https://utilhub.co.uk/feed.xml The 20 most recently changed UtilHub pages, newest seasonal dates first. 2026-10-25T02:04:00Z UtilHub UKhttps://utilhub.co.uk https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/appliance-running-costs/ 2026-10-23T01:18:26Z

New page: compare what a 1.5kW or 3kW heater, a 2kW oil-filled radiator, an electric blanket, a dehumidifier and a heated airer cost per day and month at your unit rate. At Ofgem's 26.32p per kWh (1 October to 31 December 2026) a 3kW fan heater costs 78.96p an hour and a 150W electric blanket 3.95p.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/oil-filled-radiator-running-cost-calculator/ 2026-10-23T01:18:26Z

New calculator: oil-filled radiator cost per hour, day, week and month from watts, hours and thermostat on-time. A 2kW radiator heating for 5 hours costs £2.63 a day at 26.32p per kWh.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/uk-clocks-change-dates/ 2026-10-23T01:18:26Z

The clocks go back 1 hour at 2am on Sunday 25 October 2026 (GOV.UK). New table of sunset and the end of civil twilight in 12 UK cities on Saturday 24 October (BST) and Sunday 25 October (GMT).

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/mansion-tax-calculator/ 2026-10-22T18:41:49Z

New page: from April 2028 owners of homes in England worth £2 million or more in 2026 pay a yearly surcharge on top of Council Tax: £2,500 (£2m to £2.5m), £3,500 (£2.5m to £3.5m), £5,000 (£3.5m to £5m) or £7,500 (over £5m), as announced in GOV.UK's consultation of 19 May 2026. A £3 million home pays £3,500.00 a year, £291.67 a month.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/ev-pay-per-mile-calculator/ 2026-10-22T18:41:49Z

New page: from 1 April 2028 electric cars pay Electric Vehicle Excise Duty of 3p a mile and plug-in hybrids 1.5p (GOV.UK). 8,000 miles a year costs £240.00 in an electric car and £120.00 in a plug-in hybrid, against £632.27 of fuel duty and VAT for a 40 mpg petrol car at 57.95p a litre.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/what-time-does-it-get-dark-on-halloween/ 2026-10-25T02:04:00Z

New page: on Halloween, Saturday 31 October 2026, the sun sets in London at 16:35 GMT and civil twilight ends at 17:10, the first Halloween after the clocks go back. Sunset and dark times for 12 UK cities and a picker for 28 towns.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/fuel-duty-calculator/ 2026-10-22T13:04:46Z

New page: fuel duty on petrol and diesel is 52.95p a litre until 31 December 2026, then 55.95p from 1 January 2027 and 57.95p from 1 March 2027 (HMRC; the government will confirm final rates at Budget 2026). With 20% VAT, a 50-litre fill-up costs £1.80 more from January and £3.00 more from March.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/tax-threshold-freeze-calculator/ 2026-10-22T13:04:46Z

New page: the £12,570 Personal Allowance and £50,270 higher rate threshold stay frozen until 5 April 2031. If pay and prices rise 3.5% a year (ONS CPI, September 2026), a £30,000 salary pays £756.56 more income tax and NI over 2028/29 to 2030/31 than with thresholds rising with CPI from April 2028.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/salary-sacrifice-cap-calculator/ 2026-10-22T13:04:46Z

New page: from 6 April 2029 only the first £2,000 a year of pension salary sacrifice is free of National Insurance. On £50,000 sacrificing 8%, the employee pays £160.00 more NI a year and the employer £300.00 more; income tax relief is unchanged.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/winter-fuel-payment-checker/ 2026-10-22T09:30:37Z

New page: check the Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2026 to 2027 from GOV.UK's rules. You can get it if you were born on or before 27 June 1960 and usually live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland; it is £100, £150, £200 or £300 depending on your household and birth date, most people are paid in November or December 2026, and HMRC takes it back if your income is over £35,000.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/savings-tax-calculator/ 2026-10-22T09:30:37Z

New page: tax on savings interest now and from 6 April 2027, when the savings rates rise to 22%, 42% and 47%. Applies the Personal Allowance, the starting rate for savings (up to £5,000) and the Personal Savings Allowance (£1,000, £500 or £0): £1,500 interest on a £20,000 salary is £100 tax in 2026/27 and £110 in 2027/28.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/state-pension-increase-2027-calculator/ 2026-10-22T04:31:28Z

New page: the triple lock gives a 3.9% State Pension rise for April 2027 (ONS earnings growth 3.9%, CPI 3.5%, 2.5% minimum). The full new State Pension would go from £241.30 to an estimated £250.71 a week (£13,036.92 a year); enter your own weekly amount for 4-weekly, monthly and yearly figures. DWP confirms the rates in its uprating statement.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/minimum-wage-2027-calculator/ 2026-10-25T02:04:00Z

New page: weekly, monthly and yearly gross and take-home pay at the National Living Wage (£12.71 an hour from April 2026), the 18 to 20 rate (£10.85) and the under-18 and apprentice rate (£8) for your hours, in England, Wales and NI or Scotland: 37.5 hours at £12.71 is £24,784.50 a year. The April 2027 rates are added when GOV.UK announces them.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/autumn-budget-2026-calculator/ 2026-10-22T02:34:40Z

New page: the Autumn Budget is on Wednesday 28 October 2026 (GOV.UK). A countdown and a 2026/27 take-home pay calculator for England, Wales and Northern Ireland or Scotland, with employee National Insurance and an optional pension: £30,000 leaves £25,119.60 a year (£25,154.53 in Scotland). Updated on Budget day from GOV.UK’s documents.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/uk-bank-holidays-2027/ 2026-10-22T01:22:08Z

New page: all 2027 bank holidays from GOV.UK for England and Wales (8), Scotland (9) and Northern Ireland (10), the Christmas 2026 substitute day (Monday 28 December), working days per month (253, 252 and 251 in 2027) and a leave planner: booking 29–31 December 2026 gives 10 days off in a row.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/full-moon-dates-uk/ 2026-10-21T10:44:20Z

New page: the next full moon in UK time (the Hunter’s Moon, Monday 26 October 2026 at 04:12 GMT), a full moon calendar to December 2027 with names, and today’s moon phase and lit fraction.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/dehumidifier-running-cost-calculator/ 2026-10-21T05:34:45Z

New calculator: dehumidifier cost per hour, day, week and month, and a laundry mode for the cost per load compared with a condenser and a heat pump tumble dryer.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/uk-sunset-times/ 2026-10-22T18:41:49Z

New page: sunset, dark (end of civil twilight), sunrise and day length for 28 UK towns on any date, with tables for the clocks going back on 25 October 2026, December’s earliest sunset and the shortest day.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/days-until-bonfire-night/ 2026-10-20T14:00:30Z

New fireworks time checker using the GOV.UK hours (11pm–7am, midnight on 5 November, 1am on New Year’s Eve, Diwali and Chinese New Year) and a table of sunset and dark times on Bonfire Night in nine UK cities.

https://utilhub.co.uk/tools/days-until-halloween/ 2026-10-20T14:00:30Z

New table of sunset and dark times on Halloween, Saturday 31 October 2026, in nine UK cities, the first Halloween evening after the clocks go back.