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Inflation

Changes to council tax, benefit payments and household bills will take effect from April (Composite: Mark Hall / Adobe)

New laws and changes from April - including tax rise, wages and bills

Several bill hikes are set to hit households from April despite the cost of living crisis (image: Adobe)
Several bill hikes are set to hit households from April despite the cost of living crisis (image: Adobe)

Explainer 6 bill hikes hitting households from April - and how to beat them

Nationwide publishes its latest analysis of the UK property market every month (images: Getty Images/PA)
Nationwide publishes its latest analysis of the UK property market every month (images: Getty Images/PA)

Explainer Nationwide House Price Index shows biggest price drop since 2009

Pension changes are on their way in April (images: AFP/Getty Images/Adobe)
Pension changes are on their way in April (images: AFP/Getty Images/Adobe)

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

Early retirement could lead to higher inflation, the governor of the Bank of England has warned (image: Adobe)
Early retirement could lead to higher inflation, the governor of the Bank of England has warned (image: Adobe)

Explainer UK retirement age explained - could retiring early worsen inflation?

The National Living Wage is rising from April (Composite: Kim Mogg / Adobe)
The National Living Wage is rising from April (Composite: Kim Mogg / Adobe)

Pay boost for millions from April as new minimum wage rates roll out

The prices of chocolate, sweets and fizzy drinks have jumped ahead of Easter (Photo: Getty Images)
The prices of chocolate, sweets and fizzy drinks have jumped ahead of Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

Chocolate prices jump ahead of Easter as food costs hit record high

Michael Gove has refused to guarantee that HS2 will run to its central London terminus at Euston (Composite: Mark Hall)
Michael Gove has refused to guarantee that HS2 will run to its central London terminus at Euston (Composite: Mark Hall)

Gove ‘doesn’t know’ if HS2 will reach its London Euston terminus

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)
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

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

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

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’

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%

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

The TV licence could increase next year in line with inflation (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)
The TV licence could increase next year in line with inflation (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

BBC TV licence fee could rise next year due to inflation

Alcohol prices are set for an increase from August as a result of Spring Budget 2023 tax changes (images: Getty Images/Adobe)
Alcohol prices are set for an increase from August as a result of Spring Budget 2023 tax changes (images: Getty Images/Adobe)

Spring Budget tax changes to make alcohol more e from August

An average pack of 20 cigarettes costs £12.84, according to the latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), meaning a £1.55 increase. (Pic: NationalWorld)
An average pack of 20 cigarettes costs £12.84, according to the latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), meaning a £1.55 increase. (Pic: NationalWorld)

Average packet of cigarettes to cost almost £15 after Spring Budget

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

Council tax is on the rise by up to 15% across local authorities in England - Credit: Adobe
Council tax is on the rise by up to 15% across local authorities in England - Credit: Adobe

April council tax: How to apply for support and how much will it rise?

Jeremy Hunt delivered his first Budget as Chancellor on Wednesday 15 March (image: Adobe/ Getty Images/ PA)
Jeremy Hunt delivered his first Budget as Chancellor on Wednesday 15 March (image: Adobe/ Getty Images/ PA)

Explainer What the Budget means for your money - from childcare to energy bills

Economists give their verdict on Jeremy Hunt’s 2023 Spring Budget. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld
Economists give their verdict on Jeremy Hunt’s 2023 Spring Budget. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

Economists on the Budget: ‘money for motorists, but not for nurses’

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 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

NationalWorld’s interactive salary calculator will show you if your salary has kept up with inflation (Image: /NationalWorld/Mark Hall)
NationalWorld’s interactive salary calculator will show you if your salary has kept up with inflation (Image: /NationalWorld/Mark Hall)

Work out your real-terms pay cut with our salary calculator

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

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

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

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

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

Ofgem has been criticised by MPs for how it has run the UK energy market (image: Getty Images)
Ofgem has been criticised by MPs for how it has run the UK energy market (image: Getty Images)

Energy price cap explained as new Ofgem limit set for April 2023

600,000 households on benefits will be worse off until 2025

ONS House Price Index: some council areas saw the value of property fall by more than 4% last month. (Image: NationalWorld/Mark Hall)
ONS House Price Index: some council areas saw the value of property fall by more than 4% last month. (Image: NationalWorld/Mark Hall)

20 UK areas with biggest drop in house prices last month

Mobile and internet bills are set to increase in April (images: Getty Images)
Mobile and internet bills are set to increase in April (images: Getty Images)

Mobile and broadband bill hikes - how much they’ll add to your bills

Can Rishi Sunak tackle the cost of living crisis like he has promised? (image: Getty Images/AFP/NationalWorld)
Can Rishi Sunak tackle the cost of living crisis like he has promised? (image: Getty Images/AFP/NationalWorld)

Analysis PM’s inflation pledge ‘misleading’ - but could cost of living go down?

