Cost of living crisis

Donations are down and customers are up - food banks say they are at crisis point
Volunteers at the Earlsfield Foodbank sort Easter eggs for their guests
Food banks

Donations are down and customers are up - food banks say they are at crisis point

Inflation is at a 40-year high - and it's hitting the poorest people hardest
jack monroe cost of living
Cost of living crisis

Inflation is at a 40-year high - and it's hitting the poorest people hardest

Diary of a food bank manager: 'MPs' comments do not relate in any way to what we see'
A volunteer at Earlsfield food bank sorts fresh food for guests to cook
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: 'MPs' comments do not relate in any way to what we see'

Eat your pets, and other innovative ways to get through the cost of living crisis
A doe-eyed puppy lies on a bed looking up at the camera
Cost of living crisis

Eat your pets, and other innovative ways to get through the cost of living crisis

Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Homeless Project Scotland
Cost of living crisis

Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand

Cost of living: Why you should check if you're eligible for free prescriptions
A handful of different colour pills sit on a dark wood table
Cost of living crisis

Cost of living: Why you should check if you're eligible for free prescriptions

Real wages have fallen by £68 a month since last year
Andrew Bailey
Wages

Real wages have fallen by £68 a month since last year

‘Out of touch’ Tory minister tells people to work more or get a better job to beat the cost of living crisis
Rachel MacLean on the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

‘Out of touch’ Tory minister tells people to work more or get a better job to beat the cost of living crisis

Martin Lewis: 'I can't shut up because there really are lives at stake'
Martin Lewis
cost of living crisis

Martin Lewis: 'I can't shut up because there really are lives at stake'

Disabled people are 'being hit harder by the cost of living crisis'
Cost of living crisis

Disabled people are 'being hit harder by the cost of living crisis'

A food charity has shut down claims from a Tory MP that people in poverty can't cook
cost of living
Food banks

A food charity has shut down claims from a Tory MP that people in poverty can't cook

Employers are signing up to pay the 'real living wage' at a record rate
Living wage

Employers are signing up to pay the 'real living wage' at a record rate

8 of the best budgeting bloggers and influencers
The benefit cap was affecting 180,000 households by November 2020
Money

8 of the best budgeting bloggers and influencers

Tory MP claims people use food banks because they can't cook or budget properly
Lee Anderson on food banks
Food banks

Tory MP claims people use food banks because they can't cook or budget properly

1 in 10 people in Wales have no access to public transport
Image of a bus to Holywell.
Public transport

1 in 10 people in Wales have no access to public transport

The government says the cost of living crisis is 'top priority' - but has offered no new support
cost of living
Cost of living crisis

The government says the cost of living crisis is 'top priority' - but has offered no new support

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
A house fire was caused by a man ‘burning timber to save on energy bills’
fire in New Malden caused by fire to save on energy bills
Cost of living crisis

A house fire was caused by a man ‘burning timber to save on energy bills’

Families are pawning their belongings to pay for food as the cost of living rises
Coins
Cost of living crisis

Families are pawning their belongings to pay for food as the cost of living rises

One in five households with children are struggling to put food on the table
Rishi Sunak posing in front of a sainsbury's, filling an aide's car with petrol
Cost of living crisis

One in five households with children are struggling to put food on the table

Martin Lewis: 'The link between money problems and mental health problems is just so strong'
Martin (9) Headshot open shirt and jacket
Cost of living crisis

Martin Lewis: 'The link between money problems and mental health problems is just so strong'