Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #consumeraffairs, aggregated by home.social.
The UK energy secretary is flirting with a bad idea for bills – the ‘rising block tariff’
By Nils Pratley
There are many reasons to ignore this affordability ‘solution’, not least it being complex and fiddly. Just keep things simple
#UKcostoflivingcrisis #Energyindustry #Energybills #Fuelpoverty #Poverty #Business #Consumeraffairs #Householdbills #Money #Familyfinances #MiattaFahnbulleh #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #NilsPratley
https://www.europesays.com/ie/734824/ From a cold shower to a cold bed: TD cites couple with no heating as they live on €8 a day ##LimerickNews #Business #CONSUMERAFFAIRS #CostOfLiving #Éire #EnergyPrices #FuelPrices #IE #Ireland #MiddleEast #SinnFein
Tip or skip? How US-style tipping culture is creeping into Australia
By Isabella Lee
The rise of cashless prompt screens is compelling customers to tip to avoid awkwardness rather than reward service. But who actually pockets the gratuity?
#Australianlifestyle #Restaurants #Consumeraffairs #Consumerspending #Hospitalityindustry #Socialetiquette #Business #Lifeandstyle #TheGuardian #IsabellaLee
English and Welsh water firms could be forced to return £107m via lower bills
By Jasper Jolly and Lauren Almeida
Yorkshire and Thames among providers facing penalties for missing performance targets, but bills could rise elsewhere
#Waterindustry #Waterbills #Regulators #Utilities #Householdbills #Business #Consumeraffairs #Money #England #Wales #TheGuardian #JasperJolly #LaurenAlmeida
Energy bills through the roof? Five signs your house is leaking heat
By Zoe Wood
From finding draughts to buying a thermal leak detector – there are simple, cost-effective ways to start sorting heat loss
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/14/energy-bills-roof-house-leaking-heat
#Energybills #Householdbills #Consumeraffairs #Money #Energyindustry #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #ZoeWood
BT charged me for more than a year despite landline being dead
By Anna Tims
It is billing £32.99 a month but I have had no functioning phone line since it switched me to Digital Voice
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/13/bt-charge-landline-phone-digital-voice
#Consumerrights #Consumeraffairs #Money #BT #Telecommunicationsindustry #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #AnnaTims
Card surcharge ban used as ‘cover’ for larger price increases by Australian businesses, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/13/australia-surcharge-ban-credit-card-price-increases-business #Business #AustralianPolitics #AustralianEconomy #AustraliaNews #SmallBusiness #ConsumerAffairs #Banking #CreditCardFees #BankCharges #Inflation