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wages

The real Living Wage is a win-win for workers and businesses – here's why
Katherine Chapman

The real Living Wage is a win-win for workers and businesses – here's why

More than 16,000 employers are now paying the real Living Wage, which has put £3.85bn back into the pockets of low-paid workers since 2011
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Cost of living crisis

Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?

Wages outside of London and South East are worse now than in 2008 – can Labour turn things around?
Andrew Carter

Wages outside of London and South East are worse now than in 2008 – can Labour turn things around?

London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It's hurting UK growth
Wages

London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It's hurting UK growth

Rents have ballooned out of control – we must stop renters facing hikes higher than wage rises
Paula Barker MP

Rents have ballooned out of control – we must stop renters facing hikes higher than wage rises

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Prices rise at highest rate in months: 'Families are still struggling with the cost of living'
Rachel Reeves
Inflation

Prices rise at highest rate in months: 'Families are still struggling with the cost of living'

Millions of Brits 'outvalued' by their own home as Labour urged to tackle 'big wealth'
London skyline shows financial district
Wealth

Millions of Brits 'outvalued' by their own home as Labour urged to tackle 'big wealth'

A penny off pints and higher wages: What Rachel Reeves' budget means for you and your bank account
Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of the autumn budget 2024
Autumn budget

A penny off pints and higher wages: What Rachel Reeves' budget means for you and your bank account

Pay boost for millions as Labour raises minimum wage to £12.21 an hour – but is it enough?
Minimum wage

Pay boost for millions as Labour raises minimum wage to £12.21 an hour – but is it enough?

Pay rise for thousands of workers as Real Living Wage rises to £12.60 an hour – but is it enough?
real living wage

Pay rise for thousands of workers as Real Living Wage rises to £12.60 an hour – but is it enough?

Job market 'cooling' to pre-pandemic levels, experts say, as unemployment slowly falls
jobcentre plus/ dwp
Employment

Job market 'cooling' to pre-pandemic levels, experts say, as unemployment slowly falls

We need new homes to have any hope of ending UK's housing crisis. So where are all the builders?
builders
HOUSING

We need new homes to have any hope of ending UK's housing crisis. So where are all the builders?

Rent will rise faster than wages for years, think tank warns: 'Nowhere to hide from housing crisis'
calculating rents
RENTING

Rent will rise faster than wages for years, think tank warns: 'Nowhere to hide from housing crisis'

Real Living Wage rises to £12 an hour amid crippling cost of living crisis
Living wage

Real Living Wage rises to £12 an hour amid crippling cost of living crisis

National living wage to rise to £11 an hour – but experts say it's not enough
jeremy hunt
National living wage

National living wage to rise to £11 an hour – but experts say it's not enough

State pension rise due to triple lock will be 'wholly unfair' on benefits claimants, charities warn
state pension/ pensioner
Pensions

State pension rise due to triple lock will be 'wholly unfair' on benefits claimants, charities warn

Is ‘greedflation’ behind your soaring grocery bills?
greedflation, andrew bailey
Inflation

Is ‘greedflation’ behind your soaring grocery bills?

Big Issue Group launches campaign demanding long-term solutions to protect future generations and break the cycle of poverty
Big Futures
Big Futures

Big Issue Group launches campaign demanding long-term solutions to protect future generations and break the cycle of poverty

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