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Octopus Energy giving away free electric blankets to help with heating bills

The energy supplier will invite households to apply online, with 10,000 blankets up for grabs to those who need them most

Chronicle Live

Energy supplier handing out free electric blankets - how you can get one

Electric blankets are a cheaper alternative to keeping warm rather than switching on the central heating, which now comes at a premium

Daily Mirror

Octopus Energy reportedly closing in on takeover of Bulb

Deal to acquire rival’s 1.6m customers would end total cost to taxpayers at an estimated £4bn

The Guardian - UK

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How to get paid £100 for not using electricity, and other ways to save on bills

Octopus Energy has launched a programme for its 1.4 million customers with smart meters.

The Independent UK

Ovo and Octopus energy customers could get £100 for using power at off-peak times

Customers of Ovo and Octopus with smart meters can get money back for using energy outside peak hours, as part of new schemes meant to help cut the risk of blackouts this winter

Daily Mirror

The help you can get from your energy company if you can't pay your bills

Here is a round-up of the support main energy companies are offering to people struggling to pay their bills, including British Gas, Bulb, E.on, EDF, Octopus and Shell Energy

Chronicle Live

The deadlines if you didn't submit your meter reading before October 1

Last week was 'meter reading week' - but there's still time left if you didn't submit one

Wales Online

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The support you can get from each energy company if you’re struggling to pay the bills

A number of companies have dedicated hardship funds you can apply for

Wales Online

EDF, British Gas: Martin Lewis explains what to do if you can't submit your energy meter reading

British Gas, SSE, OVO, Octopus Energy and more have issued an update to customers as Martin Lewis urges people not to panic if they can't submit their meter readings.

Edinburgh Live

British Gas, EDF, E.On, Scottish Power and more to take £400 off bills from this week - how you get the discount

The Energy Bills Support Scheme will come into effect from the start of October and will last throughout the whole of winter

Manchester Evening News

How can Octopus give me a fixed-rate tariff that isn’t fixed?

All the literature confirmed the rate would not change, then it did

The Guardian - UK

Ofgem should bring down standing charge, energy boss says

Greg Jackson said that the country much not kick energy bills into the long grass after the Government’s recently announced support package.

The Independent UK

Cost of Living: Octopus Energy issues 'lifeline' to customers with £40 million package

The energy company has launched a £40 million package to help customers as the cost of living crisis continues. The average yearly energy bill is set to soar to £2,500 next month.

Edinburgh Live

Octopus Energy cuts bills for customers and will offer payment holidays

Standing charges are being cut and some people won't have to pay them at all

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Daily Mirror

Octopus Energy confirms new £40million support package and payment holidays for customers

Octopus Energy Group is battling to bring down standing charges as the October price cap looms - with a £40m package that reduces customers’ bills by 4% compared with Ofgem

Nottingham Post

Octopus Energy announces it will apply its own discount to all customers

It will be on top of the £400 from the government

Daily Record

Energy firm to visit 500k homes with thermal imaging cameras to find and fix hidden draughts before winter

Octopus Energy will also provide personalised doorstep advice on how to reduce fuel bills during colder months.

The Independent UK

Energy firm visits customers’ homes to advise on cutting bills

Octopus Energy said it hoped to visit at least 500,000 homes this winter to give customers ‘actionable, bespoke advice’ on how to reduce bills.

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Glasgow Live

Octopus Energy offers £50 credit for switch-over, despite no release of price cap rates

The energy supplier is yet to announce their decision on their prices following the news that the energy price cap will increase to £3,549 for a typical duel fuel household from October 1 2022.

Wales Online

Octopus energy, Ovo energy, E.ON, British Gas: What the big energy companies will do for people when they can't pay their bills

There are options out there for people struggling with rising bills

Daily Mirror

NHS worker who may die if home goes under 20C stockpiles tonnes of wood amid bills hike

Nyree Clark, 40, has admitted she has begun hoarding wood in her home - which is 'cheaper than paying for gas' - as she suffers from a condition which means she could die if she gets too cold

Liverpool Echo

Thug broke girlfriend's jaw, energy cap price hike and detectives look at local gangs

These are the latest ECHO headlines on Friday, August 26

Liverpool Echo

Huge energy cap price hike confirmed for October as cost of living crisis worsens

The energy price cap will almost double in just over a month - with families warned of a 'dire winter' ahead

Glasgow Live

Octopus Energy issues update to customers on £400 cost of living payment

Nottingham Post

Octopus Energy customers could cut bills in half if they live near a wind turbine

They could save around £350 annually

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