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Spring Budget's Cost Of Living Support 'Thin On The Ground'
Spring Budget's Cost Of Living Support "Thin On The Ground"
Social affairs
Campaigners have said the cost of living support measures announced in Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget fall short of what is needed to help households struggling with the cost of living.
Five Million People Can't Afford Basic Outgoings In 'Living Standards Catastrophe'
Social affairs
Five Million People Can't Afford Basic Outgoings In "Living Standards Catastrophe"
Inflation, Energy Bills, Mortgages: Cost Of Living Challenges Facing Britain In 2024
Social affairs
Inflation, Energy Bills, Mortgages: Cost Of Living Challenges Facing Britain In 2024
Government Warned Food Banks Are Now Ingrained In British Life
Social affairs
Government Warned Food Banks Are Now Ingrained In British Life
Labour Warns 'Toxic' Cost Of Living Is Driving Homelessness At Christmas
Social affairs
Labour Warns "Toxic" Cost Of Living Is Driving Homelessness At Christmas
Jeremy Hunt Accused Of Being 'Untruthful' About Cost Of Living Support
Social affairs
Jeremy Hunt Accused Of Being "Untruthful" About Cost Of Living Support
Labour Will Force Energy Debate In Commons As Worry Over Bills Bites
Energy
Labour Will Force Energy Debate In Commons As Worry Over Bills Bites
The House Live
Regulators need to start listening to consumers
Communities
By Ben Cooper
Regulators need to start listening to consumers
How EDF is helping keep homes warm this New Year Partner content
Energy
By EDF
How EDF is helping keep homes warm this New Year
Small businesses who rent can get more control this winter with a smart meter Partner content
Energy
By Smart Energy GB
Small businesses who rent can get more control this winter with a smart meter
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Keir Starmer Pledges 'First Steps' For Labour Government
Keir Starmer Pledges "First Steps" For Labour Government
Political parties
Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works
Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works
Communities
Fashion helped me find my feet when I joined the House of Lords
Fashion helped me find my feet when I joined the House of Lords
By Baroness Morrissey
Parliament
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Inflation, Energy Bills, Mortgages: Cost Of Living Challenges Facing Britain In 2024
Social affairs
Inflation, Energy Bills, Mortgages: Cost Of Living Challenges Facing Britain In 2024
High interest rates, elevated energy bills, and above average inflation will see the cost of living crisis rumble on into 2024.
Government Warned Food Banks Are Now Ingrained In British Life
Social affairs
Government Warned Food Banks Are Now Ingrained In British Life
Chief executive of the Trussell Trust, Emma Revie, has told PoliticsHome the charity's food banks are at "breaking point" and expressed concern that they were becoming permanent fixtures in British society.
Soaring Mortgages Could “Define” Tory Election Defeat
Economy
Soaring Mortgages Could “Define” Tory Election Defeat
Spooked Conservative MPs fear soaring mortgage rates will "define" the rest of this parliament and represent the final nail in the coffin for their party's chances of retaining power at the next general election.
Cost of living news
Food Prices Could Rise By Almost A Fifth This Autumn, Officials Believe
Environment
Food Prices Could Rise By Almost A Fifth This Autumn, Officials Believe
Exclusive: Food inflation could come close to 20% this year, some government officials believe, in the latest glimpse of the worsening cost-of-living crisis that awaits Boris Johnson's successor.
Money Expert Warns Cost-Of-Living Pledges Made By Tory Leadership Rivals Are 'Trivial'
Economy
Money Expert Warns Cost-Of-Living Pledges Made By Tory Leadership Rivals Are "Trivial"
Personal finance expert Martin Lewis has dismissed cost-of-living policies set out by Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss as "trivial" and urged the government to take action now to help households ahead of the energy price cap rising again.
Peter Aldous: We need a social tariff to help ease the cost of living crisis
Economy
By Peter Aldous MP
Peter Aldous: We need a social tariff to help ease the cost of living crisis
There is no other way of saying it: we are in the grip of a cost of living crisis. Regular reminders of the rising cost of essential goods and services dominate the news and show no sign of abating.
Baroness Sugg: Our next Conservative Prime Minister must be a leader for women and girls
Political parties
By Baroness Sugg
Baroness Sugg: Our next Conservative Prime Minister must be a leader for women and girls
When crises hit, vulnerable groups are disproportionately impacted. Over the past few years of Covid and economic stress, we’ve seen the effects on women and girls and how gender equality has been rolled back by a generation around the world.
Robert Largan: We must cut our use of biofuels to tackle rocketing global food prices
Environment
By Robert Largan MP
Robert Largan: We must cut our use of biofuels to tackle rocketing global food prices
The United Kingdom continued to lead the global response to Russia’s abhorrent invasion of Ukraine at the G7 summit last week.
We need to treat home energy efficiency as a national emergency Partner content
Energy
By Energy Institute
We need to treat home energy efficiency as a national emergency
Spiralling gas prices have fuelled a cost-of-living crisis, but the solutions to this and the climate crisis are now more aligned than ever before, says Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI, President of the Energy Institute.
Countering the cost-of-living crisis – some quick fixes
Economy
By Lord Allen of Kensington
Countering the cost-of-living crisis – some quick fixes
The government needs to move fast to advert a catastrophic decline in the life chances and life expectancy of the poorest in our society. A decline that will take years to reverse and a decline that will see deep division and derision between the well-off and the poor.
In an unprecedented economic crisis, local government services and their users need support
Communities
By Cllr James Jamieson
In an unprecedented economic crisis, local government services and their users need support
There will be no shortage of things for councillors, senior officers and government ministers to discuss at the Local Government Association’s first in-person annual conference since 2019, which starts in Harrogate today.
Telecoms Industry and Government Come Together to Agree on Commitments to Assist with the Cost-of-Living Crisis Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Telecoms Industry and Government Come Together to Agree on Commitments to Assist with the Cost-of-Living Crisis
Mobile network operators, alongside the wider telecoms industry, have come together and agreed with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport, the Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP, and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, a set of commitments to support and protect vulnerable customers who are struggling with their bills due to the cost-of-living crisis, and to help them remain connected. 
Now is the time to crack down on online ad criminals Partner content
Home affairs
By Which?
Now is the time to crack down on online ad criminals
The Online Safety Bill was a step in the right direction, but the Government needs to do more to remove loopholes that put consumers at risk during the cost of living crisis.
What consumers really think about the cost of living crisis Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
What consumers really think about the cost of living crisis
With inflation at a 40-year high, rising interest rate rises have not stopped the cost of living crisis. This has left many people with no choice but to sacrifice not only discretionary spending, but to also cut back on essentials.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
What to do if you are struggling to pay your mortgage
The rising cost of living is stretching many households’ finances with some struggling to meet the increased costs of essentials, and having little or no savings to fall back on. This can lead to some families having problems making their monthly mortgage repayments.
We must urgently cut fuel duty and VAT to help struggling households with the rising cost of living
Economy
By Baroness McIntosh
We must urgently cut fuel duty and VAT to help struggling households with the rising cost of living
I am acutely aware of the need for warm, safe and affordable homes. National Energy Action, which is the leading charity for fuel poverty and of which I am honoured to be president, campaigns to ensure that everyone can afford to live in a warm home.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
New data suggests workers expect their employers to do more on financial wellbeing

