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Exposed: The Great Water Con

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#WaterCompanies
#PrivatisedWater
#Bills
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#Water

Households still struggling with high food and energy prices ahead of Labour budget – Channel 4 News www.channel4.com/news/househo... #CostOfSurvivingCrisis #CostOfLivingCrisis #Labour #Budget #Budget2024

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Households still struggling with high food and energy prices ahead of Labour budget – Channel 4 News
https://www.channel4.com/news/households-still-struggling-with-high-food-and-energy-prices-ahead-of-labour-budget

#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#Labour
#Budget
#Budget2024

Labour urged to act over 9% rise to energy bills | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/splash-288

#Labour
#EnergyBills
#HouseholdEnergyBills
#UkraineWar
#CornwallInsight
#EndFuelPoverty
#EndFuelPovertyCoalition
#RenewableEnergy
#WarmHomePlan
#Greenpeace
#GreenpeaceUK
#WinterFuelPayments
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#WarmThisWinterReport
#WarmThisWinter
#Ofgem
#FutureEnergyAssociates

DWP told to increase Carer's Allowance to £400 a week amid rising costs - Chronicle Live
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-told-increase-carers-allowance-29352880

#DWP
#CarersAllowance
#CA
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#UniversalCredit
#CarerElementOfUC

Thousands of Lancashire residents 'unable to afford food' as cost of living crisis bites
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/thousands-of-lancashire-residents-unable-to-afford-food-as-cost-of-living-crisis-bites/ar-BB1lGkol?ei=16

#Poverty
#Lancashire
#FoodPoverty
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#HouseholdSupportFund
#HSF
#FreeSchoolMeals
#HolidayMeals
#HolidayMealVouchers
#Tories
#Labour

Winchester Basics Bank sees increased demand 20 years after founding | Hampshire Chronicle
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24238442.winchester-basics-bank-sees-increased-demand-20-years-founding/

#Winchester
#BasicsBank
#Poverty
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis

Charity reveals people in the South East borrowing to pay bills | Hampshire Chronicle
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24229575.charity-reveals-people-south-east-borrowing-pay-bills/

#Bills
#Poverty
#Borrowing
#Loans
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#ChristainsAgainstPoverty
#SouthEast
#FreedomChurch
#Romsey
#Hampshire

Record number of police officers turning to food banks amid cost of living crisis | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-officer-pay-foodbank-cost-living-b2520248.html

#Police
#FoodBanks
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#Poverty
#BritishTransportPolice
#LowWaged
#RogueOfficers
#PoliceFederation
#HousingCosts

The Guardian view on food poverty: charities can’t take the state’s place
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/the-guardian-view-on-food-poverty-charities-can-t-take-the-state-s-place/ar-BB1iZtZj?cvid=313d36fe29ab43d9903270029290fb16&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=8

#FoodPoverty
#Charities
#FoodBanks
#Poverty
#FoodFoundation
#Inequality
#CostOfLivingPayments
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#2ChildLimit
#HouseholdSupportFund
#FreeSchoolMeals
#FreeSchoolMealsCriteria
#TrussellTrust
#Housing
#Nutrition

Parkinson’s sufferers ‘poorer than they should be’, says charity
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/parkinson-s-sufferers-poorer-than-they-should-be-says-charity/ar-BB1iSg9j?cvid=8571eae5eed94f07c798d797cb559811&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=10

#Parkinsons
#Benefits
#ParkinsonsUK
#UKGov
#Tories
#PIP
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#Poverty
#DWP

Citizens Advice Bureau worker on ‘horrific’ reality of cost of living crisis | openDemocracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/citizens-advice-bureau-cost-of-living-crisis/

#CAB
#CitizensAdvice
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#Poverty
#Housing
#UnfitForHumanHabitation
#SocialHousing
#MentalHealth
#Survival
#CapabilityToWork
#Disabled
#ChronicIllness
#Benefits
#HouseholdSupportFund
#FoodVouchers
#FoodBanks
#EnergyBills
#FuelVouchers

Debt creating vicious cycle in mental health, says charity | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/debt-creating-vicious-cycle-mental-health-says-charity

#Poverty
#MentalHealth
#Debt
#CostOfGreedCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#YouGov
#ScottishActionForMentalHealth
#SAMH
#CAB
#CitizensAdvice
#StressedAboutDebt

Report Warns That the UK Poverty Trap Is Deeper Than Ever Before
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/report-warns-that-the-uk-poverty-trap-is-deeper-than-ever-before/ar-BB1ivTjJ?cvid=184afd071539440eebf469d05d65d96a&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=7

#Poverty
#UK
#UKPoverty
#PovertyTrap
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#PovertyCrisis
#JosephRowntreeFoundation
#Tories
#Blair
#ThePoorGetPoorer
#EnergyBills
#CostOfEssentials

BBC Question Time: University student says students don't eat for three days because of tough economy
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/bbc-question-time-university-student-says-pupils-don-t-eat-for-three-days-because-of-tough-economy/ar-BB1ilN29?cvid=fc46bafdd1f34265ef2cd291f74433bf&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=4

#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#Students
#FoodPoverty
#BBCQT
#BBCQuestionTime

Gordon Brown calls for overhaul of benefits system as study reveals ‘crisis’ | Welfare | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/jan/21/gordon-brown-urges-overhaul-benefits-system-study-crisis

#Brown
#Benefits
#FoodPoverty
#FuelPoverty
#Poverty
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#WorldEconomicForum
#FinancialFairnessTrust
#Destitution
#2ChildLimit
#2005TurnerCommission

I like to think I’m a capable person, but even I can’t navigate Britain’s benefits system
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/11/britain-benefits-system-universal-credit?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis

