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The crisis has started, and Iceland’s loans are just the beginning
Paul McNamee

The crisis has started, and Iceland’s loans are just the beginning

Vulnerable smart meter customers could be forced onto prepayment as energy bills soar
Energy bills

Vulnerable smart meter customers could be forced onto prepayment as energy bills soar

‘Attitudes are changing in this country’: On the picket line with Mick Lynch and Eddie Dempsey
Rail strikes

‘Attitudes are changing in this country’: On the picket line with Mick Lynch and Eddie Dempsey

Cafes, pubs and restaurants are already being hammered by sky-high energy bills
Energy

Cafes, pubs and restaurants are already being hammered by sky-high energy bills

Number of universal credit claimants facing sanctions soars past 100,000
Employment

Number of universal credit claimants facing sanctions soars past 100,000

Inflation predicted to hit 18% for poorest this autumn
Cost of living crisis

Inflation predicted to hit 18% for poorest this autumn

Supermarket Iceland is offering loans to help people with their food shop
Food Poverty

Supermarket Iceland is offering loans to help people with their food shop

Gen Z are turning to ‘cash stuffing’ to prevent overspending 
Personal finance

Gen Z are turning to ‘cash stuffing’ to prevent overspending 

Number of tenants being evicted by landlords for rent arrears is highest since records began
Renting

Number of tenants being evicted by landlords for rent arrears is highest since records began

Man on hunger strike pleads with the government to ‘wake up’ to the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Man on hunger strike pleads with the government to ‘wake up’ to the cost of living crisis

Wildfires: Firefighters on front line of climate crisis say they don’t have resources to cope
Climate crisis

Wildfires: Firefighters on front line of climate crisis say they don’t have resources to cope

More than 70,000 people sign Gordon Brown petition calling for emergency budget
Cost of living crisis

More than 70,000 people sign Gordon Brown petition calling for emergency budget

‘Using less energy isn’t an option’: Disabled people set to be hit hardest when bills soar again
Energy bills

‘Using less energy isn’t an option’: Disabled people set to be hit hardest when bills soar again

‘What a load of bull’: Martin Lewis rubbishes claims government can’t act on energy bills crisis
Energy bills

‘What a load of bull’: Martin Lewis rubbishes claims government can’t act on energy bills crisis

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak ‘do not grasp the seriousness of the cost of living crisis’
Cost of living crisis

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak ‘do not grasp the seriousness of the cost of living crisis’

Energy bills expected to soar to £4,200 in January
Cost of living crisis

Energy bills expected to soar to £4,200 in January

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Five ways the cost of living is rising – and how to get help if you’re struggling
Cost of living crisis

Five ways the cost of living is rising – and how to get help if you’re struggling

Enough is Enough: Unions, food banks and MPs launch campaign to fight the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Enough is Enough: Unions, food banks and MPs launch campaign to fight the cost of living crisis

Big Issue teams up with Gordon Brown to call for emergency budget to fight October price cap rise
Cost of living crisis

Big Issue teams up with Gordon Brown to call for emergency budget to fight October price cap rise

Gordon Brown: ‘A poverty time-bomb is ticking across Britain’
Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown: ‘A poverty time-bomb is ticking across Britain’