Cost of Living Crisis

Latest financial and political news and analysis on the UK's cost of living crisis from inews.co.uk

‘Why are my youngest children worth less?’: How two-child benefit cap hits families

As conflict over the limit continues, families reveal their struggles as a result of the welfare restriction

Property and Mortgages

Over 300,000 homeowners pushed into poverty by high mortgage repayments

Carpetright: Full list of 213 stores closing after company enters administration

Article thumbnail: EMBARGOED TO 0001 MONDAY FEBRUARY 25 File photo dated 28/11/2013 of a closing down sign in a shop window in Derby. Taxpayers picked up the bill for a wave of insolvencies last year, with the cost of payouts to redundant staff rising by 31%. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday February 25, 2019. According to a Freedom of Information request made by real estate adviser Altus Group, a total of ??298.07 million was paid out by The Insolvency Service to former employees of business which ran into trouble during 2018. See PA story CITY Insolvency. Photo credit should read: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

More than 2,300 firms go bust as high interest rates and inflation take a toll

What the end of Pret’s subscription tells us about the future of coffee chains

‘I failed my driving test. The next one available is in November, 100 miles away’

EducationBig Read

The last days of a primary school that’s run out of children

It’s time to start saying ‘no’ to pushy charities

Pensions and Retirement

I'm 89 and can't afford care anymore - the state pension is not enough

'I'm a coeliac – I forced myself to eat gluten so I could afford to feed my kids'