Are you eligible for attendance allowance?
You can get attendance allowance as long as you’ve reached state pension age (66) and the following applies:
- You have a physical or mental disability or both
- Your disability is severe enough for you to need help caring for yourself
- You have needed that help for at least six months (unless you’re terminally ill)
There are 56 categories of medical conditions you can claim with, including heart disease, Parkinson’s disease and diabetes.
Reduce heating bill by 10% by turning it down by one degree
You can reduce your overall heating bill by 10% by turning it down by just one degree, according to Energy Saving Trust.
If you are able to brave the cold a bit more – you can shave more than £380 off your energy bills if you turn your thermostat down by three degrees from 23°c to 20°c.
The World Health Organisation suggests that most healthy people should heat their homes to 18°C, so you could save even more by reducing it even further.
The toughest saving challenge
The fiver challenge is one of the most hardcore savings tests but it’ll leave you rolling in it if you succeed.
It works wonders for those saving for a milestone, like a home deposit, wedding, car, or another big purchase.
To make this challenge more achievable, you can take it on with a partner – so each of you save £2.50 to begin with.
This challenge works the same as the 52-week challenge, but you go up in multiples of £5 rather than £1.
So you save £5 in week one, £10 in week two, and up to £260 in week 52.
