Tag: Cost of Living
People react to ‘shocking’ cost of Royal Mail stamps as Christmas card sales drop
The fall in Christmas card sales has been linked to the rise in postage stamp costs. Now disgruntled Brits have spoken out. …
Christmas dinner cost soars for millions of Brits – price of one popular item raised 16%
Rising costs add to festive stress as Christmas dinner prices jump 6.5%, with potatoes spiking 16% and key veggies following suit. …
Mum’s ‘genius’ theme park food hack saves her family £36 on a single meal
Mum-of-two Becky took to TikTok to reveal her method, which she applied on a recent trip to Alton Towers to cut down on costs for her family. …
Mum explains how she saved ‘£2,000 on heating bills’ in just one winter with log burner
Bryony Lewis, 40, said she spent around £1,800 on the stove and its installation – it’s saving her from losing money to energy costs. …
Shopper Black Friday spending to surge 37% to hit £7.1 billion
The spending drive is being led by men with one in four expecting to splash out more than last year …
DWP update confirms 760,000 pensioners won’t get £300 Winter Fuel Payment they qualify for
Low-income households are required to apply for Pension Credit to receive help with heating costs, which is worth an average of £3,900 to claimants …
UK households handed £250 cost of living payment from DWP
Help is available for households struggling to afford energy bills, food and essential items this winter …
Households in England handed £500 cost of living payments each in November
Households in England can get up to £500 worth of cost of living payments each in November. …
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 …
