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Could Rachel Reeves have introduced a wealth tax instead of benefit cuts? Economists say yes
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Wealth tax

Could Rachel Reeves have introduced a wealth tax instead of benefit cuts? Economists say yes

For those still dealing with a post-Covid debt hangover, financial resilience is vital
debt advice/ call
Vikki Brownridge

For those still dealing with a post-Covid debt hangover, financial resilience is vital

'People are scared': Surge in helpline calls after Labour announces plans for benefit cuts
a person looking scared on a phone call
Disability benefits

'People are scared': Surge in helpline calls after Labour announces plans for benefit cuts

Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions
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Payslip

Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs
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Poverty line

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs

The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?
10Foot Takeover

The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?

Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It's a waste of public funds
A group photo of Changing Realities after focused SEND meeting with Bridget Philipson on 13 March. Image: Supplied
Joanne Barker-Marsh

Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It's a waste of public funds

Why the loss of terrestrial TV risks pushing millions of Brits to the margins
terrestrial TV
Elizabeth Anderson

Why the loss of terrestrial TV risks pushing millions of Brits to the margins

The gig economy and your finances: How to make it work for you
Gig economy

The gig economy and your finances: How to make it work for you

Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest people in Slovenia, report finds – here's why
houses of parliament
Cost of living

Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest people in Slovenia, report finds – here's why

Generation B is the movement using business as a force for good – and it's growing
Chris Turner

Generation B is the movement using business as a force for good – and it's growing

Inside the Big Issue: Michael Sheen's great debt battle
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Michael Sheen's great debt battle

Michael Sheen: 'Going on holiday doesn't matter to me as much as paying off 900 people's debts'
Exclusive

Michael Sheen: 'Going on holiday doesn't matter to me as much as paying off 900 people's debts'

There's no evidence women are worse with money. So how do we tackle the growing gender debt gap?
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Vikki Brownridge

There's no evidence women are worse with money. So how do we tackle the growing gender debt gap?

Michael Sheen on writing off £1m of people's debts: 'Just stopping the bad guys is not enough'
TV

Michael Sheen on writing off £1m of people's debts: 'Just stopping the bad guys is not enough'

Pensioners 'reduced to tears' by 'complex' forms when applying for help from DWP
pensioner looking out the window
Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners 'reduced to tears' by 'complex' forms when applying for help from DWP

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Crisis-proofing your finances: How to prepare for the unexpected with an emergency fund
Emergency fund

Crisis-proofing your finances: How to prepare for the unexpected with an emergency fund

Labour reveals plan to 'take everybody into a new digital era': 'It's a difference between us and Tories'
Secretary of State Peter Kyle hosts a launch event for the new Digital Centre of Government
Digital inclusion

Labour reveals plan to 'take everybody into a new digital era': 'It's a difference between us and Tories'

I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope
Incels

I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope

Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention
Prime minister Keir Starmer, chancellor Rachel Reeves and secretary for energy security and net zero Ed Miliband. Image: Simon Dawson/ No 10 Downing Street/ Flickr
Matt Copeland

Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention

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