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Over Three Quarters Of Universal Credit Recipients Go Without Essentials, Poll Shows
Over Three Quarters Of Universal Credit Recipients Go Without Essentials, Poll Shows
Economy
Over three quarters of benefits recipients have gone without essentials in the last six months, according to polling shared exclusively with PoliticsHome.
Cost Of Living Pressures Will Be 'Bleak' During Labour's First Christmas In Power
Communities
Cost Of Living Pressures Will Be "Bleak" During Labour's First Christmas In Power
Over 1.5m Families Have Taken Out Loans To Pay For Christmas And Birthdays, New Research Shows
Social affairs
Over 1.5m Families Have Taken Out Loans To Pay For Christmas And Birthdays, New Research Shows
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Health
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
DWP Drive To Boost Pensions Credit Take Up Is Unlikely To Avert Fuel Poverty Rise, Warn Charities
Social affairs
DWP Drive To Boost Pensions Credit Take Up Is Unlikely To Avert Fuel Poverty Rise, Warn Charities
Tory Focus On Immigration Has Little Appeal For Voters Moving To Labour
Economy
Tory Focus On Immigration Has Little Appeal For Voters Moving To Labour
Spring Budget's Cost Of Living Support 'Thin On The Ground'
Social affairs
Spring Budget's Cost Of Living Support "Thin On The Ground"
Opinion
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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Labour Row Over “Brain Dead” NI Exemption for Indian Workers In Trade Deal
Labour Row Over “Brain Dead” NI Exemption for Indian Workers In Trade Deal
Economy
‘Amexit’ must force us to rethink Brexit
‘Amexit’ must force us to rethink Brexit
By Liam Byrne MP
Brexit
PM Says Criticism Of India Trade Deal Is 'Incoherent Nonsense'
PM Says Criticism Of India Trade Deal Is "Incoherent Nonsense"
Economy
Michael Ellam: The EU Sherpa Resetting The UK-EU Relationship
Michael Ellam: The EU Sherpa Resetting The UK-EU Relationship
Foreign affairs
In Greater Manchester, we have a plan to put prevention at the heart of the health system
In Greater Manchester, we have a plan to put prevention at the heart of the health system
By Andy Burnham
Health
Why Westminster’s biggest parliamentary group is calling for a commission on electoral reform
Why Westminster’s biggest parliamentary group is calling for a commission on electoral reform
By Alex Sobel MP and Lizzi Collinge MP
Political parties
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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
Introducing a nationwide rent freeze would hit struggling households harder in the long term
Communities
By Bob Blackman MP
Introducing a nationwide rent freeze would hit struggling households harder in the long term
In recent weeks Nicola Sturgeon has introduced a rent freeze in Scotland in an effort to address the cost of living crisis that has resulted post-pandemic.
Liz Truss Will Step Up Energy Saving Info Campaign In Apparent U-turn
Energy
Liz Truss Will Step Up Energy Saving Info Campaign In Apparent U-turn
The government has confirmed that it is looking at ways of better informing people about how they can cut down their energy usage this winter in an apparent U-turn on the issue.
Wales will not stand for benefit cuts that will push many more households into poverty
Economy
By Hywel Williams MP
Wales will not stand for benefit cuts that will push many more households into poverty
Rocketing mortgage rates, soaring inflation and a near collapse in pensions brought on by the Prime Minister and the Chancellor’s reckless economic plans – all in less than 30 days of assuming office.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
UK Telecoms Industry Committed to Assisting Customers Amidst the Cost-Of-Living Crisis
As an industry we understand many of our customers are impacted by the cost-of-living crisis. We are committed to doing our part to support customers most affected and all four UK mobile network operators have introduced several ways to help vulnerable customers.
Tackling the cost of living crisis will require businesses to step up Partner content
Economy
By Which?
Tackling the cost of living crisis will require businesses to step up
New research from Which? indicates that businesses have the power to go further in supporting those who need it most.
Government Is Split Over Whether To Tell People To Cut Down Energy Use
Economy
Government Is Split Over Whether To Tell People To Cut Down Energy Use
Senior Tories are engaged in an ideological battle over whether to launch a public information campaign telling people how to reduce their energy consumption this winter, or if government should stay out of individual household matters, as ministers prepare to confirm details of their plan to freeze the price cap.
Parliament Will Return On Wednesday Following Pause For Queen's Death
Political parties
Parliament Will Return On Wednesday Following Pause For Queen's Death
MPs will return to the Commons on Wednesday 21st September after government and parliamentary business was paused in the wake of the Queen's death.
Economists Warn Reduced Inflation Masks 'Worrying' Food Price Rises
Economy
Economists Warn Reduced Inflation Masks "Worrying" Food Price Rises
Leading economic experts have warned that a slight fall in overall inflation does not provide relief for the cost of living crisis as reduced fuel costs mask the fact prices for households goods are still rising.
Without any further action, UK households and businesses will face catastrophe this Winter Partner content
Energy
By EDF
Without any further action, UK households and businesses will face catastrophe this Winter
Ahead of the incoming rise to the price cap, EDF Customers Managing Director, Philippe Commaret, outlines three steps the next Prime Minister's Government can take to help people with the energy crisis.
