Cost of living

What no change in rates means for your money

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5.25%, bringing a run of 14 consecutive rises to an end.

Tackling it together: Paying the big monthly bills

Who is getting extra cost-of-living payments?
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Business
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2 days ago
What can I do if I can't pay my energy bill?
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Business
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25 August
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What do I do if I can't afford to pay my debts?
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Business
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23 May

Useful tips to save money

Five tips for cutting energy costs this winter
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Business
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24 August
Five ways to save money on train tickets
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16 August
Fact v fiction: Five tips for saving petrol money examined
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3 July
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Five ways to save money on your packed lunch
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Business
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3 days ago
How families on universal credit can save on childcare
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UK
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28 June

Five key money questions answered

Why is UK inflation so high?
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18 hours ago
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How does the interest rate raise affect you?
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18 hours ago
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What is the state pension and the triple lock?
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Business
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12 September
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What is happening to house prices?
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Business
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1 August
How should I ask for a pay rise?
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Business
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15 August

Your stories

Mum calls for more gluten-free meal deals
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Northampton
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12 September
Students cut back on food as cost of living soars
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Business
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6 September
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Hairdresser offers free cuts as school costs bite
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Wales
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31 August
Cost of living: Who's thriving and who's just surviving?
'My costs are soaring but I can't charge £8 for our hot dogs'
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Cambridgeshire
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10 August

Latest news

Cost-of-living payments don't last - food bank, published at 00:27
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Business
'I'm praying interest rates have peaked now', published at 13:13 21 September
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Cambridgeshire
Why is UK inflation so high?, published at 12:59 21 September
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What no change in rates means for your money, published at 12:53 21 September
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How does government borrowing work?, published at 08:30 21 September
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Working families struggle to buy food and pay bills, published at 06:14 21 September
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London
Date set for next £300 cost-of-living payment, published at 09:06 20 September
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How much are prices rising for you? Try our calculator, published at 07:17 20 September
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Theatregoers offered 'pay what you can' tickets, published at 06:10 20 September
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Birmingham & Black Country
Who is getting extra cost-of-living payments?, published at 00:08 20 September
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Five ways to save money on your packed lunch, published at 17:36 18 September
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Local journalists go on strike over pay, published at 13:24 18 September
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Northampton
When and where are the next university strikes?, published at 11:37 18 September
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Family & Education
Rental prices rise at fastest rate for nine years, published at 09:53 18 September
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Teachers' strikes: When, where and why?, published at 08:42 18 September
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Family & Education
Pet foodbank says owners feeling the pinch, published at 06:07 18 September
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Suffolk
Rising costs push up 'cheapest cinema' ticket price, published at 09:37 16 September
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News
Residents struggle to access cost of living grant, published at 17:52 15 September
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News
Loyalty card prices not as good as they seem - Which?, published at 13:24 15 September
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1204
Canal families 'having to beg' for fuel bill help, published at 06:23 15 September
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Wiltshire
French supermarket puts up 'shrinkflation' signs, published at 17:44 14 September
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934
Families on reduced benefits face tough winter, published at 11:12 14 September
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UK Politics
Low-cost food hubs to help struggling families, published at 15:57 13 September
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Tees
Rick Stein defends £2 chip shop condiments charge, published at 14:07 13 September
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