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Money Box: What help can pensioners get with their rising fuel bills?

28/05/2022

What help can pensioners get with their rising fuel bills?

BBC Radio 4 - Money Box, What help can pensioners get with their rising fuel bills?

More on the government's £15 billion package to help households pay their fuel bills.

As the government announces a £15 billion package to help households with their fuel bills - what help is there for pensioners?

This week, the chief executive of the energy regulator Ofgem warned the energy price cap could rise to £2,800 a year for a typical home. A few days later, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, unveiled a £15 billion package to help households with their fuel bills - the second in three months. We'll discuss the details of what that means for pensioners with Helen Morrisey from Hargreaves Lansdown.

We'll hear from the CEO of Amigo loans on a new scheme, approved by the High Court this week, which will allow thousands of people who were mis-sold loans to apply for compensation.

What to do if you end up paying for a subscription unwittingly or can’t cancel it – and how the government plans to try and prevent consumers losing out.

And a Money Box mini on the new interest rate for Premium Bonds announced this week.

Presenter: Paul Lewis
Reporter: Dan Whitworth
Researcher: Sandra Hardial
Editor: Jess Quayle

(First broadcast 12pm on Saturday 28th May, 2022)

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