cost of living crisis

Reading Time: < 1 minute Britons grappling with the raised cost of living are getting addicted to a shoplifting “high”, according to addiction experts. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute The economy faces a ‘brighter future’ than previously thought – but living standards are set to fall by the largest amount since the…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Cornwall Insight has unveiled its price cap predictions ahead of the Budget, raising expectations of a sharp fall in energy bills over…

Reading Time: < 1 minute The UK is one of the worst countries in the world for childcare costs, with British couples on an average wage spending…

Reading Time: < 1 minute As the cost of living continues to rise, struggling parents have stopped giving their children pocket money after noticing it makes them ‘greedy’…

Reading Time: < 1 minute A London council has become the first in the country to offer free school meals to every secondary school pupil up to the age…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Almost 1,000 people every week are prosecuted for failing to pay their television licence, making it the most common crime in the country…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Children are sleeping on the floor and on soiled mattresses as families struggle to afford essential furniture due to the financial strain of the rising…

Reading Time: < 1 minute ‘I don’t know what the future holds and it’s scary,’ says Minreet Kaur, a 42-year-old from West London, who’s not sure if she’ll…