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Gherkins, Dolly Parton and £100 off energy bills: What does the autumn budget mean for you?
Autumn budget

Gherkins, Dolly Parton and £100 off energy bills: What does the autumn budget mean for you?

Chancellor John Healey promised ‘breathing space’ in the budget. From energy bills to the minimum wage, here’s what the announcements mean for the money in your pocket

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

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
Money

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
Michael Gidney

Hygiene poverty is the hidden cost-of-living trap. Why we must remove VAT on essentials to address it

Can Britain actually afford the real living wage?
Employment

Can Britain actually afford the real living wage?

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Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore
Hannah Pentith

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

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?
Politics

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?
Sabine Goodwin

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 
Heather Buckingham

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?
Thames Water

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
Energy bills

People could face an ‘impossible winter’ with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January

Inside the Big Issue: 35 years of a hand up
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: 35 years of a hand up

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?

British public don’t back cuts to disability benefits – even Reform and Tory voters
Disability benefits

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
homelessness

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
Stef Lake, Ronald Ranta and Carl Walker

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
insecure work

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

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 UK

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
Youth unemployment

‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain

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31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holiday
Kids eat free

31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holiday

Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without
Opinion

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?
benefits

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
food

If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20