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Cost of living

Members of the Railway and Transport Union and of the United Service Union (ver.di) protest in Munich city centre during a nationwide strike on 27 March in Germany (Photo: Leonhard Simon/Getty Images)

Germany’s ‘mega’ transport strike action impacts European travel

Millions of households will receive a £301 cost of living payment this spring (Composite: Mark Hall / Adobe)
Millions of households will receive a £301 cost of living payment this spring (Composite: Mark Hall / Adobe)

DWP confirms date millions will receive £301 cost of living payment

Council tax bills will be rising across England in April.
Council tax bills will be rising across England in April.

Revealed: the areas with the most expensive and cheapest council tax

Saving money away for a rainy day might be a good idea given the cost of living crisis (image: Adobe)
Saving money away for a rainy day might be a good idea given the cost of living crisis (image: Adobe)

Explainer How savings accounts work - and how to spot the best account for you

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

Latest mortgage rates explained as Bank of England hikes interest rate

New £900, £300 and £150 cost of living payments will start to be issued from spring (Composite: Mark Hall / Adobe)
New £900, £300 and £150 cost of living payments will start to be issued from spring (Composite: Mark Hall / Adobe)

Cost of living payments from April as millions to get up to £1,350

Interest rates have gone up to 4.25% after the latest Bank of England decision (images: Adobe/AFP/Getty Images)
Interest rates have gone up to 4.25% after the latest Bank of England decision (images: Adobe/AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer How interest rates affect inflation as Bank of England hikes rate

The Bank of England is making its latest interest rates announcement (images: Adobe/AFP/Getty Images)
The Bank of England is making its latest interest rates announcement (images: Adobe/AFP/Getty Images)

Bank of England hikes interest rate to 4.25% - decision explained

Amazon to donate 40,000 household items to support families

Key workers are struggling to afford even the most basic food items, according to the Food Foundation (image: Getty Images)
Key workers are struggling to afford even the most basic food items, according to the Food Foundation (image: Getty Images)

Charity report finds NHS staff and teachers ‘struggle to afford food’

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes house prices data every month (images: NationalWorld)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes house prices data every month (images: NationalWorld)

Explainer Are house prices falling near you? Check with our interactive tool

Muslims around the world have begun to observe the month of Ramadan - but will the customs be affected by the ongoing cost of living crisis?
Muslims around the world have begun to observe the month of Ramadan - but will the customs be affected by the ongoing cost of living crisis?

How Muslims will be affected by the cost of living during Ramadan

Martin Lewis is urging all mobile phone users to check their contracts (Photo: ITV)
Martin Lewis is urging all mobile phone users to check their contracts (Photo: ITV)

Martin Lewis urges mobile users to send two texts to cut April rises

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

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

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows falling petrol and diesel prices drove the drop, despite food prices continuing to climb. (Pic: PA)
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows falling petrol and diesel prices drove the drop, despite food prices continuing to climb. (Pic: PA)

Explainer What is the UK inflation rate? February 2023 CPI and RPI explained

Grocery inflation hit 18.2% - the highest rate in 45 years. Credit: Mark Hall
Grocery inflation hit 18.2% - the highest rate in 45 years. Credit: Mark Hall

Vegetable shortages help drive surprise jump in inflation to 10.4%

Consumer brand Which? has launched a new tracker which shows that the price of popular supermarket items such as milk, fruit and meat have more than doubled in the past year. (Credit: PA)
Consumer brand Which? has launched a new tracker which shows that the price of popular supermarket items such as milk, fruit and meat have more than doubled in the past year. (Credit: PA)

Food products 'more than double in price' over one year

The Living Pension has been launched to help lower earners put away more for retirement (image: Adobe)
The Living Pension has been launched to help lower earners put away more for retirement (image: Adobe)

Explainer Real Living Wage charity launches ‘Living Pension’ - how it works

Health chiefs say the rising cost of living is having significant consequences on health (Photo: Jakub - stock.adobe.com)
Health chiefs say the rising cost of living is having significant consequences on health (Photo: Jakub - stock.adobe.com)

