Cost of Living & Household Bills News

Universal Credit claimants have had benefits stopped and been asked by the governments to pay back thousands, according to the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).The individuals affected signed up to...

Housing groups and charities representing both renters and landlords have called on the chancellor to use the forthcoming budget to tackle the rent debt crisis.A joint statement has been issued by...

14.2 million Britons have high levels of debt, low levels of savings or low or erratic earnings, making them vulnerable to financial shocks, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found.The City...

Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has urged the government to make a significant increase to child benefit payments. The call comes after research discovered that a growing number of households are...

An estimated six million Britons have fallen behind on their household bills during the coronavirus pandemic, with carers, key workers and those who are shielding hit the hardest, Citizens Advice has...

13% of workers furloughed during the coronavirus crisis, put on enforced leave or given reduced hours have defaulted on a payment recently, compared to 4% of those working as normal, research...

The average household could see their council tax bill increase by £70 next year, after the government gave local authorities permission to hike taxes by 4%.From April, councils will be able to raise...

UK inflation fell to its lowest rate for three years last month, held down by falling energy prices thanks to Ofgem’s price cap. Inflation was just 1.5% in October, the lowest its been since November...

Three million households in England and Wales are struggling to afford their water bills, with some sacrificing other essentials like food and heating to keep on top of payments. Around 700,000...

A fifth of workers in the UK have skipped meals in the past year to make ends meet, according to the Trades Union Congress. The latest poll from the TUC revealed that 20% of people in work had skipped...