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Latest on the cost-of-living crisis
“Families are in deep poverty”: MPs and charities call for benefit changes
A new report says that one-off support funds are not enough to help those vulnerable to rising prices.
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Ofgem’s “regulatory failures” cost billpayers £2.7bn
The energy watchdog was “too slow” to prevent supplier bankruptcies, MPs said.
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David Cameron’s “Big Society” is still very much with us
As the UK braces for Liz Truss’s austerity 2.0, charities are still picking up the welfare slack from the…
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Food waste is a cost-of-living problem as well as a climate problem
As people struggle to afford to eat, two million tonnes of food fit for consumption is ending up in…
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Prices are rising – and so is insurance fraud
A trend that began at the beginning of the pandemic has accelerated as the cost-of-living rises.
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How inflation is worse for women
Prices are rising faster for items aimed at women, who tend to be poorer already.
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The Policy Ask with Silviya Barrett: “Cutting public transport fares would help with high living costs”
The director of policy, research and projects at the Campaign for Better Transport on why we need to change…
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The Policy Ask with Paul Farmer: “Cutting welfare support is counter-productive and punitive”
The chief executive of Mind on benefits sanctions, work-life balance, and reforming the Mental Health Act.
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Anne-Marie Trevelyan warns the Transport Committee that train strikes are not over
The Transport Secretary told MPs that she doesn’t support unions that act “to the detriment” of their members.
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