Cash in as energy firms get desperate

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Energy companies are on track to miss their target for insulating the homes of the most vulnerable customers. The penalties for missing are so severe that they are employing new desperate tactics to get people to sign up - ones that could make you a whole lot better off.

British Gas is offering to pay £50 to anyone who can pass on the name of a householder who desperately needs insulation and who fits the profile of their target customer. So can you get your hands on the cash?

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