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What will Rishi Sunak do about the cost of living crisis?

Analysis: The chancellor has been warned that the UK is heading for a recession, but he is reluctant to act

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022

UK firms report fastest growth in labour market since pre-pandemic

BDO index rises for fifth consecutive month but inflation and Ukraine war could curtail jobs boom

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2022

Studying health inequalities has been my life’s work. What’s about to happen in the UK is unprecedented

Poverty is literally a matter of life and death for those on the margins, and the government has so far failed to step in, says Michael Marmot, director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2022

Nation's poorest families could miss out on £150 council tax refund

It is feared some landlords won't pass the benefit on

Wales Online · Apr 2, 2022

2.5 million families tip into ‘fuel stress’ as energy price cap rises

Another 2.5 million households could experience “fuel stress” come October, taking the total number of families paying more than 10% of their income towards energy to 7.5 million

Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2022

Energy price cap rise hits British bills as unions call for ‘emergency budget’ – as it happened

Live rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as energy costs rise and criminal investigation opened into P&O Ferries

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022

Universal credit rise lifted 400,000 children out of poverty, data shows

Experts say removal of £20-a-week boost and soaring living costs likely to push 1 million below UK breadline

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022

Tory MP branded 'callous' for claiming poverty-hit Brits 'sitting on benefits' should 'get any job'

Katherine Fletcher was criticised for "insult" on struggling families as experts calculate Rishi Sunak's mini-Budget will leave 1.3 million people, including 500,000 children, facing absolute poverty

Daily Mirror · Mar 27, 2022

Cost of living crisis hitting economic outlook as firms hike prices – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

Cost of living crisis: Lack of support will push 1.3 million into absolute poverty, economists warn

The chancellor left the poorest households ‘painfully exposed’ in his Spring Statement, the Resolution Foundation has said

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022