a typical £540 as they've underpaid.