Cost of living crisis
What happens if you ignore your bills or can’t afford to pay? Here’s how to get help

What happens if you ignore your bills or can’t afford to pay? Here’s how to get help
Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know

Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know
‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections

‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
What will the Middle East conflict mean for UK energy bills?

What will the Middle East conflict mean for UK energy bills?
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?

Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple

Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple
Labour says it wants to end the need for food banks. Is there any way it can succeed?

Labour says it wants to end the need for food banks. Is there any way it can succeed?
Taking action against climate change could also help end the need for food banks. Here’s how

Taking action against climate change could also help end the need for food banks. Here’s how
Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers

Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers
This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it

This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it
Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don’t always know what to say

Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don’t always know what to say
Why are four million children still going hungry in the UK in 2026?

Why are four million children still going hungry in the UK in 2026?
Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely ‘prop up a crumbling system?’

Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely ‘prop up a crumbling system?’
‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty

‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money

More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money
More than four million children set to be in poverty by 2029 despite Labour two-child limit U-turn

More than four million children set to be in poverty by 2029 despite Labour two-child limit U-turn
Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain would look like

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain would look like
Starmer ties the UK’s Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?

Starmer ties the UK’s Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?
Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score

Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score
Pensioners are skipping showers and cutting back on food as millions face poverty
