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41,000 vulnerable households had their energy debt written off in Catalonia. Is the UK government listening?
Cost of living crisis

41,000 vulnerable households had their energy debt written off in Catalonia. Is the UK government listening?

Is universal credit enough to live on? Here’s why experts say the April increase is ‘too little, too late’
Benefits

Is universal credit enough to live on? Here’s why experts say the April increase is ‘too little, too late’

The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It’s not going well
Social housing

The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It’s not going well

What’s it like living in rural Scotland during the cost of living crisis?
Cost of living crisis

What’s it like living in rural Scotland during the cost of living crisis?

Turnips and working more hours? Food bank workers say Thérèse Coffey is ‘living on a different planet’
Cost of living crisis

Turnips and working more hours? Food bank workers say Thérèse Coffey is ‘living on a different planet’

One in five people in the UK’s wealthiest areas can’t afford food or pay their bills
Cost of living crisis

One in five people in the UK’s wealthiest areas can’t afford food or pay their bills

Disabled people are missing out on the government’s cost of living payments. This needs to change
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Disabled people are missing out on the government’s cost of living payments. This needs to change

Are we doomed to repeat the cost of living crisis? This archive film shows how little has changed in the UK
Cost of living crisis

Are we doomed to repeat the cost of living crisis? This archive film shows how little has changed in the UK

‘£3.3billion for them. Debt and starvation for me’: Vulnerable customers on British Gas’s record profits
British Gas

‘£3.3billion for them. Debt and starvation for me’: Vulnerable customers on British Gas’s record profits

Diary of a food bank manager: We’re now having to prepare parcels for people working full-time
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: We’re now having to prepare parcels for people working full-time

This cost of living calculator shows how different cities in the UK are being hit by inflation
Cost of living crisis

This cost of living calculator shows how different cities in the UK are being hit by inflation

What is the UK inflation rate? And how is it calculated?
Inflation

What is the UK inflation rate? And how is it calculated?

Why council tax rises will hit the poorest harder
Cost of Living crisis

Why council tax rises will hit the poorest harder

Here’s who is most likely to get help from the ‘bank of mum and dad’
Inequality

Here’s who is most likely to get help from the ‘bank of mum and dad’

No one should have to ask whether they can ‘do without’ medication. But that’s where we are as a country.
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

No one should have to ask whether they can ‘do without’ medication. But that’s where we are as a country.

What are my rights if I can’t afford to pay my energy bills?
Energy bills

What are my rights if I can’t afford to pay my energy bills?

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Time to Talk: ‘Don’t let your debt and mental health struggles bury you’
Time to talk day

Time to Talk: ‘Don’t let your debt and mental health struggles bury you’

Britain on strike: The biggest walkout in a decade in pictures
Employment

Britain on strike: The biggest walkout in a decade in pictures

February 1 strikes: Who is on strike this Wednesday and where are protests taking place?
Strike action

February 1 strikes: Who is on strike this Wednesday and where are protests taking place?

How to get the cold weather payment as UK temperatures drop below freezing
Cost of living crisis

How to get the cold weather payment as UK temperatures drop below freezing