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**SEARCH FAULT** - solved for now
New posts created from approx 4am 26/12 to 4am 27/12 are not being returned in Search Results. This is the eighth day this month where threads have gone missing - reports are still on page 1 of Site Feedback. Older reports are https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6022387/search-fault-now-solved from July 2019…
** URGENT ** SEARCH FAULT ** - Solved for now
New posts created from approx 4am 23/12 to 4am 25/12 are not being returned in Search Results. This the fifth time this has happened in the last two weeks - reports are still on page 1 of Site Feedback. Older reports are https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6022387/search-fault-now-solved from July 2019 and…
Front page Happy Holidays!
Can somebody please tell your staff its not Holiday But Christmas! If Christmas offends anybody - tough.
New Forum Section - Household Appliances
If I want to find out about a new vacuum cleaner or dishwasher, there seems to be no clear section to do so. The "In My Home" section should be changed to be more DIY as it's full of that anyway.
** URGENT ** SEARCH FAULT ** Solved for now
New posts created from approx 4am 14/12 to 4am 15/12 are not being returned in Search Results. This the fourth time this has happened in just over a week - reports are still on page 1 of Site Feedback. Older reports are https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6022387/search-fault-now-solved from July 2019 and…
Forced password change
I was forced to change my password due to some pending forum changes. I was perfectly happy with my own password. I think more consideration needs to be given to the wider circumstances. I have now been forced to choose a password that I simply will not remember causing me further stress. This site is not the only password…
Can't Log In To Credit Club
As title. Gets to the Experian verify screen and the indicator rotates a couple of times and stops. 2 different accounts and using different browsers. Anyone else getting the same ?
** URGENT ** SEARCH FAULT ** Solved (at the moment)
New posts created from approx 4am 10/12 to 4am 12/12 are not being returned in Search Results. This the third time this has happened in just over one week - reports are still on page 1 of Site Feedback. Older reports are https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6022387/search-fault-now-solved from July 2019 and…
Registering with long passwords
Not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but... I've just created an account to post a question and encountered a problem/bug with account creation. I use a password manager and generated a 64-character string for my password, but when i then try to fill in the field for 'password confirmation' i can't enter all…
Urgent - Search Fault - Solved (at the moment)
The same fault as 4 days ago and previously https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6022387/search-fault-now-solved from July 2019 and https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5968785/search-fault-now-solved from February 2019 and…
Sky Mobile Link Not Working?
Hi, Trying to sign up for Sky Mobile deal but link does not take me to the site and just freezes. I have tried with three different browsers - Chrome, Firefox, Edge and all just freeze.…
Urgent - Search Fault - Now Solved
The same fault as https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6022387/search-fault-now-solved from July 2019 and https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5968785/search-fault-now-solved from February 2019 and…
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Warm Home Discount expansion confirmed with millions more eligible for the £150 top-up this winter – here's what we know
Around 2.7 million more households, including 900,000 families with children, will become eligible for the £150 Warm Home Discount this winter, as the Government has confirmed it will remove the existing 'hard to heat' eligibility criteria. The extension has only been confirmed for winter 2025/26, with further changes possible for future years.
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Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
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