8th Nov 2023
We take a look at a new initiative called the National Grid Demand Flexibility Service, where energy companies will give you money back if you use less electricity during peak times. How to register Check with your energy provider and if they’re participating, they’ll let you know about the National Grid’s event days. It’s easy…
8th Nov 2023
Financial Help Claimants of Universal Credit could be due thousands worth of extra financial of extra help, but may not be aware of it. Low income Brits are struggling with their household budgets in the face of rising costs – from household bills like gas and electricity to food and general cost of living –…
7th Nov 2023
Yes, you read that headline correctly, you actually can make money on the toilet. Or anywhere else that you may spend a significant amount of time sat around! If you’re the sort of person who likes to take some reading material into the bathroom with you, then why not try to make money on the…
31st Oct 2023
Winter payment 2023: Millions of households to receive £300 from DWP between 31 October and 19 November 2023 This is the second of 3 payments totalling up to £900 supporting eligible people on means-tested benefits with the cost of living Payments make up part of government’s record financial support for the most vulnerable worth an…
26th Oct 2023
New research out today from The Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that the number of people experiencing destitution has increased by 61% from 2019 to 2022, with an even larger increase in the number of children experiencing destitution. Further, the social security system is not protecting people with 72% of those destitute receiving benefits. Responding to…
18th Oct 2023
How can you stay warm without putting the heating on? With the cost of energy through the roof and the winter nights drawing in, here at MoneyMagpie we want to share our ideas on ways you can stay cosy without using your central heating. We’ve priced up the best gadgets on the market and, where…
28th Sep 2023
It’s no secret that many people have been struggling with money recently. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequent cost-of-living crisis and huge inflation and mortgage crisis has seen a heartbreaking number of people simply unable to pay their mortgage. Here, we’ll think about a few things that you can do if you’re worried about being…
2nd Sep 2023
Making money doing nothing…imagine that! To be able to sit back, relax, put in no effort and still see the money coming in might sound like a fantasy, but there really are ways you can make money doing nothing. Alright, we’re not promising you can earn a full-time income while you lay back on the…
23rd May 2023
Which food has increased most in price, and why? Food inflation has caused havoc in supermarkets over the past year. Food and drink prices rose at the fastest rate for more than 45 years – stats we haven’t seen since 1977. But which grocery items rose the most in price? Well, the largest contributor to…
13th Mar 2023
With the Spring Budget only a week away, here are some of the key things to look out for in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s statement this Wednesday: Childcare The government has suggested extending the ‘free’ hours of childcare to one and two-year-olds – raising costs by an estimated £10 billion – but of course these…
1st Mar 2023
All our readers across Wales (and the Welsh people living elsewhere of course), will today be donning their traditional dress, eating Welsh Cakes and Cawl and celebrating all that it is to be Welsh. Why? Because it’s St David’s Day! In honour of all of our beautiful countrymen we have done a round up of…
17th Feb 2023
Iceland has teamed up with Birds Eye and Currys to hand out free freezers to low-income families amid the cost of living crisis. The new project has been launched to help people access frozen foods and lower the cost of their food shops. The partnership comes as new research by Manchester Metropolitan University shows that…
