inflation

Rishi Sunak is overseeing biggest tax rises since Second World War, IFS think tank finds
Tax rises

Rishi Sunak is overseeing biggest tax rises since Second World War, IFS think tank finds

Tax revenue will amount to 37% of national income by the next election, up from about 33% four years ago, analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests

When will the cost of living crisis end and will prices in the UK ever go down?
Cost of living crisis

When will the cost of living crisis end and will prices in the UK ever go down?

What does the inflation rate mean for you? Will prices come down? Here’s what you need to know about whether the cost of living crisis will ever end

University strike disrupts freshers’ week as staff slam ‘very worst employers’
Strikes

University strike disrupts freshers’ week as staff slam ‘very worst employers’

Staff at more than 40 UK universities are striking this freshers’ week, as a long-running dispute over pay drags on

Pension triple lock: What is it and how does it affect me?
Pensions

Pension triple lock: What is it and how does it affect me?

Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?
Work advice

Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?

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‘Breaking point’: Debt charities and ethical lenders fight to save families from loan sharks
Debt

‘Breaking point’: Debt charities and ethical lenders fight to save families from loan sharks

Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?
Strikes

Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?

Will giving workers a pay rise really make inflation worse? We asked expert economists
Inflation

Will giving workers a pay rise really make inflation worse? We asked expert economists

Is ‘greedflation’ behind your soaring grocery bills?
Inflation

Is ‘greedflation’ behind your soaring grocery bills?

Martin Lewis predicted the mortgage timebomb, so why did the government not listen?
Paul McNamee

Martin Lewis predicted the mortgage timebomb, so why did the government not listen?

Are junior doctors, nurses or train drivers paid when on strike? 
Strikes

Are junior doctors, nurses or train drivers paid when on strike? 

Readers debate the causes of inflation: is it higher wages or corporate greed?
Letters

Readers debate the causes of inflation: is it higher wages or corporate greed?

Interest rates rise will ‘fuel the fire’ of the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Interest rates rise will ‘fuel the fire’ of the cost of living crisis

UK workers suffer 2.5 per cent real-term pay cut, while top CEOs get 4 per cent rise
Cost of Living

UK workers suffer 2.5 per cent real-term pay cut, while top CEOs get 4 per cent rise

Is universal credit enough to live on? Here’s why experts say the April increase is ‘too little, too late’
Benefits

Is universal credit enough to live on? Here’s why experts say the April increase is ‘too little, too late’

A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck
Opinion

A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck

What is the UK inflation rate? And how is it calculated?
Inflation

What is the UK inflation rate? And how is it calculated?

February 1 strikes: Who is on strike this Wednesday and where are protests taking place?
Strike action

February 1 strikes: Who is on strike this Wednesday and where are protests taking place?

Rising unemployment spurs calls for more support for jobseekers
Unemployment

Rising unemployment spurs calls for more support for jobseekers

The UK is entering a recession. Here’s how to prepare your finances
Personal finance

The UK is entering a recession. Here’s how to prepare your finances

Christmas on the picket line: What it’s like being on strike during the festive season
Christmas

Christmas on the picket line: What it’s like being on strike during the festive season

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These 7 charts will help you understand today’s inflation stats
News

These 7 charts will help you understand today’s inflation stats

This inflation calculator lets you see how much the rising cost of living has impacted you
Cost of living crisis

This inflation calculator lets you see how much the rising cost of living has impacted you

Poorest households hit hardest as inflation reaches 41-year high
Cost of living crisis

Poorest households hit hardest as inflation reaches 41-year high

Why the government must end the low wage economy
Wages

Why the government must end the low wage economy