Kilburn High Road, North London.
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Capital-driven regeneration projects rarely deliver because they focus on profit, not local people’s needs.
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Prices remain high and there is much more the government could do to help people.
Volunteers load up a van with food for the next ‘mobile pantry’.
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Researchers spent months volunteering with Fans Supporting Foodbanks to see how left-behind communities were fighting food poverty.
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Unrealistic criteria and poor communication are causing people who need it most to lose an important income support.
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Britain’s energy price cap is lower than last year but there are still several factors that could increase energy costs this winter.
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People have invested emotionally in animals for thousands of years, but their financial situation directly impacts their ability to properly care for for their pets.
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Governmental support is failing the country’s most vulnerable households. Politicians need to act now.
Cutting back on pricier food items and focusing on more affordable staple foods could help consumers deal with rising food costs, but these strategies affect brand loyalty.
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Once a cornerstone for many food retailers, brand loyalty is eroding as consumers prioritize cost savings over long-term brand relationships.
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In this podcast, Treasurer Jim Chalmers canvasses inflation, migration, the cost of living pressures on households and concerns about China’s economy
Jerome Powell, chair of the US Federal Reserve, announced a pause in US rate hikes in September 2023.
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Central banks balance different factors when raising rates – or not – including inflation and the labour market. But what other countries are doing also has an effect.
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An economist explains why new official figures have eased the gloom surrounding the UK economy, but haven’t fully dispelled all fears.
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The price you pay at the pharmacy for your long-term medicines may effectively halve. But not all medicines or patients qualify.
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Central America is a long way from Australia but a drought in the region is having an impact on the availability and price of some products.
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They won’t make you rich but there are simple steps to take to ease the pressure on your finances when you are earning less money than you owe.
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We hear a lot about the negative impact of rate rises on mortgage repayments while little is made of the benefits of high interest rates.
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Mortgaged households have faced a 17.5% increase in living costs over the past two years, compared to 10.8% for households who rent.
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While the pandemic and Ukraine war are key contributors to the cost of living crisis, climate change has also had a role to play.
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Official data confirms what we are all experiencing - the cost of most things has jumped. So how is this measured and where are the biggest increases?
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With an inflation rate peaking at just 4.4%, Japan seems to be getting something right about managing economic pressures. How does it do this, and should New Zealand revisit its own strategies?
Inflation continues to defy Zimbabwe central bank efforts
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Without governance reforms, Zimbabwe will continue to face an economic crisis.