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Millions can’t pay their bills

MILLIONS are failing to pay key bills such as mortgages as families brace for a fresh round of huge price rises within days researchers warn.

The cost of broadband and mobile services is set to surge by as much as 17.3 per cent, while council tax, water bills, prescriptions and stamp prices will rise from the beginning of April.

Some 2.5million households missed ‘must pay’ bills recently, according to research by Which? Its director of policy Rocio Concha said this ‘should set off alarm bells’, and underlines the need for the Government and firms to do ‘everything in their power’ to support consumers.

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