Soaring food prices harming mental health says Which? | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/food-prices-inflation-mental-health-b2364358.html

#MentalHealth
#MH
#FoodPrices
#FoodPoverty
#Poverty
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#PhysicalHealth
#Health
#Women
#YoungParents
#Parents
#BRC
#NielsenIQ
#Inflation

‘I live in fear of debt collectors’: disabled people in England tell of toll of soaring care costs | Disability | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/16/i-live-in-fear-of-debt-collectors-disabled-people-in-england-tell-of-toll-of-soaring-care-costs

#Disability
#Disabled
#Debt
#DebtCollectors
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#SocialCare
#SocialCareCosts
#England

Older people hired as ‘money mules’ by gangs as cost of living crisis bites | Money | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/jun/12/older-people-hired-as-money-mules-by-gangs-as-cost-of-living-crisis-bites

#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#Gangs
#MiddleAge
#0lderPeople
#MoneyMules
#Fraud
#MoneyLaundering
#GetRichQuickSchemes
#FakeJobAds
#TransactionalFraud
#CIFAS
#CryptoCurrency

Energy voucher: Prepayment meter households urged to claim support before deadline | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/energy-bills-voucher-scheme-2023-b2348754.html

#PrepayMeters
#EnergyVoucherDay
#EnergyVouchers
#Vouchers
#FuelPoverty
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#CostOfGreedCrisis

‘You wake up wondering where your next meal is coming from’: UK food bank crisis is only getting worse
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/27/uk-food-bank-cost-of-living-crisis-getting-worse?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#Poverty
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis

Concerns over price rises for period products despite removal of tampon tax | Tax and spending | The Guardian
#Menstruation
#Periods
#Tampons
#SanitaryTowels
#TamponTax
#BrexitBenefits
#Brexit
#Cadbury
#Labour
#Sunak
#VAT
#StopTaxingPeriods
#Petition
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#CostOfAPeriodCrisis
#Poverty
#PeriodPoverty
#EU
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/21/treasury-analysing-whether-removal-of-tampon-tax-has-lowered-prices

Ann Widdecombe’s advice to hungry families amid cost of living crisis leaves Politics Live viewers speechless | indy100
#Widdecombe
#PoliticsLive
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#ReformUK
#BrexitParty
#CantAffordASandwichDoWithout
https://www.indy100.com/politics/ann-widdecombe-reform-politics-live

Psychologists and social workers join forces against impact of cost of living on young people's well-being and future | Morning Star
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#CostOfGreedCrisis
#Wellbeing
#YoungPeople
#GFTU
#SWU
#AEP
#SocialWorkers
#Children
#Care
#MentalHealth
#MentalHealthInequity
#Austerity
#Poverty
#WorkingFamilies
#FoodBank
#BasicsOfLife
#BasicHumanNeeds
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/psychologists-and-social-workers-join-forces-against-impact-of-cost-of-living-on-young-people-well-being-and-future

Firms seeking massive profits are driving inflation, not workers

'People should simply accept they are poorer,' says someone earning about £180000 (Bank of England chief Economist).

#Inflation
#CostOfGreedCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#Profits
#Wages
#Unite
#BankOfEngland
#Profiteering
#ProfiteeringCrisis
#FoodPriceInflation
#FoodPrices
#FoodBank
#Brexit
#InstutionalPoverty
#Destitution
#Poverty
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2023/05/02/as-uk-firms-rake-in-huge-profits-one-senior-economist-tells-workers-to-accept-their-lot/

Food prices soar to record high with coffee and ready meal costs hit | The Independent
#FoodPrices
#FoodPriceInflation
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#CostOfGreedCrisis
#ShopPriceIndex
#BRC
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/food-price-inflation-cost-of-living-b2330313.html

Fifth of young people unable to keep warm at home this winter, survey suggests | The Independent
#Poverty
#FuelPoverty
#WarmThisWinter
#WarmHome
#ColdHome
#ONS
#WinterSurvey
#NHS
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#CostOfGreedCrisis
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ons-nhs-england-b2325677.html

UK set to be hit with fastest and harshest price rises in the G7 | The Independent
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#CostOfGreedCrisis
#UK
#G7
#Labour
#McFadden
#Tories
#IMF
#Hunt
#Brexit
#WorkerShortage
#EnergyCosts
#MortgageRates
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/price-rises-uk-inflation-g7-worst-b2325330.html

The Guardian view on the welfare safety net: failing to catch people
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/28/the-guardian-view-on-the-welfare-safety-net-failing-to-catch-people?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis

‘It’s dehumanising, horrible’: the food bank volunteer living on the breadline
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/26/food-bank-volunteer-living-on-the-breadline-warrington?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis

Work more hours if you can’t afford food, Therese Coffey suggests | The Independent
#Tories
#CostOfGreedCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#poverty
#FoodBanks
#Coffey
#NFU
#SaveBritishFarming
#FruitAndVegShortage
#ToriesOut https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/food-shortages-supermarkets-jobs-coffey-b2288054.html

Anger as Shell profits rocket to ‘obscene’ 115-year high | The Independent
#ObsceneProfits
#Shell
#Profits
#EnergyCosts
#EnergyCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfGreedCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#ClimateCrisis
#FossilFuels

https://www.independent.co.uk/business/anger-as-shell-profits-rocket-to-obscene-115year-high-b2274385.html

Whatever you say, don't mention the B-word - Canary
#Brexit
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfSurvivingCrisis
#WorkersRights
#EU
#BrexitReality
https://www.thecanary.co/cartoons/2023/02/03/whatever-you-say-dont-mention-the-b-word/
>Brits are struggling to eat, heat their homes, and workers rights are being stripped away - but don't mention the elephant in the room