BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. Hello, I'm Martin Lewis, and this is the cunningly named

the Martin Lewis podcast. I do wonder what that's all going to be about. Now, usually, most of it

comes from our BBC Radio 5 live show with Nahal Arthaniaka, but this week it comes from two Radio

five live show with Nihal Arth Naika, one done just after the autumn

statement and the other done after the energy price cap. So no guessing what it's all going to be

about. And of course, as always, there's bonus money saving tips just for you lucky, lucky

podcast listeners. So what's in today's pod? Hmm, can you guess? Yes, we'll be talking the energy

price cap. Sadly, from January,

people are going to pay the highest they have ever paid for energy bills in the winter in

England, Scotland and Wales, because prices are going up an average 5%. So we focused on your

questions. You asked about the standing charge, wholesale rate, should you fix, and a lot more,

and I'll do my best to answer them. Then there's the autumn statement. It's a practical step-by-step.

What does it mean for the pound in your pocket? In my quick deals, we've got broadband Black

Friday deals. Many people can halve what you're paying on broadband and get double the speed.

Don't double the speed of me, though. That'd be really fast. And super cheap trains to France.

Play the theme tune PPS.

I got meals. I got paid. Someone going to work for a world. I'm going to work for it.

I got to pay.

So we had an announcement that from the first of January, so it lasts until the end of March, will be 5% higher on

average than the current price cap. Now, you really need to break it down. We'll talk about why

that's more than any other winter before. First thing, what is the price cap? Well, the energy regulator

Ofchem sets a limit of which firms in England,

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