Gas

Most people aged 60 or over can get help towards their energy costs, which can be a vital lifeline for many as winter draws nearer and heating costs rise.

The squeeze on families' spending power was just as strong last month as it was a year earlier, a report found today.

Millions are being walloped by energy price hikes this winter, but it's not just the big headline-making firms upping bills. Hundreds of thousands of households are also being hit by smaller companies increasing costs as well.

Millions of households are to be moved to better energy deals, with suppliers limited to four tariffs per fuel, under proposals published by the Government today.

Energy Secretary Ed Davey will flesh out proposals today to ensure all households are on the cheapest gas and electricity tariffs available.

Co-op Energy has announced it is cutting energy prices — but only by 2%, and only on electricity.

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), whose customers were hit with bill hikes of 9% last month, says its half-year profits have jumped 38% to nearly £400 million.

Regulators are today investigating claims energy companies are manipulating wholesale gas prices.

EDF has become the fifth of the big six energy firms to announce a price rise just in time for winter. And it's a huge rise.