Gas

British Gas has become the second Big Six energy provider to announce price cuts this year, but the drop doesn't take effect until 27 February and the 5% reduction only applies to gas.

Three-quarters of low income families struggled with their energy bills last year, jeopardising the health of their children, according to charity Turn2us.

If you're looking to switch energy provider, from today it could take half as long as it did in the past, following a voluntary move by suppliers to make the process easier and quicker.

E.on has today become the first energy provider to cut its standard energy prices this year, but the move will shave only £24 from an average customer's annual gas bill. Far greater savings are available to those who switch.

The price of gas and electricity is unlikely to fall in the next few months for millions of households on their provider's standard tariff even though suppliers now pay less for the energy they sell to us, according to industry insiders. But those looking for a new deal can take advantage of a price war.

Customers of electricity provider iSupplyEnergy will no longer be blocked from switching if they don't tell it they're moving elsewhere, following concerns flagged by both customers and MoneySavingExpert.com.

SSE, Scottish Power and energy generator GDF SUEZ/IPM are to pay penalties totalling £4.6 million to charity following their failure to deliver energy efficiency measures on time.

The Green Deal Home Improvement fund (GDHIF) will reopen at 9am on Wednesday (10 December) with an initial £30 million available for home improvements. But households need to act quickly to bag the energy efficiency cashback.

British Gas has been ordered to pay £11.1 million to charity after an Ofgem investigation found it failed to deliver energy efficiency measures to low-income households by a given deadline.

The average annual dual fuel energy bill for the next 12 months is expected to be £1,326, according to Ofgem's latest supply market indicator published today.