Money Wellness

Cost of living

Image of a man with his head in his hands looking worried at a laptop. Working and in debt. What financial support is available for people working. Debt advice for working people

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Working households £7,800 a year worse off since the cost of living crisis

Labour has rejected the government's claims the country is turning an economic corner

Illustration of a mix of older people including those from BAME backgrounds

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Retirees face financial hardship in later life

A new report demands urgent action to ensure older populations can live well

Illustrated picture of a lady walking out a mobile phone with shopping bags. ONS retails sales figures remain flat for March

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Retail sales remained flat in March – what does it mean for your money?

Retail sales showed no growth in March despite wage growth rising faster than inflation

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Back to the 00’s with 10p Freddos

Iconic chocolate bar, Freddo has been slashed in price to just 10p - the amount it retailed at in 2005. We go back to look and how Freddo became the unofficial measure of inflation and get nostalgic about what else we were up to in 2005

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Sadiq Khan's manifesto- what support is he pledging for struggling Londoners?

Find out what support Sadiq Khan is pledging towards families struggling financially in his re-election manifesto.

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Nearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, DWP data shows

Nearly 1 million people aged over 66 in the UK are living in deprivation, according to statistics from the DWP. This is the highest number since records began. Meanwhile, a report by the Fabian Society suggests the number of people over 60 living in poverty who are not yet eligible for a state pension has tripled since the Conservatives came to power in 2010.