Germany to consider rent freeze as housing costs soar
Tenants across Europe's largest economy have struggled against a deepening cost of living crisis which has seen rents surge to record levels.
Tag: Cost Of Living Crisis
Hold your nerve? Tory MPs ‘now worried about their mortgages’ ahead of next election
Welcome to the real world. After encouraging the public to 'hold their nerve' amid the mortgage crisis, some Tories are feeling fearful.
Cost of living causing almost two million people to regularly skip meals
A YouGov poll of more than 6,000 people found 9.6 million Britons live in households classed as in ‘serious financial difficulties’.
Intergenerational holidays popular as living costs squeeze budgets, survey finds
Some 42% of holidaymakers are planning trips with their parents and 7% are planning getaways with grandparents, according to Starling Bank.
Cost of living fears top concerns for parents, survey suggests
Some 37% said the cost of living tops their fears for their children, followed by mental health (33%), climate change (25%) and social issues (24%).
Woman dies from hypothermia after telling her doctor she ‘couldn’t afford heating’
Neighbours have spoken of their shock and sadness at Barbara's passing.
Inside a church ‘warm hub’ as Britain braces for freezing conditions
"It’s really heartbreaking, but people have found support here in each other and someone to share their struggles with."
Heartbreaking letters to Santa on pub Christmas tree highlight cost of living crisis
Requests for 'clean clothes' and 'anything' left staff shaken.
What is inflation?
With prices going up at a rate of knots, we tackle the big questions on what causes inflation to shoot up and how governments can work to bring it down.