How to cut your gas and electricity bill
What the July–September 2026 price cap means for you, whether fixing beats it, and the rights and discounts that can lower your energy bill.
Lower what you pay
Cut your water bill: meters, help schemes and free kit
Water meters, social tariffs, leak allowances and free water-saving devices — how households in England and Wales can pay less for water in 2026.
Read the guide →Energy bills: what's changing over the next year
The next price cap, the RTS meter switch-off, low standing charge trials, smart tariffs and debt relief — what's coming for UK energy bills in 2026–27.
Read the guide →How to pay less council tax: discounts, bands and help
Check your band, claim discounts like the 25% single person discount, and apply for Council Tax Reduction. Covers England, Scotland and Wales.
Read the guide →Save energy at home: the changes that actually add up
The free and cheap energy-saving changes that genuinely cut UK bills — boiler flow temperature, draughts, standby and more, with honest numbers.
Read the guide →Claim the help you're owed
Free insulation and heating upgrades: the grants open now
ECO4 runs until December 2026 and the Warm Homes: Local Grant is open in England. Who qualifies for free insulation and heating help across the UK.
Read the guide →Struggling with energy bills? All the help you can claim
Warm Home Discount, Winter Fuel Payment, hardship grants up to £1,700 and your rights if you're in energy debt — the full list for 2026/27.
Read the guide →Heat pump grants: the £7,500 discount explained
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme gives £7,500 off a heat pump in England and Wales — plus a new £2,500 air-to-air grant. Who qualifies and the honest running costs.
Read the guide →Bigger changes
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