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The BBC logo is seen at BBC Broadcasting House on January 17, 2022 in London, England (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

TV Licence: how much has cost of watching TV gone up over the years?

A customer browsing at Amazon's Second Chance Store (Photo: Amazon)

Amazon launches 'Second Chance' shop selling returned products

Aspiring UK homeowners aren't feeling so optimistic

The Ofgem energy price cap will increase from £1,834 to £1,928 from January 1 2024. (Credit: Getty Images)

Average fuels bills to rise by £94 next year as energy cap is raised

Cheapest Supermarket UK: What shop is best for price comparison? - including ASDA, Tesco, Aldi, Morrisons

What is the cheapest UK supermarket for price comparison this month?

The top 10 business challenges CEOs face

General Election UK: Can Rishi Sunak call a 2024 vote?- as David Cameron returns in cabinet reshuffle

When will Rishi Sunak call a general election & is it likely?

People will spend less on the 2023 festive season than Xmas 2022 but will still go into debt paying for festivities, two surveys have found. Images by Adobe Photos. Composite image by NationalWorld/Kim Mogg.

People to spend less on Christmas 2023 but will go into debt - surveys

The energy-saving app that pays you for using less electricity

Smart meter app relaunches scheme which rewards customers with money

Cost of living: Benefits payments for Christmas and New Year 2023 - dates you can expect to be paid

Dates benefits claimants can expect payments over Christmas & New Year

Energy-saving hacks debunked by Martin Lewis’ experts - including the ‘low & slow’ heating method

10 energy-saving hacks debunked by Martin Lewis’ experts

DWP confirm November dates for cost of living payment, pensions & benefits - when will you be paid?

November dates for cost of living payment, pensions & benefits

The number of burns is rising - prompting experts to warn against giving hot water bottles to children (Photo: Getty Images)

Child safety concerns grow amid surge in hot water bottle burns

Best and cheapest Halloween 2023 sweets, treats and chocolates from M&S, Aldi and more. Photos by Tesco (top left), Aldi (bottom left), Waitrose (top right) and Ocado (bottom right).

Halloween sweets, treats and chocolates from M&S, Aldi, Asda and more

Grocery inflation dropped for the seventh consecutive time last month, however the cost of living crisis is still putting pressure on households. (Credit: Getty Images)

Grocery inflation drops again with butter now 16p cheaper

Mum shares incredible laundry detergent hack to save £60 a month - all you need is a conker tree

Mum shares incredible laundry detergent hack saving £60 a month

WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 30: Sharon White poses with her award after she was made a Dame CBE, for public service, next to her husband Sir Robert Chote posing with his award after he was made a Knight Bachelor, for services to fiscal policy and to the economy, at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on November 30, 2021 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Andrew Matthews - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

John Lewis boss Dame Sharon White to step down from role next year

People are taking to TikTok to share the lists of everyday basic items, services and tasks they have given up due to the cost of living crisis, including shampoo, bread, laundry and healthcare appointments. Photos by TikTok and Adobe Images. Composite Image by NationalWorld/Mark Hall.

The everyday items TikTokers have given up due to the cost of living

Sainsbury's have launched their new wedding collection, prices start from £22. Photograph courtesy of Sainsbury's

Please say no to a wedding dress you can pick up on your weekly shop Marina Licht

Young couples struggle to sort out housing before marriage and kids

The BBC Broadcasting House in London, England. Culture (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

BBC TV Licence: How has the price of watching television increased?

Amy and Wes on their boat.

Couple swapped house for £47k narrowboat in bid to ‘quit rat race’

An Iceland store is pictured. The supermarket has slashed the price of1,000 of its weekly staples to help families through the cost of living crisis.

Iceland slashes price of over 1,000 weekly essential items - see list

The DWP will pay more than seven million households and HMRC will follow with around 830,000 more, taking the total number of households eligible for the cost of living payment to around eight million.

Cost of living payment: Exact date £300 boost will be paid this autumn

Motorists are being warned over rising fuel prices as the cost of a barrel of oil approaches 100 US dollars.

Petrol price warning as oil nears 100 dollars a barrel - how to save

Retail workers move rails of clothes past a H&M store on Oxford Street.

H&M makes major change - and some shoppers won’t be happy

Chris and Tamira sold their house in May and have been travelling in south east Asia with their daughters Olivia, Scarlett and Bella.

Family fed up with cost of living crisis sold home to travel the world

Millions of people in receipt of the State Pension will receive an additional payment over the coming months.

DWP to send out ‘bonus’ payments to millions before Christmas

Dennis Horstman Maassen, 51, and wife, Sheila, 45, de-registered as citizens of the Netherlands to legally remove children, Oz, eight, and Zola, six, from school.

