56 h. ago UK households will be paid up to £2,000 compensation for water issues from today

Households will be entitled to compensation for service failures from water companies, the Government has announced

Economics

58 h. ago How to check if you’re eligible for £2,000 compensation for water service failures

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced the first increase in compensation rates in 25 years

Economics

58 h. ago People who drink tap water warned as 'dangerous' substance found

The warning comes as 60,000 people have been told they can't drink tap water for the rest of the year - and the warning is about to spread across Europe

Events

62 h. ago Households could receive £2,000 from water companies in first increase of compensation in quarter of a century

The government has announced the first increase in compensation rates in 25 years

Economics

69 h. ago Households to receive up to £2,000 in compensation for water failures

The government has announced the first increase in compensation rates in 25 years

Economics

69 h. ago Households to receive up to £2,000 compensation for water service failures

Compensation payments will increase up to tenfold from July 2 for problems such as low pressure, disruptions to supply or sewer flooding.

Economics

3 d. ago ‘Even if we stop drinking we will be exposed’: A French region has banned tap water. Is it a warning for the rest of Europe?

Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the Pfas icebergOne quiet Saturday night, Sandra Wiedemann was curled up on the sofa when a story broke on TV news: the water coming from her tap could be poisoning her. The 36-year-old, who is breastfeeding her six-month-old son Côme, lives in the quiet French commune of Buschwiller in Saint-Louis, near the Swiss city of Basel. Perched on a hill not far from the Swiss and German borders, it feels like a safe place to raise a child – spacious houses are surrounded by manicured gardens, framed by the wild Jura mountains.But as she watched the news, this safety felt threatened: Wiedemann and her family use tap water every day, for drinking, brushing her teeth, showering, cooking and washing vegetables. Now, she learned that chemicals she had never heard of were lurking in her body, on her skin, potentially harming her ...

Events

5 d. ago 'I spent £50,000 on an underground survival bunker and £10,000 on water and air in case of WW3'

As Iran and Israel stand on a nuclear precipice, dad Dave Billings wants to give his family the best chance if things escalate in the Middle East thanks to his mega bunker

Economics

7 d. ago Couple who went £150k over budget renovating dream home set up GoFundMe as they 'can't afford' to finish it

Mary and Sean Davis started the huge water tower conversion in 2021, armed with a £350,000 budget and dreams to turn it into a seven-bedroom home

Economics

1 week ago Reduce your Council Tax payment next month without claiming a discount

Nearly half a million households in Scotland are receiving a Council Tax Reduction on their annual bill.

Economics

1 week ago Councils to hand out vouchers worth up to £500 for struggling households

Households across the UK could be eligible to receive vouchers worth up to £500 this summer as some councils have confirmed plans to issue them to help with the cost of living

Economics

1 week ago Full list of requirements to be eligible for Warm Homes Discount this winter

6 million households are due to receive the £150 discount this winter

Events

2 w. ago Gregor Poynton MP welcomes the expansion of the Warm Home Discount, providing an extra 240,000 families in Scotland with money off their energy bills.

The UK Labour Government has confirmed that an extra 2.7 million households will receive £150 off their energy bills next winter to ensure that families across the UK stay warm this winter.

Society

2 w. ago Warm Home Discount Scheme to expand and pay six million people £150 this winter

A further 240,000 households in Scotland will receive the energy bill boost this winter.

Economics

2 w. ago Quarter of a million more Scots households to receive £150 energy bills discount

Some 240,000 more families in Scotland will be eligible for the Warm Home Discount.

Economics

2 w. ago Universal Credit pay rises for millions of households confirmed in new DWP plan

Almost four million households will receive an income boost to their Universal Credit standard allowance every year for the next four years

Economics

3 w. ago City firms order workers back to the office as WFH perks end

Office space is increasingly in demand in London as financial companies reverse pandemic working policies

Economics

3 w. ago Martin Lewis 'surprised' about how new Winter Fuel Payments will work

Winter Fuel Payments have been reinstated for pensioners, meaning households with under 80s will receive £200 this winter and households with over 80s will get £300

Economics

3 w. ago Martin Lewis issues warning to 300,000 UK households over hot water from end of June

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued a warning to over 300,000 households across the UK over their electricity meters - with people urged to act fast

Events

3 w. ago Martin Lewis issues warning as over 300,000 UK households could lose hot water access within weeks

A certain type of electricity meter is scheduled to switch off completely from June 30

Events