Tag: Cost of living
We live in cramped ‘barge city’ to avoid soaring rents – the freezing winters break our engines & mould spreads up walls
THEY can endure a constant battle with damp and mould, freezing temperatures at night and having to up sticks to move every two weeks. But increasing numbers of Brits in…
I’ve saved over £6,000 with an easy budgeting trick – it’s my emergency fund and better value than insurance
WHEN Daisy May Peberdy brought home puppy Dasher, little did she know the mischief he would get in to – or the eye-watering costs of fixing it. From scoffing chocolate…
Millions miss out on unclaimed benefits worth up to £23billion a year – easy tools to check if you’re due £2.7k a month
HARD-PRESSED families are missing out on billions of pounds of support. While more than seven million households are struggling to make ends meet, exclusive figures shared with The Sun reveal…
Our forgotten estate is cut off from the world… nothing’s left but yobs who set fire to rotting pub & smash up windows
FED-UP residents of a cut-off housing estate fear the closure of their local community centre could prove its death knell, leaving kids to roam the streets “terrorising the place”. The…
We bought our £575k home with a 5% deposit thanks to a ‘life-saving’ scheme & we’ll pay it off 2 years early saving £16k
FIRST-TIME buyers are finding it harder to get on the property ladder, but Jan and Helen bought their home with a tiny deposit thanks to a “life-saving” scheme. Nurses Jan…
What to expect from the Spring Budget 2024 – from tax cuts to child benefit changes
THE Chancellor will reveal the government’s Spring Budget in just two weeks time. Jeremy Hunt will be outlining the financial plan for the rest of the year, including things like tax…
Rishi Sunak’s first year as prime minister in pictures and the five biggest challenges ahead
RISHI Sunak today marks one whole year in No10. But while his time in Downing Street is 316 days greater than predecessor Liz Truss, it’s been far from smooth sailing.…