Tag: Cost of Living: We're Here to Help
8 months ago
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Cancer patients have charity cash cut amid soaring applications in cost of living crisis

Macmillan Cancer Care has given grants to cancer patients to help with their additional costs for around a century - ...

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8 months ago
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Nearly half of UK adults ditched holidays abroad this year due to cost of living

Nearly half of Brits say they decided not to go on holidays abroad this summer due to feeling the effects of the cost...

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10 months ago
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Schoolgirl's heartbreaking note about cost of living crisis after seeing mum skip meals

10-year-old Sophia McKenzie was asked to write about her hopes for the future, leading to a heartbreaking note lookin...

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over 1 year ago
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From universal credit to handling the cost of living crisis, employment rights, travel updates and emergency financia...

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over 1 year ago
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Man breaks down in tears as couple explains they can't even afford food this Christmas

Roy Herring and his wife Joan are struggling to live on just £228 a week and have revealed they won't be spending out...

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over 1 year ago
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'Cost of living crisis means I live off tins of tuna and shower with washing up liquid'

Peter Girard, 62, has around £100 a month to buy food and necessities after his rent and bills are paid, and is havin...

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over 1 year ago
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Dad turns home into Christmas winter wonderland after saving on energy costs for months

Dad-of-one Kevin Buckley, 35, turns his home into a winter wonderland every Christmas for charity - but this year he ...

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over 1 year ago
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Man says he will be forced to move into car because he can't afford council flat

Desperate Gareth Ward has stopped paying his rent on his council flat and is waiting to be evicted as he struggles to...

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over 1 year ago
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Boots displays DUMMY boxes of baby milk formula to stop desperate parents stealing it

Some Boots branches have replaced full cartons of Aptamil with empty ones while other stores are putting them behind ...

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over 1 year ago
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Boiler expert reveals easy tweak to cut household gas bills by £99 a year

Heating & Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC)'s Isaac Occhipinti's tip could help struggling families to reduce their en...

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over 1 year ago
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Mrs Hinch fans share tricks to clean home for free using items you already own

As the cost of living crisis continues to spiral, there are a slew of clever ways to cut your cleaning bills right down

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over 1 year ago
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The UK areas paying the highest and lowest living costs as Brits feel bills squeeze

With the energy price cap set to surge and inflation at its highest since 1982 amid the cost of living crisis, Brits ...

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over 1 year ago
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Dad 'exhausted from gruelling chemo had to work to keep the lights on' for his children

Lewis Griffiths, from Cardiff, put all his savings into a business not long before he was diagnosed with cancer leavi...

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almost 2 years ago
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Inside council estate hit by cost of living crisis as residents see bills going up

Mum-of-two Jermaine Darcy, 37, says she is on benefits and has to budget everything carefully due to the cost of livi...

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almost 2 years ago
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Russian propaganda says Britain on verge of cannibalism after Ukraine sanctions backfire

Vladimir Putin-supporting Russian news outlet TsargradTV has claimed Britain is on the verge of cannibalism due to th...

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almost 2 years ago
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'Jamie Oliver should try to force prices down, not lecture struggling families'

Darren Lewis says it's no surprise Jamie Oliver has faced a backlash over his recent BOGOF march on Downing Street an...

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about 2 years ago
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School lunch portions may SHRINK with cheaper ingredients used to counter food costs

Andrew Selley, chief executive of Bidfood, said schools might have to use cheaper ingredients in a bid to counter rap...

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about 2 years ago
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Mum dressing baby in 'more and more clothes' to keep warm as energy bills soar

Greta Bubneliene, 29, from Seacroft, Leeds, is having to put more layers on her baby Lily as she can't afford to turn...

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about 2 years ago
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UK economy shrank in March as households rocked by soaring food and living costs

Prices are rising at their fastest rate for 30 years, driven by soaring fuel, food and energy costs - and the worst i...

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about 2 years ago
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'Forced Universal Credit deductions have left me with just £143 to live on a month'

River Rose's deductions are linked to an advance loan she took when she first signed up to Universal Credit, as well ...

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about 2 years ago
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Homeless mum forced to sleep on deflated airbed in tent with toddler and baby

Mum-of-two Sushannah has shared her family's day-to-lives on her TikTok account, showing them living in a tent and sl...

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about 2 years ago
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Tesco customers' heartbreaking requests to staff as boss demands tax on energy giants

John Allan, the chairman of Tesco said there is an “overwhelming need” for a windfall tax on energy companies after s...

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about 2 years ago
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Two million Britons skipping meals because they cannot afford to eat every day

An estimated 2.6million children also report they now have smaller meals than usual, regularly skip meals altogether ...

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about 2 years ago
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School staff quit for better paid jobs in supermarkets as cost of living crisis bites

Headteachers are struggling to recruit and then retain staff with some having no interviewees for roles as candidates...

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about 2 years ago
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Ousted Tories turn on Boris Johnson and blame 'integrity issue' for key losses

As dozens of Tory councillors lost their seats against a backdrop of the row about lockdown-busting parties in No 10 ...

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about 2 years ago
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All you need to know about 1% base rate and how it will hit your pocket

From mortgages to savings, we look at what the latest Bank of England forecast means for you and your finances. Alrea...

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about 2 years ago
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Cost of living now bleakest since the 1980s - yet still no help for families

Households around the country are facing a cost of living crisis as inflation and energy bills continue to go up, but...

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about 2 years ago
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Martin Lewis slams 'value brand' minister's 'patronising' cost of living advice

Money-saving guru Martin Lewis told Andrew Marr on LBC that PM Boris Johnson "ironically" could be the one able to br...

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about 2 years ago
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Disabled gran lives by candlelight and eats just one meal a day due to soaring bills

Rita, a full-time carer from Kent, has removed all lightbulbs from her property and sets her alarm for 5am to make us...

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about 2 years ago
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Thousands could be eligible for extra £40 on top of £150 council tax rebate

A discretionary council tax fund has been issued to authorities to help households who are battling rising prices ami...

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about 2 years ago
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Mum with cancer 'fearful' as she can't afford food, rent or heating due to price crisis

Lara Burwell, 30, who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2019, but inflation means she has had to completely cut ou...

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about 2 years ago
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British Gas shares 8 ways to save money on energy right now as living costs bite

Record increases in the energy price cap have turned our attention to gas and electricity bills even as the temperatu...

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about 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak warns homeowners face paying £1K more a year on mortgages in coming months

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned that homeowners could see their mortgage payments rise by more than £1,000 a year i...

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about 2 years ago
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Mum forced to use food bank to feed her daughter despite having a full time job

Caroline, who lives and works in County Fermanagh in rural Northern Ireland, is one of tens of thousands of workers i...

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about 2 years ago
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Parents told to claim £2,000 tax-free childcare to help with cost of living crisis

This week the Prime Minister will travel around Red Wall areas of the country, including the north of England and the...

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about 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak to spend £13,000 a year heating new pool - six times average energy bill

Rishi Sunak has been building a pool, gym and tennis courts at his £1.5million country manor in his North Yorkshire c...

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about 2 years ago
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Angry couple's 300 yard walk into town now 11-mile round trip due to roadworks

Drew Pearce and partner Katie Wilcox are among the residents on the edge of Pocklington, East Yorkshire, who have bee...

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about 2 years ago
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Unemployed dad-of-four, 41, can't afford to turn heating on as bills skyrocket

Mohammed Ali, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, is desperately searching for work as he says on Universal Credit he ...

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about 2 years ago
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All your energy direct debit questions answered - from increases to cash back

Ofgem, the market regulator, said there have been 'troubling signs' that companies have increased households’ direct ...

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