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  • Friday, 19 August, 2022
    UK business & economy
    UK consumer confidence hits record low as household mood darkens

    Retail sales figures reveal impact of cost of living crisis on shopping habits

    1 hour ago
  • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
    UK energy
    UK energy groups call for ‘immediate’ increase in £400 bills rebate scheme

    Trade body demands action as households brace themselves for huge rise in gas and electricity costs this winter

  • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
    Food & Beverage
    Britons expected to extend ‘pandemic trend’ of drinking more at home

    Australia’s largest listed wine producer says demand will stay strong despite cost of living crisis

  • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
    Time ‘running out’ for new schemes to help British households with energy bills

    Small suppliers urge new PM to use existing schemes to assist with rising cost of gas and electricity in October

  • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
    UK inflation
    UK inflation rate rises to 40-year high of 10.1%

    Consumer price index in July registered double-digit annual increase for first time since 1982

  • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
    UK employment
    Record wage drop signals more cost of living pain for UK households

    Pay falls 3% in real terms but not enough to bring down inflation to Bank of England target

  • Sunday, 14 August, 2022
    Tory rivals under growing pressure to freeze energy price cap

    Opposition parties and energy groups call for measures to help households with soaring prices

  • Sunday, 14 August, 2022
    Small business owners worry whether they will make it through the winter

    Spiralling energy prices, increasing wage bills and higher raw material costs are all adding to the pressure

  • Friday, 12 August, 2022
    Claer Barrett
    Martin Lewis is right: the cost of living emergency is already here

    Urgent action is needed to protect the personal finances of millions facing ruin from energy bills

  • Friday, 12 August, 2022
    Consumer trends
    Parents cut back on children’s pocket money as UK inflation bites

    Average weekly handout is down by 23 per cent

  • Friday, 12 August, 2022
    Johnson admits UK’s cost of living support is not enough

    Outgoing PM says there is ‘extra cash’ available to help households through winter

  • Friday, 12 August, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    A golden age of consumer convenience is passing

    Growth strategy of on-demand services has become harder to sustain

  • Friday, 12 August, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Six daunting challenges facing the next UK prime minister

    When the new Tory leader takes office on September 5, their political honeymoon could be short

  • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
    British energy bills forecast to soar above £5,000 next year

    Latest dire warning intensifies pressure on the government to ease the cost of living crisis

  • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Mortgage wake-up call for middle classes

    Rising interest rates could cost some borrowers more than rising energy bills

  • Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
    UK energy
    UK energy groups under pressure to use windfall profits for green investment

    Ministers Zahawi and Kwarteng to meet power executives to discuss remedies for soaring household bills

  • Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
    Liz Truss
    Truss accused of U-turn by Sunak over help for households

    Tory leadership favourite says she will do ‘all I can’ for families in cost of living crisis

  • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
    Conservative Party UK
    Liz Truss rejects business appeal to join emergency panel on UK cost of living

    Tory frontrunner rules out meeting with Johnson and Sunak after CBI calls for joint action

  • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
    UK energy
    UK power cuts feared in worst-case scenario for energy supplies

    Ministers draw up contingency plans as household power bills in Britain forecast to top £4,400 a year

  • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
    ExplainerUK energy
    Why are British household energy bills so high?

    Consultancy forecasts average price cap will soar from £1,971 at present to £4,420 next April

  • Monday, 8 August, 2022
    UK retail sales
    UK retail sales growth fails to keep pace with soaring inflation

    Consumer spending in July stronger than before pandemic but sector warns of ‘incredibly difficult period’

  • Monday, 8 August, 2022
    Conservative Party UK
    Sunak promises support for households in cost of living crisis

    Allies of former UK chancellor step up attacks on Tory leadership rival Liz Truss

  • Monday, 8 August, 2022
    Disrupted Times
    The cost of living time bomb no one can defuse

    Plus, a key win for Biden, the world’s first robotaxis and redesigning cities

  • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
    Civil Service UK
    Plans to axe 91,000 UK civil servants would ‘cut public services’

    Review of Johnson plan finds reductions would hit multiple government functions, say Whitehall insiders

  • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
    Conservative Party UK
    Tory frontrunner Liz Truss under pressure over help on cost of living

    Backers of leadership rival Rishi Sunak say her tax cut pledges would ‘not touch the sides’ for poorer households

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