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• Dear Jeremy Hunt, I have a job but still need benefits and can barely make ends meet. You have no idea | Anonymous

  03-10-2023 18:48
  
  The chancellor talks about ‘life on benefits’ as if it is a choice. The reality for millions of us is so differentThe writer is a participant in Changing Realities, a University of York research programme documenting life on a low-income and pushing for changeOn Monday the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, pledged in his Conservative party conference speech to look again at strengthening sanctions to make sure people cannot exploit the UK’s “safety net” for a “life on
  
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• Green economy workers: how will the UK’s net zero U-turns affect you?

  03-10-2023 16:23
  
  We want to hear from people working across the UK’s green economy sectors about how they will be impacted by the prime minister’s net zero U-turnsPrime minister Rishi Sunak has in recent weeks watered down key targets in the UK’s drive to becoming net zero carbon in response to the climate crisis.Sunak attracted condemnation from environmental experts in September for pushing back the deadlines for selling new petrol and diesel cars and the phasing out of gas boilers. Continue
  
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• first direct cuts rates across all fixed rate mortgages to remain ‘competitive’

  03-10-2023 16:08 via express.co.uk
  
  First direct's lowest five-year fixed-rate mortgage deal has dropped to 4.92 percent.
  
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• 'I spent 10 years saving for first home then had £227,000 stolen from my account'

  03-10-2023 16:06 via express.co.uk
  
  Elvins and his wife had fallen victim to a payment redirection scam.
  
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• Halifax warning over 'convincing' email designed to steal your bank details

  03-10-2023 14:47 via express.co.uk
  
  Fraudsters have been posing as Halifax in emails to steal people's bank details through a fake website.
  
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• Eurozone unemployment rate drops to record-low, piling pressure on ECB

  03-10-2023 12:35 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Tax consultant Bob Lyddon said the eurozone-wide average also disguises "unacceptably high youth unemployment" in several Club Med countries.
  
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• Britons urged to apply for £5,000 state pension payments or risk missing out on funds

  03-10-2023 12:30 via express.co.uk
  
  Tax officials are taking an "educated guess" at who is eligible but the state pension underpayments issue mostly affects women in their 60s and 70s.
  
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• British Gas extends savings scheme offering thousands of customers 50% off energy

  03-10-2023 12:21 via express.co.uk
  
  Households will have discounted electricity for celebrations on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
  
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• State pensioners can apply for £600 Winter Fuel Payment from this week

  03-10-2023 10:54 via express.co.uk
  
  The yearly payment is being supplemented this year with an additional cost of living payment.
  
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• Energy bill warning as this simple thermostat mistake can cost you hundreds extra

  03-10-2023 10:52 via express.co.uk
  
  While the cost per unit of energy has come down, 7.2 million households in England will spend more than they did last winter, new data has shown.
  
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• Millions of pensioners could bag free nationwide rail travel as thousands sign petition

  03-10-2023 10:01 via express.co.uk
  
  The petition was signed by more than 21,000 people calling for free rail travel for those of state pension age.
  
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• Food prices fall on previous month for first time in two years as retail inflation slows

  03-10-2023 08:59 via express.co.uk
  
  Customers who bought dairy, margarine, fish and vegetables - all typically own-brand lines - would have seen lower prices than in August.
  
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• I was fined £100 for queuing up at a carwash queue

  03-10-2023 08:00
  
  The forecourt cameras only monitor the time a car arrives and departs rather than what the owner does on siteMy husband had to wait in a long queue at the carwash at the Applegreen petrol station near our home in Bristol, and was shocked when a £100 fine (£60 if paid within a fortnight) arrived in the post from the car park management firm Parkingeye.We appealed and sent it evidence: the actual carwash ticket, the receipt and credit card payment – but it was rejected. We went b
  
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• Universal Credit slammed by mother struggling to feed kids - 'it's completely out of sync'

  03-10-2023 01:01 via express.co.uk
  
  Low benefits make it harder for people to find work, get more hours or better work, and ultimately get off benefits
  
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• UK food prices fall in September for first time in two years, figures show

  03-10-2023 01:01
  
  Average food basket down by 0.1% amid fierce supermarket competition, says the British Retail ConsortiumFood prices dropped in the UK in September for the first month in almost two years, according to retail industry figures, offering consumers some respite amid the cost of living crisis.The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said price reductions for dairy, margarine, fish and vegetables and fierce supermarket competition helped to bring down the cost of an average food basket by 0.1% compared wit
  
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