The boss of Iceland has hit out at “exploitation” of new parents and joined calls for a price cap on baby formula after the competition…
View More Iceland boss hits out at parent ‘exploitation’ in baby milk marketTag: Cost of living crisis
University students in England ‘have 50p a week to live on after rent’
University students in England are left with the equivalent of 50p a week to live on from their loans after paying for accommodation, the cost…
View More University students in England ‘have 50p a week to live on after rent’Soaring fuel bills may push 141m more into extreme poverty globally – study
Soaring energy prices triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict could push up to 141 million more people around the globe into extreme poverty, a study has…
View More Soaring fuel bills may push 141m more into extreme poverty globally – studyToy trends for 2023: from Lego flower power to Traitors the board game
With its character parades featuring Paddington Bear, Paw Patrol and Pikachu, the annual UK toy industry beano has a carnival atmosphere but is actually a…
View More Toy trends for 2023: from Lego flower power to Traitors the board gameUK telecoms industry agrees plan to help struggling customers
The UK’s biggest mobile and broadband companies have agreed a plan to help customers struggling to pay bills amid the cost of living crisis, including…
View More UK telecoms industry agrees plan to help struggling customersCampaign calls for 1m UK consumers to stop paying energy bills
A campaign is urging 1 million consumers to stop paying their energy bills from October in protest at record price hikes. Run by a group…
View More Campaign calls for 1m UK consumers to stop paying energy billsScammers are targeting customers of collapsed energy suppliers, study shows
Scammers are attempting to exploit the cost of living crisis by targeting consumers whose energy supplier has collapsed, analysis by Which? has found. Former customers…
View More Scammers are targeting customers of collapsed energy suppliers, study showsHow the cost of living crisis is hammering UK households – in charts
Britain is facing the highest rates of inflation since the early 1980s, with households suffering the biggest hit to their incomes since modern records began.…
View More How the cost of living crisis is hammering UK households – in chartsInterest-free loan scheme expanded to reach up to 20,000 Britons
A government-supported scheme that provides interest-free loans to the financially vulnerable will be expanded to reach up to 20,000 people. The no-interest loan scheme (Nils),…
View More Interest-free loan scheme expanded to reach up to 20,000 BritonsUK holiday bookings boom as Britons think twice about trips abroad
British hotels, B&Bs and holiday parks recorded a 20%-30% rise in enquiries following the half term travel chaos as families think twice about heading abroad…
View More UK holiday bookings boom as Britons think twice about trips abroad