Cost of Living

Cost of living

Shoppers cutting back on non-essentials to manage rising costs

Shoppers cutting back on non-essentials to manage rising costs

63% spending less on non-essential items.

Aldi to offer free period products to customers and colleagues

41% of people in the UK struggle to afford period products.

Asda triggers supermarket ‘price war’

The price cuts will continue throughout the year.

9 in 10 authorities to raise council tax by almost 5%

9 in 10 authorities to raise council tax by almost 5%

Council tax to go up in April.

£65m of cost-of-living support still unclaimed

£65m of cost-of-living support still unclaimed

Household support fund set to end on 31 March.

Charities call for free school meals for all children

Charities call for free school meals for all children

1 in 5 parents can’t afford healthy food for their kids.

Nationwide’s giving away a £50 bonus – are you eligible?

Everything you need to know.

Free breakfast clubs ‘will help parents save up to £450 a year’

Free breakfast clubs ‘will help parents save up to £450 a year’

Pilot scheme starts in April ahead of national rollout.

Millions of Brits making changes to manage living costs

Millions of Brits making changes to manage living costs

14.3m households making adjustments to cover expenses.

1 in 3 children in poverty ‘have parents born outside the UK’

1 in 3 children in poverty ‘have parents born outside the UK’

Migrant families ‘disproportionately affected by poverty’.