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    cost of living

    One in six uni students have used a food bank

    A survey of university students has found 16% have turned to food banks to survive.

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    cost of living

    Over 70% of school staff expect to see more children with unclean clothes, hair and teeth

    A survey of school staff has revealed over 70% expect to see an increase in hygiene poverty among pupils during the new school year.

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    cost of living

    Tesco is first retailer to make ‘period pants’ cheaper

    Following a campaign to abolish tax on period pants, Tesco has become the first supermarket to cover the cost. Find out how you can save.

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    cost of living

    Customers pay more as PayPal Credit increases interest rates

    PayPal Credit makes some major changes to its APR. Find out how it could affect you

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    housing

    Rents rising fastest in poorest areas

    Renters in the most deprived parts of the country have seen their rent increase by 52% over the past four years.

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    A worried woman sits on the floor considering whether to seek help with financial abuse
    debts

    Victims of economic abuse ‘aren’t getting the justice they deserve’

    New research shows, although economic abuse is now being reported to the police on a regular basis, it's not being dealt with effectively.

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    Happy primary school children in a school corridor
    cost of living

    Labour promises to slash the cost of school uniform

    Labour has promised to reduce the cost of school uniform by limiting the number of branded items parents have to buy to a maximum of three.

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    A purse and a stopwatch
    debts

    More than one in seven buy-now-pay-later users have been charged a late fee

    Research by the Money and Pensions Service has shown 14% of BNPL users have missed a repayment and been charged a fee.

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    cost of living

    Government wages war on fake review and hidden fees to help cut the cost of living

    A series of measures have been introduced today to protect shoppers with rising living costs

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    University students walking to class
    cost of living

    Students expect to shell out over £400 a month more to survive at university this year

    As living costs continue to rise, 85% of university students are worried about how they'll manage.

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    Image of a parent lay on the floor with a child on top of them playing a game
    benefits

    Separated parents warned about child benefit tax trap

    Separated parents urged to check whose name their child benefit is registered in to avoid little known tax trap

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    cost of living

    Voters ‘looking for action on cost-of-living crisis’

    A new survey has revealed tackling the cost-of-living crisis will be a major factor in how people decide to vote at the next election.

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    cost of living

    Aldi cuts prices on more than 30 household items

    The country's cheapest supermarket has cut the cost of 30 everyday essentials to help with the cost of living

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    bills

    Octopus Energy to buy Shell Energy– here’s what it means if you’re a customer

    Octopus Energy has announced it plans to buy Shell's household business. What does it mean for you if you're a Shell Energy customer?

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    money booster

    Households losing power in bad weather set to receive greater compensation

    Ofgem has increased the maximum amount households can receive if they lose power during a storm following a review into how Storm Arwen. Find out how it could help you here.

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