Tag: cost of living news
The UK cities where people struggle for cash the most revealed – full list
Money is stretched further and the future “looks much harder” in some areas of the country, a new report shows. …
UK workers hit with 16 year warning over wages
Workers in most parts of the country are no better off than they were 16 years ago after taking inflation into account. …
£356 cost-of-living warning issued to UK households for 2025
The Budget imposed a raft of new taxes, coupled with increases in borrowing …
Surge in ‘doom spending’ as Brits seek escape from bad news
The rise of buy now pay later finance across online retailers and the high street has boosted instinctive and guilt-free shopping …
Crisis for carers – money troubles, anxiety and depression revealed
New ONS research has investigated the finances and well-being of what it calls “sandwich carers” who are defined as adults with dependent children aged up to 18 …
Warning for UK economy as cost of living crisis leads to fewer babies
The total fertility rate dropped to 1.44 children per woman in 2023, which is the lowest value since records began in 1938 …
Warning UK households face alarming £5,000 shortfall this winter
Millions of people have no raindy day funds going into the colder and potentially more expensive months of the year. …
