Cost of Living

Cost of living

Cost of living ‘the most important issue facing Londoners’

Cost of living ‘the most important issue facing Londoners’

Three-quarters say the cost of living is their main concern.

Illustrated image of a man with bills looking worried. Six councils approved for above 5% tax hikes

Six councils approved for above 5% tax hikes

Find out if your council is on the list

Key money dates for February

Make sure you’ve got these marked in your diary

Cost of living crisis affecting child development

Cost-of-living crisis affecting child development

Teachers say 1 in 3 children weren’t school ready in September.

Water bills to rise by an average of £123 a year: what support's available?

The support available if you're struggling to pay

Half of UK schools support families through tough times

If you’re struggling, you may be entitled to support

Improving childcare for working parents ‘a government priority’

Improving childcare for working parents ‘a government priority’

Minister wants better choice, availability and prices.

How do kids learn the value of money?

Most common ways parents teach money skills

Rising costs force low-income families to cut back on fruit and veg

Low-income families cutting back on fruit and veg

Healthier food costs twice as much as less healthy options.

An illustration of a sad child with her head on her knees sat in a protective hand against a loveheart background.

Child poverty gap will widen without investment in benefits, charity warns

New Joseph Rowntree Foundation findings laid bare