Cost of living

Latest news, features and analysis on the UK’s cost of living crisis and the efforts being made to tackle it.

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NEWSLETTER (£)

Why Britain’s birth rate is really falling

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I love my cleaner but she isn’t doing a good job anymore. Should I sack her?

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EXCLUSIVE

Britons fear cost of living squeeze after Budget price rises

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I left the UK for New Zealand - my bills are £300 cheaper a month

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More than 80% of pensioners in poverty set to lose the winter fuel payment

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What is the point of huge weddings anymore?

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'The UK is such a mess - I'm never leaving France'

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Tips and tricks to get money off your energy bill this winter

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Pensioners face hit of up to £450 this winter due to fuel cut and energy bill hike

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'My life in Portugal is better and cheaper - I'll never go back to the UK'

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'A month of dates costs the same as a holiday': The singles priced out of dating

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I got none of my ex-husband's pension in the divorce - I'm left counting pennies

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‘I skip lunch to put heating on’: Disabled people face extra £1k in monthly bills

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‘My boys have stolen from shops to provide for our family. I feel a failure’

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'I left 50 hours a week in a UK factory to be my own boss in Spain – I've no regrets'  

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'Our family of 5 shares bathwater to make ends meet - DWP's £10 bonus is meaningless'

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'No plans' to raise or scrap £10 Christmas bonus for benefit claimants

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Family-of-five share one plate and fork as parents are hit by worsening poverty

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'My mother has lost her winter fuel payment - I'm having to subsidise her bills'

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FIRST PERSON

I got scammed and went in to debt at university, but here's how you can avoid it

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EXCLUSIVE

Poorer households could get lower energy bills - as PM faces winter fuel anger

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I'm a retired police officer - my pension doesn't even cover my £960 a month rent

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I have a year of university left - but I've already maxed out my £1.5k overdraft

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How being 'sandwich carers' for children and grandparents has hit our income

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Axeing council tax discount would be 'hammer-blow' for pensioners and single parents

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A £550 loo van and £325 fridge: Hidden costs added a third to our wedding bill

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We're moving to Portugal as we can't afford our £1m house in the UK anymore

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I moved into a housing co-op in Denmark - it’s cheaper than living in the UK

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'I'm 67 - I can't afford to retire and winter fuel allowance cuts make it even harder'

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Thousands of pensioners could miss out on winter fuel payment when cold hits

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I'm 65 and have no pension - I'm stuck travelling the world forever

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I keep spending money I don't have - here's the one thing that helped me stop