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Business secretary writes to domestic energy suppliers
Business secretary Grant Shapps has written to domestic energy suppliers asking them how they intend to make sure that direct debit systems do not overestimate energy use.
New measures to help households reduce energy bills
The government has announced a £1 billion ECO+ scheme to help hundreds of thousands of homes to get new home insulation. It is estimated this will save consumers around £310 a year.
ECO+ will provide support to those in the least energy-efficient homes in lower council tax bands and the most vulnerable.
There will also be a £18 million campaign to give the public advice on how to save money without sacrificing comfort.
Leaders pay tribute to local government guru John Stewart
Local government has paid tribute to Professor John Stewart, one of the most influential local government academics of the 20th century, after he died peacefully at home on Wednesday.
The number of deaths in UK care homes has dropped below pre-Covid levels for the first time, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Solace survey predicts the impact of Autumn statement on residents
Patrick Melia: "Trying to respond to these pressures through regressive council tax or use of reserves is simply not sustainable, as this survey shows."
Croydon Council issues third Section 114 notice in two years
Conservative Mayor Jason Perry, who took office six months ago as the borough's first elected Mayor, claimed the council needed more government aid because “historic financial mismanagement has left the authority operationally unsustainable”.
