Comment

Saving money is on everyone’s mind, even as we come out of winter and edge towards the summer. Rising prices, the end of the government’s energy bills support scheme for many, and higher interest rates and property rental costs: people are looking for ways to save their hardearned money, whether it’s cutting back on going out, shopping more cautiously or at a lower-priced supermarket or cancelling those forgotten-about subscriptions.

Nesta’s successful campaign over the winter to encourage homeowners to turn down the flow temperature on their combi boiler is estimated to have saved those households that took part an average of £112 each. The Office of National Statistics reported in February that 27 per cent of people had turned down their flow temperature.

But although every little helps, as one supermarket famously said, Gas Safe’s new awareness campaign warns households that there are some things that shouldn’t be scrimped on. It’s reminding people that not maintaining their boiler could cost them more in the long run, as well as potentially putting the health and safety of their loved ones at risk.

Nicki Shearer, editor

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