UK adults reporting a more expensive food shop in the last month UK adults concerned that the Ukraine war is contributing to cost of living crisis Responses Cost of living payment from government Energy bill rebate for Autumn 2022 Share of people turning lights off to save money Share...
Amid the worsening cost-of-living crisis, UK consumer confidence in November still neared historic lows after it touched bottom in September, surveys conducted by the market research company GfK showed. "Retailers are desperate for some spending cheer but the worry is that it could turn out to ...
However, opening the cage door hasn't solved the personal and small business debt accrued through the pandemic, themental healthproblems, the general level of exhaustion, or the anxiety of having to process and deal with COVID-19's impact and the increase in the cost of living. As noted b...
Thanks for following our cost of living blog This blog, which has brought Sky News readers news and advice through the cost of living crisis, and has been the only such blog by a mainstream UK news provider, is no longer active - but ...
Here in the UK, just as in many other countries around the world, we are wrestling with a cost of living crisis. The prices of food, energy and fuel are all going up, with the conflict in Ukraine, the fallout from the pandemic and Brexit all contributing. ...
The research shows that many are seeking support during the cost-of-living crisis, particularly those whose mental health has been most impacted. People living with a mental health condition were much more likely to have sought support—for example 16% of this group reported accessing means-tested...
The cost of living crisis is far reaching and practically no one has gone unaffected. While older people might have different priorities than younger people when it comes to looking for love, money is still an object, and people of all ages have no choice but to adapt to the needs of ...
The UK Chancellor’s statement aims to balance the need to be seen to tackle the UK’s cost-of-living crisis with the desire to re-establish economic credibility with the electorate. It also seeks to preserve optionality to deliver crowd-pleasing tax cuts, which were explicitly flagged, ahead...
Looking ahead, the cost-of-living crisis was to worsen in the following months when the energy price cap and National Insurance rise, among others. The combination of factors "will result in many households being pushed into destitution," said the NIESR economists. "Our research suggests that ...
In September 2024, 92 percent of households in Great Britain that reported a cost of living increase in the previous month advised that that their food bills had increased, with 68 percent reporting increased gas or electricity bills.Main reasons that people have seen their cost of living increas...