Soaring living costs creates ‘second health emergency’ after Covid

Millions of people live in fuel poverty in England and Wales. (Image: Adobe/NationalWorld)
Millions of people live in fuel poverty in England and Wales. (Image: Adobe/NationalWorld)

Revealed: the 18 worst fuel poverty ‘hotspots’ in England and Wales

UK house prices have fallen month-on-month but remain much higher than pre-Covid times(image: PA)
UK house prices have fallen month-on-month but remain much higher than pre-Covid times(image: PA)

Rightmove: UK house asking prices in ‘£3,000 surge’

Millions of households in England and Wales are in fuel poverty. (Image: NationalWorld)
Millions of households in England and Wales are in fuel poverty. (Image: NationalWorld)

Over 1m families in extreme fuel poverty - worst hit areas revealed

Workers are £11,000 worse off per year due to 15 years of wage stagnation, a think tank says (Photo: Getty Images)
Workers are £11,000 worse off per year due to 15 years of wage stagnation, a think tank says (Photo: Getty Images)

Stagnating wages leaving workers £11,000 worse off per year

With energy bills and inflation soaring, making savings on your food shop has never been more vital (image: Gety Images/PA)
With energy bills and inflation soaring, making savings on your food shop has never been more vital (image: Gety Images/PA)

Explainer How do I save money on food? 7 tips for your supermarket shop

Most Britons do not believe the latest Budget will make a big difference to either their families, or the country, but the proposed policies have seen to number of people intending to vote Tory climb.
Most Britons do not believe the latest Budget will make a big difference to either their families, or the country, but the proposed policies have seen to number of people intending to vote Tory climb.

Most do not believe new Budget will leave UK better off, poll finds

Households are being urged to reapply for energy support vouchers (Photo: Adobe)
Households are being urged to reapply for energy support vouchers (Photo: Adobe)

Households urged to reapply for £67 energy support vouchers

A recession is forecast in 2023 (image: NationalWorld)
A recession is forecast in 2023 (image: NationalWorld)

Explainer Recessions explained after OBR reveals UK economy will shrink in 2023

The UK’s fiscal watchdog warns households will therefore feel the pinch more than at any point since 1957 (Photos: Getty/Adobe Stock)
The UK’s fiscal watchdog warns households will therefore feel the pinch more than at any point since 1957 (Photos: Getty/Adobe Stock)

OBR warns UK households could suffer huge drop in living standards

Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce an extended childcare support scheme (images: Adobe/Getty Images/PA)
Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce an extended childcare support scheme (images: Adobe/Getty Images/PA)

Jeremy Hunt extends 30 hours free childcare to 1 and 2-year-olds

Alcohol duty, pensions and energy bills were among the topics targeted by Jeremy hunt’s 2023 budget. (Credit: Mark Hall)
Alcohol duty, pensions and energy bills were among the topics targeted by Jeremy hunt’s 2023 budget. (Credit: Mark Hall)

Budget 2023 at a glance: what were the main points from Hunt’s speech?

Jeremy Hunt is ending the “prepayment premium” from July (Composite: Mark Hall)
Jeremy Hunt is ending the “prepayment premium” from July (Composite: Mark Hall)

Energy bills to be cut for four million UK households from July

Chancellor set to extend fuel duty cut beyond March

Energy bills are set to go up by around 20% in April (image: Adobe)
Energy bills are set to go up by around 20% in April (image: Adobe)

Energy price guarantee 20% hike delayed until July

Jeremy Hunt has extended the energy price guarantee. Credit: Getty/Mark Hall
Jeremy Hunt has extended the energy price guarantee. Credit: Getty/Mark Hall

Jeremy Hunt extends energy price guarantee for further three months

Jeremy Hunt will give his Spring Budget 2023 speech on Wednesday (images: PA/Getty Images/ Adobe)
Jeremy Hunt will give his Spring Budget 2023 speech on Wednesday (images: PA/Getty Images/ Adobe)

Jeremy Hunt Spring Budget preview - 9 things to expect from speech

The number of people in default on their debts is rising, the study found. Image: Adobe Stock/NationalWorld/Kim Mogg
The number of people in default on their debts is rising, the study found. Image: Adobe Stock/NationalWorld/Kim Mogg

