Money Box - Rising Rents and Energy Bills
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The BBC understands that the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is expected to extend the Energy Price Guarantee at current levels for a further three months- but what does that mean for your energy bills?
One of the UK's biggest flat share websites has told Money Box that rents are rising very fast: up almost 13% last year. In January 2022, the average UK monthly rent listed on SpareRoom was just over £650. By January this year it had risen to almost £750 pounds a month. We'll hear from them and also speak to a renter and landlord.
And, as food inflation rises, we'll also look at what kind of impact that's having on household finances? Dan Whitworth speaks to supermarket shoppers in Halifax.
Presenter: Felicity Hannah
Reporters: Dan Whitworth and Star MacFarlane
Researchers: Sandra Hardial and Jo Krasner
Editor: Jess Quayle
(First broadcast 12pm Saturday 4th March, 2023)
Published on Saturday, 1st April 2023.
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