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Household energy bills will be £240 higher each year by 2020 largely due to the mounting cost of Government green policies, energy giant Npower claims.

A cap limiting the amount of benefits households can receive each week has come into force today.

Workers will find it easier to build up their retirement pots, as the Government plans to ease rules around its new pension scheme.

Over six million people could boost their chances of getting credit by joining the electoral register.

House prices rose at their fastest rate for almost three years in June, as Government stimulus schemes improved confidence in the market and a property shortage fuelled rising prices.

Superfast broadband customers will be offered cheaper and shorter deals and be able to switch more easily between providers under plans to open up BT's fibre cable network to more competition.

MoneySavingExpert.com has called for tougher action to protect people from unscrupulous payday lenders at a crunch Government-led summit today. Meanwhile, payday loan companies could be banned from advertising, the new financial regulator also warned.

House prices have recorded their fastest increase in almost three years, Nationwide has reported.

The Government's Green Deal scheme, which aims to help people make energy efficient home improvements, is continuing to make a slow start, new figures show.

Households at risk of flooding should be able to get affordable insurance in future, the Government said today.