The UK's stark debt divide revealed

Thousands of children in England had rotten teeth removed last year (Image: Adobe/NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)
Thousands of children in England had rotten teeth removed last year (Image: Adobe/NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Children from poorer areas far more likely to have rotten teeth

Families are struggling to find care for their children and face ‘eye watering bills’ (Photo: Adobe)
Families are struggling to find care for their children and face ‘eye watering bills’ (Photo: Adobe)

Childcare shortage and high costs means disadvantaged kids missing out

The cost of used cars has shot up in the last two years (Composite: NationalWorld/Shutterstock)
The cost of used cars has shot up in the last two years (Composite: NationalWorld/Shutterstock)

Explainer Why are used car prices so high and will they drop in 2023?

The Halifax HPI for October has been released (images: Getty Images/Adobe/NationalWorld)
The Halifax HPI for October has been released (images: Getty Images/Adobe/NationalWorld)

Halifax House Price Index explained - what latest figures show

The government says the cash will support people to get out of debt (Photo: Adobe)
The government says the cash will support people to get out of debt (Photo: Adobe)

£76m in forgotten accounts to provide help with rising living costs

Which? research has found the cost of living crisis is having a major impact on living standards (image: AFP/Getty Images)
Which? research has found the cost of living crisis is having a major impact on living standards (image: AFP/Getty Images)

One in seven skipping meals due to cost of living crisis, Which? finds

(Composite: National World/Shutterstock)
(Composite: National World/Shutterstock)

Surge in unsafe cars predicted as cash-strapped drivers dodge MOT

Royal Mail stamp charges are rising from April 2023 (image: Adobe)
Royal Mail stamp charges are rising from April 2023 (image: Adobe)

First class stamp price set for 16% hike despite cost of living crisis

The energy bills support scheme has helped consumers through this winter (images: Adobe)
The energy bills support scheme has helped consumers through this winter (images: Adobe)

Government energy bills support scheme to end after this month’s bills

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme was released to much fanfare in March 2022 (images: Getty Images/Adobe)
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme was released to much fanfare in March 2022 (images: Getty Images/Adobe)

Boiler Upgrade Scheme ‘way off target’ analysis of official data shows

Netflix offers three different subscription packages (Photo: Shutterstock)
Netflix offers three different subscription packages (Photo: Shutterstock)

5 hacks to cut costs on Netflix - with savings up to £132 per year

Households are being urged to make a simple change to their boiler settings (Image: Kim Mogg)
Households are being urged to make a simple change to their boiler settings (Image: Kim Mogg)

Simple change to boiler settings could save £112 a year on bills

Heston Blumenthal has been in partnership with Waitrose for 12 years (image: Getty Images)
Heston Blumenthal has been in partnership with Waitrose for 12 years (image: Getty Images)

Explainer Waitrose to scrap Heston Blumenthal food and drink range after Easter

The number of people rough sleeping in England has risen for the first time in more than five years, as the cost of living crisis continues to take its toll. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld
The number of people rough sleeping in England has risen for the first time in more than five years, as the cost of living crisis continues to take its toll. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Rough sleeping on the rise in England amid cost of living crisis

Wholesale energy prices are falling - but they will not affect energy bills anytime soon (images: AFP/Getty Images/PA)
Wholesale energy prices are falling - but they will not affect energy bills anytime soon (images: AFP/Getty Images/PA)

Analysis Why our energy bills will still rise despite falling wholesale prices

Zoopla’s House Price Index suggests the market will not slow as much as feared in 2023 (images: AFP/Getty Images)
Zoopla’s House Price Index suggests the market will not slow as much as feared in 2023 (images: AFP/Getty Images)

Demand for homes ‘50% down’ on last year, Zoopla Index shows

The UK state pension goes up every April (image: Adobe)
The UK state pension goes up every April (image: Adobe)

Explainer How much the state pension will rise by from April 2023

Grocery price inflation hits record 17.1% adding £811 to annual bills

The UK is seeing the worst food shortages since the Covid-19 pandemic (images: AFP/Getty Images)
The UK is seeing the worst food shortages since the Covid-19 pandemic (images: AFP/Getty Images)

5 key issues affecting food supplies amid fruit and veg shortages