Solar subsidy cut challenge allowed

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 15th December 2011 19:53.

A High Court judge has ordered a hearing next week of a challenge over government plans to cut financial incentives for solar electricity. The...

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Thousands of households 'in danger of eviction'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 13th December 2011 18:27.

*Housing charity Shelter has analysed rates of possession claims in England for snapshot of struggling households* One in every 111 households in......

Link -----> BBC News - Barclays basic account customers face fee rise...

One in four ‘urgently’ need a financial plan, warns debt charity

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 23rd November 2011 18:43.

Financial planning will be crucial for households if they are to avoid falling into difficulty in 2012 and beyond, debt charity Consumer...

Energy price to hit six million households

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 11th November 2011 09:23.

*Nearly six million customers are to be hit with energy price rises today as EDF becomes the latest to roll out its increases of 15.4pc in the...
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Money Advice Trust warns that many insolvencies are ‘avoidable’

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 4th November 2011 18:35.

Following today’s insolvency figures, The Money Advice Trust (MAT) is warning that many UK households face the prospect of insolvency...

How to block an energy bill hike if your direct debit starts to rise

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 19th October 2011 18:31.

Cash-strapped households hit with outrageous demands from energy firms to hike their monthly direct debit are being urged to challenge...

Hundreds of thousands of households are falling into arrears on their water bills, Money Mail can reveal. Debt advisers nationwide warn of an alarming rise in the number unable to find the cash for their most vital service - providing water and taking away sewerage - because of the soaring cost of...

Tory conference: Cameron rewrites credit card call

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 5th October 2011 13:57.

David Cameron has re-written part of his big Tory conference speech which appeared to call on households to pay off their credit card bills. The......

David Cameron is expected to tell UK households to pay off their credit and store card debts in his keynote speech to the Conservative conference later.
The prime minister will argue that the debt crisis was caused by individuals - as well as businesses, banks and government - borrowing...

I would rather post here than elsewhere...

Anyway - I have been claiming IS for a year now. There is myself and 5 kids (4 under 8 and 1 is 16yo). Before the separation (and before the IS claim), there were funds in an account I was joint-trustee of for step-daughter. To prevent the money...