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Want an Airbnb for the World Cup? That’ll be £239,923, please
World Cup 2022

Want an Airbnb for the World Cup? That’ll be £239,923, please

Nearly 30% of people facing debt were in energy arrears before the cost of living crisis
cost of living crisis

Nearly 30% of people facing debt were in energy arrears before the cost of living crisis

End of controversial privatisation deal sees 4,000 social homes brought back under council control
Social housing

End of controversial privatisation deal sees 4,000 social homes brought back under council control

Irish plan to give artists £270 a week should be copied in the UK, say campaigners
Basic income

Irish plan to give artists £270 a week should be copied in the UK, say campaigners

A third of jobs advertised on the government’s flagship Kickstart scheme went unfilled
Unemployment

A third of jobs advertised on the government’s flagship Kickstart scheme went unfilled

Martin Lewis creates 90-point ‘survival kit’ for people struggling with the cost of living crisis
cost of living crisis

Martin Lewis creates 90-point ‘survival kit’ for people struggling with the cost of living crisis

Shell paid no tax on its UK oil and gas production last year – despite making a £14.7bn profit
Energy crisis

Shell paid no tax on its UK oil and gas production last year – despite making a £14.7bn profit

This man has knitted 2,000 hats for LGBTQ+ people experiencing homelessness
LGBTQ+

This man has knitted 2,000 hats for LGBTQ+ people experiencing homelessness

‘A national embarrassment’: Rishi Sunak’s NFT plan has really not gone down well
Treasury

‘A national embarrassment’: Rishi Sunak’s NFT plan has really not gone down well

These 125 LGBTQ+ groups are boycotting a government event over its conversion therapy U-turn
LGBTQ+

These 125 LGBTQ+ groups are boycotting a government event over its conversion therapy U-turn

‘The land is worth more than the people’: East London residents unite to fight ‘slum landlord’
social housing

‘The land is worth more than the people’: East London residents unite to fight ‘slum landlord’

The value of UK housing grew by £1m every minute in 2021
Housing market

The value of UK housing grew by £1m every minute in 2021

‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
welfare system

‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit

Millions being spent to store wasted PPE could ease the cost of living crisis. Here’s how
cost of living crisis

Millions being spent to store wasted PPE could ease the cost of living crisis. Here’s how

Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study
welfare system

Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study

Three in four workers in the UK are considering changing jobs due to the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Three in four workers in the UK are considering changing jobs due to the cost of living crisis

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Five things the government is doing to tackle rogue landlords
Housing

Five things the government is doing to tackle rogue landlords

Rising childcare costs are limiting parents’ ability to work, says Labour
Employment

Rising childcare costs are limiting parents’ ability to work, says Labour

Homeless in Ukraine: Former rough sleepers are supporting their shell-shocked compatriots in Kharkiv
Ukraine

Homeless in Ukraine: Former rough sleepers are supporting their shell-shocked compatriots in Kharkiv

Thousands attend cost of living protests in cities across the UK
Cost of Living Crisis

Thousands attend cost of living protests in cities across the UK