Poll

The hideous 80% increase in the energy price cap has, thankfully, been cancelled, and replaced by a new two-year energy price guarantee that'll take the typical bill to £2,500 a year. But everyone will still get £400 off their bills from October – though how this will work depends on how you pay for your gas and electricity. With so much happening with energy at the moment, we want you to tell us how you pay for your bills, as this'll help us with the campaigning work we're doing.
19 September 2022

Buying new school uniform can be a costly exercise – especially if your child has to wear pricey branded items. In England, new rules have been introduced which now mean that schools must look at removing unnecessary branded items and allowing parents to buy from the high-street and supermarket own-label uniforms. So this week we want to know, does your child's school let you buy from supermarkets, or are you restricted to a specific shop?
If you have more than one school-age child, please answer about your most recent experience.
5 September 2022

Life in the UK is getting far harder to afford. With the consequences of world events affecting the economy and inflation hitting a 40-year high, the price of everyday supermarket essentials has inevitably gone up. So this week, we want to know how much on average do you spend on your weekly grocery shop?
22 August 2022

During the pandemic we saw a decline in the use of cash, with people favouring other methods of payment, such as contactless. However, it seems more people are turning back to cash as a way to keep tighter control of their spending in the wake of the cost of living crisis, according to new research from the Post Office.
We want to find out how cashless our society is now, and whether people are using cash more or less than they were six months ago.
8 August 2022

Your credit report can strongly influence whether you get a particular mortgage, credit card deal, mobile phone contract or cheap energy tariff, and sometimes even the rate you get.
Even a small error on your report at credit reference agencies Experian, Equifax or TransUnion can cause havoc – but when did you last check yours?
(If you want to find out how to check your report, see our Credit Reports guide).
25 July 2022

Every six months, we ask for your help to track the quality of customer service provided by banks. By comparing your answers with last time, we can see which have got better or worse.
Please vote based on CUSTOMER SERVICE for your main CURRENT ACCOUNT over the last SIX MONTHS. Ignore rates or any other products, and service if it's more than six months old.
18 July 2022
















