Rachel Reeves has accused Rishi Sunak of “making an historic mistake” by failing to scrap a tax hike on jobs, warning families will “endure significant hardship” within days. The shadow
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Rishi Sunak offered help through the tax system for millions of workers as the cost-of-living crisis and war in Ukraine hit the economy. The Chancellor shielded lower earners from the
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A third of people on Universal Credit have not been able to afford to heat their homes for more than four days over the last month, according to a charity.
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Urgent calls have been made to increase support for older people on low incomes after a survey found almost all its respondents were worried about paying bills next month. Age
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Nearly half of children are expected to be living in families forced to “make sacrifices on essentials” by the start of the new financial year, new analysis suggests. The New
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Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann has announced an additional £500k in funding to support low income families caring for seriously ill or severely disabled children. The additional money will
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The Scottish Government will not be able to mitigate all of the effects of the cost of living crisis, the Social Justice Secretary, Shona Robison, has said. Rising inflation, stagnant
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The Home Office has told asylum seekers staying in hotels it will stop providing them with free access to non-basic toiletries and “over the counter medication”, according to a letter
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The cost of living crisis was laid bare on Thursday as the Chancellor was forced to step in to offset a nearly £700 spike in energy bills, while the Bank
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Michael Gove defended the funding of landmark levelling-up promises launched on Wednesday as he insisted the Government will “change the economic model of this country”. The Levelling Up Secretary said
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