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Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Cost of living crisis

Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?

What does the inflation rate mean for you? Will prices come down? Here’s what you need to know about whether the cost of living crisis will ever end

UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year
Inflation

UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year

September’s inflation rate is used to set the rate benefits rise in April, prompting concerns among charities who argue that claimants cannot afford the essentials they need to survive

UK inflation holds at 2.2% – but it’s still a bleak picture for poorer people and benefit claimants
Cost of living crisis

UK inflation holds at 2.2% – but it’s still a bleak picture for poorer people and benefit claimants

There are fears that the country remains unprepared for spikes in the inflation rate, which could happen more frequently amid the climate crisis. Meanwhile, millions of people are already struggling to afford the basics they need to survive even as inflation steadies

‘More bad news for renters’: Rental crisis continues with steep rent rises despite inflation falling
RENTING

‘More bad news for renters’: Rental crisis continues with steep rent rises despite inflation falling

Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over
Inflation

Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over

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Rishi Sunak is celebrating UK’s inflation fall – there’s just several problems
Inflation

Rishi Sunak is celebrating UK’s inflation fall – there’s just several problems

The graph Rishi Sunak doesn’t want you to see
Inflation

The graph Rishi Sunak doesn’t want you to see

UK inflation falls to lowest level in more than two years. But what does it mean for your wallet?
Inflation

UK inflation falls to lowest level in more than two years. But what does it mean for your wallet?

UK inflation unexpectedly rising to 4% in December spells ‘bad news for families’
Cost of living crisis

UK inflation unexpectedly rising to 4% in December spells ‘bad news for families’

UK at risk of ‘technical recession’ despite GDP growth in November: ‘This isn’t a thriving economy’
Economy

UK at risk of ‘technical recession’ despite GDP growth in November: ‘This isn’t a thriving economy’

Real Living Wage rises to £12 an hour amid crippling cost of living crisis
Living wage

Real Living Wage rises to £12 an hour amid crippling cost of living crisis

National living wage to rise to £11 an hour – but experts say it’s not enough
National living wage

National living wage to rise to £11 an hour – but experts say it’s not enough

Rishi Sunak is overseeing biggest tax rises since Second World War, IFS think tank finds
Tax rises

Rishi Sunak is overseeing biggest tax rises since Second World War, IFS think tank finds

Pension triple lock: What is it and how does it affect me?
Pensions

Pension triple lock: What is it and how does it affect me?

Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?
Work advice

Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?

‘Breaking point’: Debt charities and ethical lenders fight to save families from loan sharks
Debt

‘Breaking point’: Debt charities and ethical lenders fight to save families from loan sharks

Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?
Strikes

Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?

Will giving workers a pay rise really make inflation worse? We asked expert economists
Inflation

Will giving workers a pay rise really make inflation worse? We asked expert economists

Is ‘greedflation’ behind your soaring grocery bills?
Inflation

Is ‘greedflation’ behind your soaring grocery bills?

Martin Lewis predicted the mortgage timebomb, so why did the government not listen?
Paul McNamee

Martin Lewis predicted the mortgage timebomb, so why did the government not listen?

Are junior doctors, nurses or train drivers paid when on strike? 
Strikes

Are junior doctors, nurses or train drivers paid when on strike? 

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Interest rates rise will ‘fuel the fire’ of the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Interest rates rise will ‘fuel the fire’ of the cost of living crisis

Drip-feeding support to the poor is not going to solve the crisis we face
John Bird

Drip-feeding support to the poor is not going to solve the crisis we face

UK workers suffer 2.5 per cent real-term pay cut, while top CEOs get 4 per cent rise
Cost of Living

UK workers suffer 2.5 per cent real-term pay cut, while top CEOs get 4 per cent rise

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’