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benefits

Are benefits about to be cut?

Experts believe that the chancellor is about to announce benefits won't be increased inline with September's inflation figures. Find out what it means for your payments

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debts

School stops feeding kids if parents don’t pay their debts

A school in the North East is punishing children if their parents can't afford to pay food or travel bills

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housing

Confusing stats ‘making it hard to identify those struggling most with rising cost of living’

A new report claims the government's inconsistent measures of poverty are making it hard to identify those in greatest need.

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housing

Thousands benefit from free legal support

Millions of pounds of free legal help has been made available by the government - are you eligible

benefits

Unemployed not seeking work face mandatory work placements and loss of benefits

The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has warned there will be consequences for people who refuse help under the government's new back to work plan.

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cost of living

Energy bills set to rise by 5% in January

Energy bills are set to rise again next year - find out what it means for your household

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managing your money

Inquiry launched into improving financial education for kids

We welcome the announcement that MPS are looking into improving financial education in schools.

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cost of living

Is Christmas cancelled?

Over three quarters of people’s Christmas plans hit by cost-of-living crisis

Money Wellness

Money Wellness celebrates major milestones

There's lots of exciting things going on at Money Wellness. Find out about some of our recent successes that'll mean we can help even more people with their problem debt

money saver

Start your weekend well with a free Greggs

Find out how to grab a free breakfast roll every Friday in November

bills

Ofgem launches consultation on standing charge

Ofgem is considering whether there's a better alternative to the standing charge on energy bills.

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housing

Private rents continue to grow but so does tenants’ political power

As the latest figures show private rent prices across Great Britain reached record highs in October, a new report says the political power of tenants is also increasing.

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cost of living

Aldi to give away Christmas lunches to people in need

The UK's forth largest supermarket is giving away around 2,000 free Christmas dinners to low-income households. Find if you qualify

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benefits

Warning about changes to benefit payment dates over Christmas

Millions to be affected by benefit payment changes over Christmas and the New Year

Money Wellness

Our wish list for the Autumn Statement

With the chancellor finalising his announcement for next Wednesday, we set out the five things we'd like to be included to help households struggling with the cost of living