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Interest rates: Force banks to offer mortgage help, says Labour
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out Labour's response to the crisis facing many mortgage payers.
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Interest rates set to rise for 13th time in a row
Interest rates are expected to go up to 4.75% from 4.5% as the Bank tries to slow soaring prices.
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Most university students working paid jobs, survey shows
There has been a big increase across the UK in the number of students earning money, research reveals.
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Warning homeowners face 20% drop in disposable income
Some 1.4 million mortgage holders will see their disposable income fall by more than 20%, a think tank says.
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Interest rate rise expected after UK inflation shock
Interest rates are expected to be raised on Thursday after figures revealed inflation did not fall in May.
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WH Smith, M&S and Argos failed to pay minimum wage
More than 200 firms face penalties and must repay workers after breaches hit 63,000 people.
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Mortgage crisis: 'We can't pay an extra £1,400 a month'
Homeowners say they are scared for the future, with no end to the mortgage crisis in sight.
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Jeremy Hunt rules out government help on mortgages
The chancellor says help for mortgages would fuel further inflation but will meet lenders this week.
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Millions to receive cost of living payment
People with disabilities will get a one-off £150 payment from Department for Work and Pensions.
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Cost-of-living payments: Who is getting them and when?
Low-income households, pensioners and some disabled people will get extra help with energy bills.
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People turn to microwave meals as food prices soar
People are thinking more about what they eat and how they cook, research shows.
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Rent takes up biggest share of pay for 10 years
Tenants are spending 28% of their earnings on rent, the biggest proportion for a decade, new figures show.
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Mortgage deal: Average two-year fix now above 6%
It is the first time since December that the rate has been as high as 6%, driving up costs for homeowners.
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Mortgage help 'under review', says Michael Gove
Michael Gove was asked about what whether any help would be given to those struggling with payments.
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Mortgages to go up by average of £2,900 a year for 800,000, says Resolution Foundation
Rising rates means those looking to remortgage will pay £2,900 a year more in 2024, a think tank says.
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Energy bills support took too long to get to people - MPs
About 1.7 million people were left waiting months for help due to government’s "lack of bandwidth".
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Average two-year mortgage rate close to 6%
Lenders have been increasing the cost of new fixed-rate deals rapidly during a tumultuous week.
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Nationwide latest lender to raise mortgage rates again
One broker describes the current situation as a vicious circle as the mortgage maelstrom continues.
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Energy saving to return to prevent winter blackouts
National Grid says that the Russia-Ukraine war poses a risk to future energy supplies.
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Sainsbury's cuts toilet paper prices as pulp drops
Retailers are facing growing pressure to do more to help people with the soaring cost of living.
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