Cost of Living Crisis

Latest financial and political news and analysis on the UK's cost of living crisis from inews.co.uk

Article thumbnail: While price rises for groceries has eased slightly, the cost of groceries is still going up. (Photo: Brett Dietrich/i)
News

Why price of sugar, eggs, cheese and milk are still rising despite inflation falling

While inflation has fallen to 4.6 per cent, shopping basket staples have risen sharply in price during the cost of living crisis

Pensions and Retirement

9 out of 10 equity release enquiries driven by cost of living pressures

News

'I cant afford heating and my hands are blue - I need every penny of my triple lock pension'

Article thumbnail: Many parents mistakenly believe their childcare situation will improve once their child starts school - but often realise the juggling act becomes even worse. Carly Osman-Holme and Heidi McVay are just two of the many affected parents around the UK (Photos: supplied)
Lifestyle

I was a nurse for 27 years - but delays to my NHS pension pushed me into deep credit card debt

Money
Big Read

‘I eat one meal a day, shower weekly and never use my oven - but still can’t pay bills’

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Article thumbnail: File photo dated 26/01/18 of British one pound coins, as the voluntary so-called Real Living Wage is to increase by 10% to reflect the ongoing cost-of-living crisis for workers, it has been announced. PA Photo. Issue date: Tuesday October 24, 2023. The Living Wage Foundation said its rates will increase to ?12 an hour outside London a rise of ?1.10 and to ?13.15 an hour in the capital, a ?1.20 increase. See PA story INDUSTRY Wage. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 26/01/18 of British one pound coins, as the voluntary so-called Real Living Wage is to increase by 10% to reflect the ongoing cost-of-living crisis for workers, it has been announced. PA Photo. Issue date: Tuesday October 24, 2023. The Living Wage Foundation said its rates will increase to ?12 an hour outside London a rise of ?1.10 and to ?13.15 an hour in the capital, a ?1.20 increase. See PA story INDUSTRY Wage. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: CARDIFF, WALES - APRIL 14: High petrol and diesel prices are displayed at a Shell petrol station on Hadfield Road on April 14, 2022 in Cardiff, Wales. Energy and fuel bills are rising in the UK due to a combination of factors. Russia's war on Ukraine has increased global oil prices and energy bills are going up because the energy price cap - the maximum price suppliers in England, Wales and Scotland can charge households - was raised from April 1st. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: CARDIFF, WALES - APRIL 14: High petrol and diesel prices are displayed at a Shell petrol station on Hadfield Road on April 14, 2022 in Cardiff, Wales. Energy and fuel bills are rising in the UK due to a combination of factors. Russia's war on Ukraine has increased global oil prices and energy bills are going up because the energy price cap - the maximum price suppliers in England, Wales and Scotland can charge households - was raised from April 1st. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 23/06/23 of UK ?5, ?10 and ?20 notes in a money box, as working-age households are set for a year of income stagnation in the run-up to the next general election, with the current parliamentary term on track to be the worst for living standards growth since at least the 1950s, according to the think-tank, The Resolution Foundation. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday September 6, 2023. See PA story MONEY Households. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 23/06/23 of UK ?5, ?10 and ?20 notes in a money box, as working-age households are set for a year of income stagnation in the run-up to the next general election, with the current parliamentary term on track to be the worst for living standards growth since at least the 1950s, according to the think-tank, The Resolution Foundation. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday September 6, 2023. See PA story MONEY Households. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire