Cost of living crisis
We’re Not Buying It: Why thousands of people are threatening to boycott supermarkets for one day

We’re Not Buying It: Why thousands of people are threatening to boycott supermarkets for one day
Campaign group We’re Not Buying It is calling on people to boycott supermarkets for one day to urge the government to introduce a food price cap
Young people still want a human to help them with debt advice. AI chatbots won’t cut it

Young people still want a human to help them with debt advice. AI chatbots won’t cut it
Almost half of young people aged 18 to 34 say they would not use AI for any financial tasks – meaning there is a responsibility for trusted debt advice organisations to make help easy to find and approachable
Hygiene poverty is the hidden cost-of-living trap. Why we must remove VAT on essentials to address it

Hygiene poverty is the hidden cost-of-living trap. Why we must remove VAT on essentials to address it
Axing shelf life regulations to limit waste and slashing VAT on essential hygiene products could give millions of people caught up in hygiene poverty ‘breathing space’, argues In Kind Direct’s Michael Gidney
Can Britain actually afford the real living wage?
Can Britain actually afford the real living wage?
Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore
Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore
Inside the Big Issue: Food for Good: Open in emergency

Inside the Big Issue: Food for Good: Open in emergency
What could be in chancellor John Healey’s autumn budget and what could it mean for you?

What could be in chancellor John Healey’s autumn budget and what could it mean for you?
Mass dependence on emergency food parcels is a ‘moral scar’ on Britain. How do we end it?

Mass dependence on emergency food parcels is a ‘moral scar’ on Britain. How do we end it?
This is how Andy Burnham’s government could end the need for food banks 

This is how Andy Burnham’s government could end the need for food banks
Hedge funds want to take control of Thames Water. What could it mean for bills?

Hedge funds want to take control of Thames Water. What could it mean for bills?
People could face an ‘impossible winter’ with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January

People could face an ‘impossible winter’ with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
More children will get free school meals this school year. Here’s what you need to know

More children will get free school meals this school year. Here’s what you need to know
British public don’t back cuts to disability benefits – even Reform and Tory voters

British public don’t back cuts to disability benefits – even Reform and Tory voters
London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead

London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain

Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts

Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing ‘brutal winter’

Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing ‘brutal winter’
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here’s what it could mean for benefits

Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here’s what it could mean for benefits
‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain

‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
More Brits are taking on credit card debt to deal with the cost of living. Here’s how to get help

More Brits are taking on credit card debt to deal with the cost of living. Here’s how to get help
Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without

Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without
Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?

Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?
If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20

If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
Will Andy Burnham’s £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?

