Bills, bills, bills: How can you beat the hikes?
April 1, 2025
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April 1, 2025
Bills, bills, bills: How can you beat the hikes?
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Summary
From 1 April, household bills are going up. The cost of everything from energy to phone bills, council tax, and broadband is increasing. You can calculate how the increases will impact you <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/cost-of-living-calculator-see-how-much-your-bills-are-going-up-13339515" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">here.</a><br /> <br />So, is there any way you can beat the hikes? <br /> <br />Daily host Niall Paterson is joined by Sky’s business correspondent Paul Kelso to look at why costs are going up, and gets some advice on how to limit the impact on your wallet from financial advisor and founder of Money Matters, Georgia Taylor. <br /> <br />Help us understand more about our listeners by taking <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdabZ5mHffCuJ4g0eve_GLEu27cwuyJ9P36EqdkphUFvD76fQ/viewform" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">our survey</a>! This form should only take a few minutes to complete, and Sky anonymises the responses as much as possible <br /> <br />Podcast producer: Rosie Gillott <br />Editor: Wendy Parker
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