Such figures were, and could still be, highly volatile. The government says the “savings” would be money not borrowed, rather than a pot of money available to spend elsewhere. However, the figures have prompted dozens of charities and campaigners to call on the government to reverse the plan for a typical annual bill to rise from £2,500 to £3,000 in April.
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Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed
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Dame Melanie Dawes, chief executive of Ofcom, called the bill’s passage through parliament “a major milestone in the mission...
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Older workers ‘see biggest jobs fall since 1980s’
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Nye Cominetti, senior economist at the Resolution Foundation, added: “In the face of the current crisis, unemployed older workers...
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Mission: Impossible Covid shutdowns prompt lawsuit
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“Remarkably, Federal stated that there was no evidence that those cast and crew members could not continue their duties,...
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Job centre workers ‘feel unsafe returning to work’
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A union representing job centre staff says three in five feel unsafe interacting with the public.
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Prepay energy customers disconnect over price rises
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Energy firm Utilita has over 800,000 customers, most of them on prepayment smart meters. At the company’s headquarters in...
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UK unemployment rate continues to surge
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Suren Thiru, head of economics at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “While there was a rise in the...
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Brexit: UK announces trade deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
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The UK’s international trade secretary, Liz Truss, said the deal would be “a major boost for our trade with...
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National Living Wage set to rise to £9.50 an hour
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