Catherine Furze

Jan 7, 2024 | msn.com | Catherine Furze

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Jan 7, 2024 | chroniclelive.co.uk | Catherine Furze

New Year's Day marked the start of bigger bills for families as the energy price cap rose to £1,928 per year for average use - and even higher for households who have higher gas and electricity usage. The cap sets the maximum amount that suppliers can charge for units of gas and electricity and is updated every three months, and although the cap is forecast to reduce from April 1, energy prices are still notably higher than they were two years ago, before the ongoing cost of energy crisis began.

Jan 7, 2024 | chroniclelive.co.uk | Catherine Furze

A Newcastle city centre record shop has been left in a spin after a phone mix-up led to the potential loss of "hundreds of pounds worth" of business. Reflex, on Nun Street Newcastle, has been serving music fans since 1999, but customer service ground to a halt between Christmas and New Year, when owner Alan Jordan arranged for his broadband to be switched from PlusNet to BT.

Jan 5, 2024 | msn.com | Catherine Furze

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Jan 5, 2024 | chroniclelive.co.uk | Catherine Furze

Around 27 million people will have a little extra cash in their pockets after the new National Insurance rate comes into effect today. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed the plan to cut the main rate of National Insurance (NI) from 12% to 10% in last November's Autumn Statement, saying it will save the average salaried worker on £35,400 about £450 each year. “From nurses and brickies, to cleaners and butchers, 27 million hard-working Brits will have a little more cash in their pockets,” he said.