  • Over six in ten employees are finding bills and credit commitments a burden

  • Close to one in five employees would not be able to cover their living expenses for one month if they lost their main source of income

  • Majority think that their employer should care about their financial wellbeing

  • 50% who don’t currently have a workplace savings scheme are interested in one
The government is not doing enough to target cost of living support to struggling households who need it most
Economy
By Siobhain McDonagh MP
The government is not doing enough to target cost of living support to struggling households who need it most
Every Friday at my weekly advice surgery I meet yet another working family struggling to make ends meet.
Why workplace savings can help people build financial resilience Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Why workplace savings can help people build financial resilience
As the cost of living bites, workers expect their employers to do more to support their financial wellbeing.
We must go green in order to tackle the cost of living crisis
Economy
By Lord Bilimoria
We must go green in order to tackle the cost of living crisis
With food, fuel and energy bills soaring, the Chancellor did the right thing at the end of last month and put money in the pockets of those facing real hardship.
Temporary support will not end the cost of living crisis – we need a long term strategy
Economy
By Angela Eagle MP
Temporary support will not end the cost of living crisis – we need a long term strategy
At a recent Treasury Select Committee hearing, the governor of the Bank of England warned of an "apocalyptic” situation with food prices fast approaching. This is on top of the doubling of energy costs currently driving many to wonder how they will cope.
Two-Thirds Of Tory Voters Believe Financial Situation Will Worsen Over Next Year
Economy
Two-Thirds Of Tory Voters Believe Financial Situation Will Worsen Over Next Year
New polling has found nearly a quarter of Tory voters believe excessive government spending was "significantly" to blame for rising inflation.
Senior Tory Says UK Should Rejoin Single Market To Ease Cost Of Living Crisis
Brexit
Senior Tory Says UK Should Rejoin Single Market To Ease Cost Of Living Crisis
A senior Conservative MP has called on Boris Johnson take the UK back into the European Union's single market in order to help mitigate the ongoing cost of living crisis.
The government must prioritise efficiency upgrades to support households with rising energy bills ahead of another difficult winter
Economy
By Peter Aldous MP
The government must prioritise efficiency upgrades to support households with rising energy bills ahead of another difficult winter
Last week's intervention from the Treasury was a huge relief for the millions of families up and down the country facing the grim prospect of a 42 per cent rise in energy bills from October.
We can upgrade Brexit and ease the cost of living by going back to the single market
Brexit
By Tobias Ellwood MP
We can upgrade Brexit and ease the cost of living by going back to the single market
With inflation soaring and the cost of living crisis biting, the Chancellor’s recent £15bn intervention was welcome – but more radical thinking is required if we are to energise our economy through these stormy waters and earn another five years of Conservative government.
Ministers should consider further borrowing to ease cost of living crunch
Economy
By Lord Rose
Ministers should consider further borrowing to ease cost of living crunch
Current government support will only scratch the surface of cost of living burden facing families.
Asda Chair And Tory Peer Calls For More Government Borrowing To Ease Cost Of Living Crisis
Economy
Asda Chair And Tory Peer Calls For More Government Borrowing To Ease Cost Of Living Crisis
Lord Rose, a Tory peer and chair of Asda supermarket, has said there is "no time to be wasted" and he called on ministers to consider further borrowing to provide financial support to struggling households.
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