Due to and owing to mean �because of�. Phrases beginning with due to/owing to are often separated from the rest of their sentence by a comma.

• The flight was delayed, due to/owing to bad weather.
• The project has been cancelled, due to/owing to lack of support.

Due to can be put after the verb be. Owing to cannot

• The delay was due to bad weather.
• A lot of your unhappiness is due to boredom.
• My success is due to my education.

Traditionally, a distinction has been made between because of and due to: because of is used adverbially (He stayed home because of illness), and due to is used adjectivally (His absence is due to illness). In current usage, due to is also used with verbs: He stayed home due to illness. (But because of is not used adjectivally following be. INCORRECT: His absence is because of illness.)