Study finds strong correlation between local child poverty levels and percentage of families affected by cap Local child poverty rates across the UK correlate very …
Sunak unveils policy long demanded by Tory hardliners such as Suella Braverman, as challenger Farage insists 4 July ballot is an ‘immigration election’
While Tory MPs have hit out at the Archbishop of Canterbury for decrying the policy, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting welcomed his comments. Where do …
Exclusive: Report recommends ‘double lock’ for those renewing their tenancies Rent rises should be capped for millions of people struggling to afford soaring rates, according …
New data shows families with disabled children, and single parents with offspring under the age of three facing financial hardship Keir Starmer is facing new …
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as government faces calls to renew energy bills help for poorest households It is a busy …
Ministers urged to intervene as households in line for another winter of squeezed budgets Business live – latest updates Great Britain’s energy price cap has …
Keir Starmer will face discontent from unions and MPs at the National Policy Forum in Nottingham Keir Starmer faces battles over the two-child benefit cap …
Shadow chancellor says an incoming Labour government could not afford to axe benefit cap because of ‘dire economic inheritance’ In her Today interview Rachel Reeves …
Commitment to keep controversial policy has opened splits ahead of national party meeting Keir Starmer’s decision not to scrap the two-child benefit cap if Labour …
Yvette Cooper, shadow home secretary, says party could only promise things it can afford as report says benefit caps cause ‘extreme hardship’ Supermarket bosses will …
Leader says party in power will stick with Tory policy seen as driving low-income families into deeper poverty Keir Starmer has confirmed that a Labour …
Exclusive: Move penalises courses with a high proportion of working-class or minority ethnic students, critics say Rishi Sunak will force universities to limit the number …
Campaigners say many households may miss out on state help after closure of energy price guarantee Ofgem’s energy price cap cut: how the changes affect …
Minister hints at government uncertainty as Jacob Rees-Mogg warns against ‘sly’ reintroduction of charges Consumers are in line to pay an extra £170 in green …
Consumers told not expect ‘deluge of cut-price offers’ as firms bring back more competitive fixed deals Price cap cut: how the changes affect youBusiness live: …
Consumers still paying almost twice as much for gas and electricity than in October 2021 despite lowering of Ofgem’s cap Britain’s energy price cap cut: …
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, with energy regulator lowers energy bills for typical households Full story: Millions will face fuel poverty …
Treasury will keep energy price guarantee at current levels until end of June, meaning typical annual household bill will remain at £2,500 Jeremy Hunt makes …
Chancellor reportedly planning to increase £40,000 annual limit and lifetime allowance Jeremy Hunt is reportedly planning to give middle-class professionals a pensions boost in next …
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, with Ofgem due to report how high energy bills would be without current government support Jeremy …
Three-month subsidy widely welcomed but passengers may need longer-term incentives to use routes A temporary £2 cap on fares that the government hopes will reinvigorate …
SNP’s Kirsten Oswald says PM should scrap policies, including the controversial ‘rape clause’, to lift 500,000 out of poverty Rishi Sunak has been urged to …
Prime minister says stopping people crossing Channel in small boats is his ‘most pressing priority’ Rishi Sunak has restated his promise to cut overall migration …
Department considers making policy announcement in autumn statement rather than waiting until spring The Treasury is considering raising the energy cap from its current level …
European Union leaders are struggling to find immediate practical solutions on how to deal with the energy crisis but avoid an open rift between Germany …