Couple took their kids out of school to go travelling for a whole year

Insulators on an electricity sub station are seen near homes in Manchester.

Homes to save £100s on energy as new scheme begins - are you eligible?

Doreen Thompson adjusts her thermostat as she limits her use of heating to keep up with increasing energy bills, at her home in south London.

Ofgem chief’s warning energy bills could be ‘even higher’ this winter

Shoppers walk past a Wilko store in Putney on September 12.

Wilko: Full list of 71 UK stores that will become Poundland

Martin Lewis has urged people to stock up on this important household item before it surges in price next month.

Martin Lewis’s MSE urges people to stock up on item before price hike

Jeremy Hunt is still having to contend with the spectre of Liz Truss’s Mini Budget (images: AFP/Getty Images/Adobe)

Explainer Autumn Statement 2023: date of Jeremy Hunt’s next Budget speech

The Bank of England announced its 12th consecutive interest rate hike on 11 May (images: Getty Images)

Explainer When will interest rates come down? Latest expert predictions

There are seven big money changes that could affect your wallet coming in September 2023 including Universal Credit and student loans shake-ups.

Cost of living: 7 money changes to be aware of in September 2023

The cost of everything from pints, to chips to a packet of eggs has risen in the last year, but just how much of each could £15 buy you in 2008? (Credit: SWNS)

Here's what £15 could have bought you 15 years ago compared to today

“For many families, it’s difficult enough to have enough food on the table for everyone and now they need to think about how they’ll cover the kids’ meals as they head back to school.”

12 back to school food hacks including yellow sticker offer peak times

Chantal Derrick, 26, said that increasing pressure on young people to keep up with fashion trends mean they are turning to ‘buy now, pay later’ schemes that can leave them in debt.

Shopaholic’s warning over ‘dangerous’ buy now, pay later schemes

UK mortgage rates spiked in late 2022 - so what’s going to happen in 2023? (images: Adobe/NationalWorld)

Explainer Mortgage rates ‘remain high’ despite improving inflation outlook

Food prices inflation has slowed once again, according to the British Retail Consortium (image: Getty Images)

BRC: UK food inflation running at ‘slowest pace’ since September2022

Customers know that ultra-processed foods aren't the healthiest choice but budgets and poor packaging mean that they are forced into picking them up. (Credit: Getty Images)

Customers can't be blamed for buying unhealthy ultra-processed foods Heather Carrick

An Evri text scam has been doing the rounds over the last 12 months (image: PA)

Explainer Evri parcel delivery tracking scam: how to spot the fake messages

A general view of the Wythenshawe branch of Wilko on August 04, 2023 in Manchester, United Kingdom. The privately-owned company has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators after it failed to find emergency investment.

Wilko: New bid for flailing chain after it fell into administration

The Ofgem energy price cap is set to fall slightly from October 2023 (images: Getty Images/Adobe)

The Ofgem price cap needs to be scrapped for energy bills to come down Henry Sandercock

PM promises we'll all feel better next year but cost of living misery means it'll be too late for him

Out-of-touch Sunak's positivity about the economy sounds tone deaf Ralph Blackburn

Here are 15 foods you can eat past their expiration date, saving money and reducing food waste.

The best foods you can eat way past their expiration date

Pensioners will see the triple lock return from April 2023 (image: Adobe)

Explainer Pensions triple lock explained as Rishi Sunak re-commits to policy

This is how inflation is calculated by the Office for National Statistics (images: Adobe)

Explainer How does inflation work? ONS process to calculate cost of living

Rocketing rates of UK inflation are denting consumer spending power (image: Shutterstock)

Explainer RPI vs CPI: what’s the difference between ONS cost of living indexes?

Core inflation covers all the goods and services we consume outside of volatile categories, like food and energy prices (images: Adobe)

Explainer What core inflation means for your finances as rate remains high

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows stable energy prices drove the drop, although food prices are continuing to climb at a rapid rate (Pic: PA)

Explainer What is the UK inflation rate? How July 2023 CPI and RPI affects you

Wages increased by the largest amount since records began between April and June (images: Getty Images/ Adobe)

Explainer UK wage growth statistics to ‘cement’ September interest rates hike

The next cost of living payments will be paid in autumn 2023 and spring 2024.

Cost of living payment 2023: When will the next instalment be paid?

A survey has found some people in the UK are returning to physical cash amid the cost of living crisis (image: Getty Images)

Explainer What’s the maximum cash withdrawal from an ATM? Money limits explained

Tesco to make major change to Express stores to help customers save money

Tesco to make major change to stores to help customers save