Cost of Living

Cost of living

Water bills to rise by average of £123 a year: what support is available?

The support available if you're struggling to pay

Half of UK schools support families through tough times

If you’re struggling, you may be entitled to support

Improving childcare for working parents ‘a government priority’

Improving childcare for working parents ‘a government priority’

Minister wants better choice, availability and prices.

How do kids learn the value of money?

Most common ways parents teach money skills

Rising costs force low-income families to cut back on fruit and veg

Low-income families cutting back on fruit and veg

Healthier food costs twice as much as less healthy options.

An illustration of a sad child with her head on her knees sat in a protective hand against a loveheart background.

Child poverty gap will widen without investment in benefits, charity warns

New Joseph Rowntree Foundation findings laid bare

Having kids adds nearly £4k to annual costs

Having kids adds nearly £4k to annual costs

Parents more likely to run short of money.

Household support fund offers lifeline to struggling families

Household support fund offers lifeline to struggling families

98% say HSF has helped them.

What impact did cost-of-living payments have?

What impact did cost-of-living payments have?

Mixed outcomes for struggling households.

Government acting to improve access to healthy food

Government acting to improve access to healthy food

Healthy food should be accessible and affordable, says minister