UK inflation has fallen slightly for the third month in a row to 10.1% (Photo: Getty Images)
UK inflation has fallen slightly for the third month in a row to 10.1% (Photo: Getty Images)

UK inflation falls for third month in a row to 10.1%

Banks are offering three-figure sums to switch to their current accounts (image: Adobe)
Banks are offering three-figure sums to switch to their current accounts (image: Adobe)

Explainer How current account switches work - best deals in 2023 so far

How much is my council tax going to increase this year?

A woman wearing a protective face mask and gloves holds a placard complaining about the lack of support for the self-employed and zero hours contract workers, on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh in Scotland on March 23, 2020
A woman wearing a protective face mask and gloves holds a placard complaining about the lack of support for the self-employed and zero hours contract workers, on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh in Scotland on March 23, 2020

Explainer ‘Exploitative’ zero hours contracts hit highest rate in UK history

Council tax increases are expected across the UK in April (image: Adobe)
Council tax increases are expected across the UK in April (image: Adobe)

Council tax set to rise by 5% across most of England - move explained

Wetherspoons have increased their prices on a pint by 7.5%.
Wetherspoons have increased their prices on a pint by 7.5%.

Explainer Wetherspoons hikes menu prices with cost of a pint up 29p

Value ranges: supermarkets are continuing to raise prices on their budget food and drink products (Image: NationalWorld/Mark Hall)
Value ranges: supermarkets are continuing to raise prices on their budget food and drink products (Image: NationalWorld/Mark Hall)

Exclusive: Supermarkets raised prices on 152 value items in January

Liz Truss quits after six weeks as Prime Minister
Liz Truss quits after six weeks as Prime Minister

Liz Truss: I was not given a chance as PM by economic establishment

With the Bank of England hiking interest rates, mortgages have become much more expensive (image: NationalWorld)
With the Bank of England hiking interest rates, mortgages have become much more expensive (image: NationalWorld)

Explainer Mortgage overpayments explained - how they can save you money

Water bills are set to go up for households across England and Wales (image: Adobe)
Water bills are set to go up for households across England and Wales (image: Adobe)

Water bills set for 7.5% hike from April amid cost of living crisis

The Bank of England has hiked UK interest rates (image: NationalWorld)
The Bank of England has hiked UK interest rates (image: NationalWorld)

Bank of England hikes interest rates - what it means for you

The UK economy will shrink this year and perform worse than all of the advanced nations, the IMF warns (Composite: Mark Hall)
The UK economy will shrink this year and perform worse than all of the advanced nations, the IMF warns (Composite: Mark Hall)

UK to be worst performing major economy this year, IMF forecasts

Food inflation hits record high adding £788 to yearly shopping bills

Martyn James gives his best tips for how to make the most of bank account switching incentives (images: Adobe/Martyn James)
Martyn James gives his best tips for how to make the most of bank account switching incentives (images: Adobe/Martyn James)

Martyn James advice column: how disloyalty can help your bank balance Martyn James

Hunt will dismiss “gloom” about the prospects for the UK economy (Photo: Getty Images)
Hunt will dismiss “gloom” about the prospects for the UK economy (Photo: Getty Images)

Hunt to declare ‘bright future’ for UK as he sets out growth plan

First time buyers are older than ever and are having to stump up more and more cash to secure a deposit (image: Adobe)
First time buyers are older than ever and are having to stump up more and more cash to secure a deposit (image: Adobe)

Halifax reveals latest situation for UK first time buyers

Lloyds has warned people against paying upfront for services, like loan agreements (image: Adobe)
Lloyds has warned people against paying upfront for services, like loan agreements (image: Adobe)

Lloyds bank issues warning about ‘advance fee’ cost of living scams