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Raising council tax to fund social care will deepen inequality in UK, experts warn

Jeremy Hunt’s plans criticised for delay to reform, shifting burden to local authorities and ‘skewing the system’

The Guardian - UK

Scottish cities are being hit ‘particularly hard’ by the cost of living crisis

SCOTLAND is being hit “particularly hard” by the cost of living crisis, with cities north of the Border facing some of the highest inflation…

The National (Scotland)

Councils in Scotland face crippling budget black holes of more than £1.2billion

The massive deficits across 32 local authorities have sparked fears of major tax rises or deep cuts to services.

Daily Record

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Women £574 a year worse off compared to when Tories came to power – Labour

Anneliese Dodds said: ‘The Conservatives have crashed the economy and, as usual, they have lumped women with the bill.’

The Independent UK

UK health spending ‘to grow less than in austerity era’, analysis reveals

The chancellor’s extra billions for healthcare will equate only to a real-term rise of 1.2%

The Guardian - UK

Tory Government 'eyeing up closer relationship with EU to overcome trade barriers'

Figures in Rishi Sunak's Government are reportedly contemplating a closer relationship with the EU to avoid trade barriers that are damaging business relationships between firms in the UK and the bloc

Daily Mirror

UK now considering Swiss-style relationship with the European Union

Reports suggest Government ministers are working on striking a new deal with the EU

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UK considering Swiss-style links with EU – report

Downing Street sources rejected suggestions that the Government could lead the UK towards a Swiss-style relationship with the bloc.

The Independent UK

Long-term sick who struggle to work set to surpass one million within two years

The small print of the Office for Budget Responsibility report published alongside Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement shows the bill for more sickness and disability benefits will cost £7.5billion a year.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak pinning hopes on migrant workers - but doesn't want to shout about it

Office for Budget Responsibility stats released with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement last week revealed net migration will rise from a March estimate of 129,000 in 2026 to 205,000

Daily Mirror

Middle-income families hit hard by Government tax plans

Middle-income families will be worse off by thousands of pounds over the next six years, according to newly published analysis of the Government’s autumn statement.

Evening Standard

Do smart meters really save you money and do you need one?

Here's everything you need to know if you're thinking about getting a smart meter

Chronicle Live

The Observer view on Britain’s financial crisis being made in Russia – oh, come off it, Jeremy Hunt

Britain is largely in the mess it’s in because of a decade of Tory austerity policies, compounded by the destructive lies told about Brexit

The Guardian - UK

How Britain’s economic woes stack up against Europe’s – a close look at the figures

The UK’s money troubles spread from inflation and higher interest rates to sluggish productivity. But how do we compare with our European neighbours?

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Chronicle Live

DWP: Who is eligible for the new £900, £300 and £150 cost of living payments

If you receive certain benefit payments, are a pensioner, or get disability benefits, you will receive extra money from the Government to help with bills

The Guardian - UK

Hunt’s budget is a big bang for the City, a damp squib for the country

A tired Tory party has resorted to yet more deregulation, after the 40-year failure of its first attempt

The Guardian - UK

Hunt under fire for using lobby group data to shield private schools from £1.7bn VAT

Experts attack claim that 90,000 pupils would be forced into state schools by tax change that Labour says could fund thousands of extra teachers

Chronicle Live

DWP Universal Credit payments to rise 10.1% in April 2023 - see how much you'll get

The news was confirmed by Jeremy Hunt in the Autumn Statement - check how much you'll be getting when the new amounts are introduced next year

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State Pension set to increase by up to £972 a year - how much you'll get with new payment amounts

If you receive the new State Pension, the basic State Pension, and/or Pension Credit, your weekly payments will go up from April

The Independent UK

Rayner demands general election after Hunt unveils ‘nightmare’ Budget

IFS warns UK economy damaged by series of own goals, including Liz Truss’s mini-Budget

The National (Scotland)

Chancellor Hunt is taking voters for fools with delayed cuts

THE UK economy is in recession. Taxes are at their highest in 70 years. According to the Office for Budget Responsibility, living standards are…

Nottingham Post

State Pension boosted by up to £75 per month next year as new rates confirmed

The Triple Lock has been kept for the 2023/24 financial year

The Independent UK

NHS funding hundreds of millions short of what’s needed to improve care, experts warn

Treasury’s funding settlement won’t avert crisis in the NHS, which is ‘on the cusp of disaster’, IPPR warns

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt told to ‘come clean’ on economic cost of non-dom tax status

The IFS said abolishing non-doms would be worth around £3bn a year to the economy – roughly the same amount that will be added to next year’s NHS budget

Belfast Live

Councillors say council financial crisis can't be dumped on those in cost of living hardship

"We don't agree with some who are already saying 'nothing can be done'"

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