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One in four adults in UK to buy now, pay later for Christmas, study shows

Citizens Advice warns such credit schemes risk delivering ‘knockout blow’ to household finances

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023

Citizens Advice warning as many turn to buy-now-pay-later to fund Christmas

The charity said it was braced to provide debt support as increasing numbers resort to using the unregulated credit.

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

In hard times, we’re giving advice – and help – to UK citizens where it’s needed most

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The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023

Parcel firms deliver ‘miserable’ service for the third year running

None of the major parcel firms – Royal Mail, DPD, Yodel, Amazon Logistics or Evri – managed to secure even a three star rating out of five.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Where can rental tenants in England turn for help?

Who is liable for repairs on privately rented property, and what’s the law on no-fault evictions?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023

Citizens Advice seeing more working people being pulled into the red

People who are self-employed have been particularly hit by ‘negative budgets’, the charity said.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

First class stamp rises to record price

Citizens Advice has called for the firm to be held to account over ‘rocketing prices’

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

We have all felt powerless as poverty mounts in Tory Britain. Here is a practical way to hold back the tide

Help with bills via a social tariff would hark back to the success of the Covid universal credit uplift, writes Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023

Energy bills: don’t break promise on social tariff, Sunak urged

Martin Lewis and Citizens Advice among those telling PM poorer Britons must get help, as industry source calls idea ‘unworkable’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023

Coalition calls on Sunak for consultation on energy social tariff

Household energy bills are expected to be around 13% more expensive on average than they were last winter despite the price cap dropping.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023