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Thousands of businesses can’t afford crippling rates on taxpayer-backed Covid loans

Exclusive: Figures show £26bn was loaned out to around 100,000 firms under the government-backed scheme, but only one in four have paid off the debt

The Independent UK

2% tax on UK rich list families ‘could raise £22bn a year’

Campaigners for tax reform say similar levies in Europe have helped to reduce inequality

The Guardian - UK

The people who care for and educate our children deserve better pay - here's why that would help us all

Pressure on working parents has been building for a long time, with daycare costs increasing as places become more scarce. Two recent reports clearly illustrate the dysfunctional nature of England’s system of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC).

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UK government is hiding £28bn of ‘stealth cuts’ to public services, says report

Thinktank warns austerity drive at next month’s budget will further damage economy

The Guardian - UK

Government 'hiding £28 BILLION of public service cuts in smoke and mirrors budget'

The TUC has published a study by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), accusing the government of playing "smoke and mirrors" with its figures

Daily Mirror

Four in 10 families ‘unable to afford decent living standard’ by next election

Some 30.6 million people will not be able to afford essentials by December 2024, according to New Economics Foundation (NEF) estimates.

The Independent UK

30 million in UK ‘priced out of decent standard of living by 2024’

Thinktank blames rising prices, inflation and unemployment, and called for national living income

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Revealed: Closing windfall tax loophole could cut energy bills by £336 a year

Exclusive: Scrapping tax relief from government levy would raise £22bn, new analysis shows

The Independent UK

Rookie nurses can't afford clothes or food as they suffer £3,800 pay cut in 15 years

Research has revealed newly-qualified nurses will struggle to pay for clothes or food from April after suffering a £3,800 real terms pay cut over the past 15 years

Daily Mirror

Ditch price cap for ‘free basic energy’ plan to help poorest, report says

New Economics Foundation sets out proposals for government to pay for gas and electricity use up to a limit

The Guardian - UK

'Three quarters of households will see cost of living rise quicker than incomes'

The prediction for later this year comes from the New Economics Foundation think tank, which has made a series of recommendations to help families

Daily Mirror

Neighbourhood green space is in rapid decline, deepening both the climate and mental health crises

The past 20 or so years of housing development in England and Wales has decimated community access to green space. That’s according to a new report from think tank the New Economics Foundation (NEF), which has brought together data on the age of housing developments, public green space provision and…

The Conversation

Parks near new homes shrink 40% as developers say they cannot afford them

Green spaces near new housing developments in England and Wales down in last 20 years

The Guardian - UK

Cost of living for UK’s poorest could be 10% higher by autumn, thinktank warns

Resolution Foundation says prolonged Russian invasion of Ukraine would drive up food and energy prices

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Half of UK children ‘will have to sacrifice essentials like food and clothing’ due to cost of living crisis

New research suggests families in the northeast of England will be hit hardest by soaring costs

The Independent UK

Nearly half of children living below ‘acceptable standard’ by April – report

The figure rises to 77% for children in single-parent households, and 96% for those in families out of work, according to a think tank.

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