UK energy: about 14m households getting ‘below-average’ service Ecotricity ranked top in Citizens Advice survey, followed by Outfox, Octopus and Co-operative The Guardian - UK · Mar 17
Royal Mail criticised as first-class stamp price rises to £1.80 despite ‘failing service’ Company attacked for ‘forcing people to dig deeper into their pockets’ as second-class stamps increase to 91p The Guardian - UK · Mar 6
AI contributes to spike in fashion sales complaints to Citizens Advice The advisory service said it was helping a consumer with a fashion purchase every seven minutes. Evening Standard · Feb 23
Royal Mail delivered Christmas letters and parcels late to about 16m people ‘No light at the end of the tunnel for consumers’ as 2025 figure is 50% higher than previous year, says Citizens Advice The Guardian - UK · Jan 28
29% of UK adults hit by Royal Mail delays over Christmas, warns Citizens Advice The figure is a 50% increase on December 2024, up from 10.7 million people, the charity found. Evening Standard · Jan 28
Half a million heat network customers to receive Ofgem protection from this week New rules will bring heat network customers in England, Scotland and Wales more closely in line with those on traditional gas and electricity. Evening Standard · Jan 26
ScottishPower named worst energy supplier for customer service Which? survey ranks many of Great Britain’s biggest suppliers near bottom, with British Gas and EDF Energy also scoring poorly The Guardian - UK · Jan 19
More than 400,000 people sought debt help from Citizens Advice in 2025 Around 13,300 people have already turned to the charity for help with debt in the first working week of 2026. The Independent UK · Jan 15
Christmas parcels: the best ways to send them in the UK – and the last posting dates From picking Royal Mail or a courier firm to avoiding post office queues, here’s how to have a stress-free experience The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025
Beware buy now, pay later temptation on Black Friday, debt charities warn Billions will be spent on credit over the discount weekend but experts say the payment option is ‘not risk-free’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2025
Revealed: The best and worst parcel delivery companies in the UK A recent report has revealed the rankings of the largest delivery services in the UK The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025
Tony Blair’s think tank joins calls for £300 cut in energy prices ahead of Budget A report by the Energy Crisis Commission has called for next week’s Budget to include details on how the government will reduce the gap between electricity and gas prices The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025
Government must tackle high electricity prices in Budget, industry experts say Electricity prices in the UK remain some of the highest in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 sparked the energy crisis. Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025
Parcel problems reach record as 15 million people are let down on the doorstep Citizens Advice said its fifth annual parcel league table laid bare ‘how broken this market is’. Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025 MPs criticise Ofgem’s ‘completely inadquate’ response to energy debt crisis The regulator was criticised for choosing to reclaim debt through higher household bills, rather than tapping into network firms’ windfall profits.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025 Tightening Pip benefit eligibility could save £9bn a year, says Reform Lee Anderson says ‘gaming the system’ is too common and jokes about symptoms of anxiety and depression
Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025 Reform UK’s Lee Anderson says he ‘gamed’ benefits system in former job The Ashfield MP said he used to help people get on sickness benefits when he worked at Citizens Advice.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025 Private rent in Britain now swallows 44% of the average wage Monthly cost jumps to record £1,385 outside London, and £2,736 in the capital, with hotspots showing hefty rises
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025 Four million people forced into debt to pay for heating and food, new report finds Around 860,000 children are living in households who can’t afford the essentials
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025 Millions in households in England and Wales are stuck in the red, says charity Citizens Advice says 4 million people spending more on essentials than they earn amid ever-increasing bills
Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025 Estimated 4m people in England and Wales ‘are trapped in a negative budget’ Citizens Advice estimated that in 2025/26, more than half a million people could be at risk of an unexpected shock pushing them into the red.
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025 Millions stung by scams with online shopping the top trap – Citizens Advice The charity has urged consumers to be cautious when taking advantage of shopping deals ahead of Black Friday and Christmas.
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025 UK poverty crisis laid bare as 500,000 children living in families trapped in benefits debt cycle Exclusive: Tens of thousands of families are forced to take out loans to cover the five-week wait until their first universal credit payment – but many struggle to pay it back
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025 Mobile and broadband companies ‘not being upfront’ about better renewal deals Citizens Advice said the ‘murky practice’ of hidden deals was forcing loyal customers to ‘jump through hoops’.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2025 Mobile and broadband customers ‘losing out because of murky contract practices’ Citizens Advice says people who call to negotiate money off can save on average more than £325 a year