requests

20% Rise in Energy Bill Help Requests Amid Soaring Costs

by
20% Rise in Energy Bill Help Requests Amid Soaring Costs

20% increase in people seeking help with their energy bills last year. Citizens Advice said it has provided help to 60,000 households in England and Wales with gas and electricity costs in 2024. The number of people in England and Wales seeking help to pay their energy bills increased by 20% last year, as reported … Read more

Germany on path for early election after Scholz requests confidence vote By Reuters

by
Germany on path for early election after Scholz requests confidence vote By Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday asked parliament for a confidence vote on Dec. 16, paving the way for snap federal elections after the collapse of his coalition. Policymaking in Europe’s biggest economy has largely stalled since Scholz’s fractured coalition of the Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and the neoliberal Free Democrats … Read more