Energy Bill Support and AI in Banking
More than 700,000 households have missed out on Β£300m of government support for energy bills designed to help people who live off-grid.
New data shows more than 700,000 households across Great Britain have missed out on Β£300 million worth of support with their energy bills. The government said in February 900,000 households were eligible to apply for a one-off Β£400 payment because they did not have an energy supplier that would apply it automatically. The government said it had spent more than Β£50m 'supporting households without a domestic energy supplier', but this data suggests just over Β£300 million of the possible Β£360 million in Great Britain had not been claimed before the deadline.
The big high street banks have been told to be more open with their customers about savings rates - what will that mean in practice?
And could Artificial Intelligence transform how banks decide whether to lend us money?
Presenter: Paul Lewis
Reporters: Dan Whitworth and Sarah Rogers
Researcher: Sandra Hardial
Editor: Jess Quayle
(First broadcast 12pm Saturday 8th July, 2023)
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