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‘Heartbreak’ for millions of Brits as energy bills to rise by more than expected from April
Energy bills

‘Heartbreak’ for millions of Brits as energy bills to rise by more than expected from April

Most households paying £750 a year more for energy bills than before cost of living crisis
Energy bills

Most households paying £750 a year more for energy bills than before cost of living crisis

Bad news for Labour: Voters who feel ‘economically insecure’ far more likely to switch parties
Politics

Bad news for Labour: Voters who feel ‘economically insecure’ far more likely to switch parties

Letters: Starmer and co aren’t changemakers – they’re change-talkers 
Letters

Letters: Starmer and co aren’t changemakers – they’re change-talkers 

No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It’s time the government ended it
Uche

No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It’s time the government ended it

Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention
Matt Copeland

Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention

More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds
Cost of living

More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds

Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up
Simon Francis

Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up

‘A national scandal’: Thames Water secures £3bn bailout after ‘disgraceful’ court ruling
Thames Water

‘A national scandal’: Thames Water secures £3bn bailout after ‘disgraceful’ court ruling

11 ways to spread kindness without spending money
Random Acts of Kindness Day

11 ways to spread kindness without spending money

Brits feel just as poor and miserable as they did last year. When will things get better?
Britain

Brits feel just as poor and miserable as they did last year. When will things get better?

This is the ‘most thoughtful and inspiring’ food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
Food poverty

This is the ‘most thoughtful and inspiring’ food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen

‘Love alone doesn’t pay the bills’: Kinship carers plea for financial support amid surging poverty
Kinship care

‘Love alone doesn’t pay the bills’: Kinship carers plea for financial support amid surging poverty

Healthy foods ‘more than twice as expensive’ as unhealthy foods, report finds: ‘We’re in a bad place’
Food

Healthy foods ‘more than twice as expensive’ as unhealthy foods, report finds: ‘We’re in a bad place’

It’s been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here’s why that’s ‘actually quite a bad thing’
Inflation

It’s been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here’s why that’s ‘actually quite a bad thing’

Social housing waiting lists to soar to two million people in 10 years, report finds
Social housing

Social housing waiting lists to soar to two million people in 10 years, report finds

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I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline
Izzy

I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline

Labour must invest in benefits system to lift children out of poverty, shameful report finds
Child poverty

Labour must invest in benefits system to lift children out of poverty, shameful report finds

January is one of the hardest months for debt – but it’s never too late to seek help
Vikki Brownridge

January is one of the hardest months for debt – but it’s never too late to seek help

DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
Benefits

DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year