Analysis

Are you paying enough council tax? How Londoners could be underpaying property taxes by £3.1bn
Housing

Are you paying enough council tax? How Londoners could be underpaying property taxes by £3.1bn

Residential property taxes are benefitting the rich and punishing the poor, Resolution Foundation found. The think tank has called for a roadmap for reforms at next month’s budget

AI is increasingly being used on listings for homes to rent. Is it acceptable or misleading?
Housing

AI is increasingly being used on listings for homes to rent. Is it acceptable or misleading?

Are renters being duped by AI-generated photos of properties, or do the images help to show the potential of a place?

Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here’s why it would push up poverty
Disability benefits

Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here’s why it would push up poverty

The Labour government has made no suggestion that it plans to cut PIP, but there are still no guarantees. As it faces a fresh call to means-test the disability benefit, charities warn the government that it must provide people with certainty

Rents are set to rise 5% by the end of 2026. Here’s what it could mean for homelessness
Renting

Rents are set to rise 5% by the end of 2026. Here’s what it could mean for homelessness

What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
Cost of living

What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?

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What could be in chancellor John Healey’s autumn budget and what could it mean for you?
Politics

What could be in chancellor John Healey’s autumn budget and what could it mean for you?

The Conservatives want to cut housing benefit to fund defence spending. But will it work?
Housing

The Conservatives want to cut housing benefit to fund defence spending. But will it work?

Are Andy Burnham’s affordable homes plans a ‘council housing revolution’ or a ‘massive backtrack’?
Housing

Are Andy Burnham’s affordable homes plans a ‘council housing revolution’ or a ‘massive backtrack’?

Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here’s what it could mean for benefits
Reform UK

Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here’s what it could mean for benefits

Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers? 
Politics

Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers? 

Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here’s why it won’t work
Housing crisis

Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here’s why it won’t work

Mr MoneyJar on the pros and cons of using AI as your financial adviser
Experian

Mr MoneyJar on the pros and cons of using AI as your financial adviser

The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There’s only one way to fix it
Social housing

The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There’s only one way to fix it

Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?
Politics

Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?

Here’s what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis
Politics

Here’s what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis

The long, hot summer of 1976 changed Britain. What can we learn from it 50 years later?
Books

The long, hot summer of 1976 changed Britain. What can we learn from it 50 years later?

It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius
Books

It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius

Andy Burnham’s approach to housing could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump
Housing

Andy Burnham’s approach to housing could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump

Mel Brooks at 100 – the trailblazer who never forgets the importance of love in comedy
Comedy

Mel Brooks at 100 – the trailblazer who never forgets the importance of love in comedy

Keir Starmer has resigned. What is his legacy on the biggest issues in Britain?
Politics

Keir Starmer has resigned. What is his legacy on the biggest issues in Britain?

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’
Youth unemployment

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’

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Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?
Short-term lets

Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?

Miles Davis at 100: the restless creativity of a jazz icon
Music

Miles Davis at 100: the restless creativity of a jazz icon

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears ‘people in need might be excluded’
Digital inclusion

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears ‘people in need might be excluded’

Poverty is a growth industry. Starmer has not seemed to grasp this nettle
John Bird

Poverty is a growth industry. Starmer has not seemed to grasp this nettle