Government must act to stop 'fantasy' energy price demands
Economy
By Peter Matejic
Government must act to stop 'fantasy' energy price demands
For people living in poverty, gas and electricity have been difficult to afford for years. Many families are forced to cut back on energy even in normal times. These are not normal times, and energy consumption has gone from being expensive to being, for large parts of the population, a sheer fantasy.
The October energy price rise must be cancelled to spare households
Energy
By Wera Hobhouse MP
The October energy price rise must be cancelled to spare households
There is no other option but to cancel the October price rise. Households are facing a catastrophic increase in energy prices this October. With Bills expected to rise by a staggering 80 per cent, there is no other option but for the government to cancel the latest price cap increase.
Martin Lewis Warns 'Lives Will Be Lost' As Energy Price Cap Passes £3,500
Energy
Martin Lewis Warns "Lives Will Be Lost" As Energy Price Cap Passes £3,500
“Lives will be lost this winter” if the government does not intervene and provide more support for households with their energy bills, financial expert Martin Lewis has said, as the domestic price cap was confirmed as £3,549 from October.
Boosting prosperity is key to tackle the cost-of-living crisis
Economy
By Baroness Stroud
Boosting prosperity is key to tackle the cost-of-living crisis
There is only one way to say it. The outlook for families across the United Kingdom this autumn is bleak. But if the new prime minister is serious about tackling the cost-of-living crisis they must grasp the nettle and focus on long-term policies to boost prosperity, as well as short-term responses to the current crisis.
The government must freeze energy bills to avoid catastrophe
Economy
By Esther McVey MP
The government must freeze energy bills to avoid catastrophe
I fear that many politicians still don’t understand the enormity of the energy bill catastrophe we are rapidly hurtling towards.
Lord Frost Says Tax Cuts Are 'Right Way' To Tackle Energy Bills Crisis
Economy
Lord Frost Says Tax Cuts Are "Right Way" To Tackle Energy Bills Crisis
Exclusive: Former Brexit minister Lord Frost has suggested major interventions in the energy market are the wrong approach to solving the cost-of-living crisis, but doesn't rule out support for the most vulnerable, as the government faces urgent calls to support people faced with skyrocketing energy bills.
Benefits Boost Needed To Tackle Energy Bills Crisis, Former Work And Pensions Secretary Says
Economy
Benefits Boost Needed To Tackle Energy Bills Crisis, Former Work And Pensions Secretary Says
Conservative MP Stephen Crabb has called for a long-term "strengthening" of benefits to help alleviate the pressure of the cost-of-living crisis as energy prices continue to soar.
Boosting benefits is the right way to tackle the cost of living crisis
Economy
By Stephen Crabb MP
Boosting benefits is the right way to tackle the cost of living crisis
Help is coming. That is the clear message from both Conservative leadership camps as families across the country brace themselves for unprecedented increases in energy prices.
Nurseries Hit By Cost Crisis Are Considering Raising Fees And Meal Prices
Education
Nurseries Hit By Cost Crisis Are Considering Raising Fees And Meal Prices
Nurseries are facing a “real crisis” with “frightening” levels of inflation and soaring energy bills, according to one leading industry expert.
New post-Brexit trade scheme will cut red tape to help with the cost of living
Economy
By Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
New post-Brexit trade scheme will cut red tape to help with the cost of living
No country has a monopoly on brilliant entrepreneurs. People with ideas, determination and commercial expertise can be found all over the planet.
'No Danger' Droughts Will Cause Drinking Water Shortage, Senior Minister Promises
Environment
"No Danger" Droughts Will Cause Drinking Water Shortage, Senior Minister Promises
Exclusive: Cabinet minister Kit Malthouse has sought to reassure the public that drinking water will not run low in the coming weeks, but admitted that the drought and other crises means the UK faces a "challenging winter".
Energy companies must step up to help ease the cost of living crisis
Energy
By Alexander Stafford MP
Energy companies must step up to help ease the cost of living crisis
The news that BP profits have tripled to almost £7 billion between April and June this year has been strongly criticised in the context of many families struggling with the rising cost of energy bills, the economic fallout from the war in Ukraine, and soaring prices for motorists at the pumps.
Tax cuts alone won’t stop civil protest over rising energy bills
Economy
By Lord Howell
Tax cuts alone won’t stop civil protest over rising energy bills
The battle between the two rivals for prime minister provides ideal material for the kind of punch-up and division the media love to depict. The awkward reality – that truth lies somewhere in between the two – is conveniently pushed aside. 
Boris Johnson Allies Insist They Warned Of Cost-Of-Living Deadlock As No 10 Resists Urgent Intervention
Economy
Boris Johnson Allies Insist They Warned Of Cost-Of-Living Deadlock As No 10 Resists Urgent Intervention
Boris Johnson's caretaker government is resisting growing pressure to take action on the cost-living crisis before his successor takes over in early September, but allies of the outgoing prime minister insist they warned his hands would be tied over new support this summer.
The next prime minister must tackle the cost-of-living crisis or face dire electoral consequences
Economy
By Bernard Jenkin MP
The next prime minister must tackle the cost-of-living crisis or face dire electoral consequences
The two final candidates for the Conservative leadership have made promises on tax and borrowing. The new prime minister will, however, have to confront a rapidly deteriorating cost-of-living crisis that demands flexibility and decisive action.
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
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