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Private renters twice as likely as homeowners to have anxiety, UK study suggests

Anxiety Nation report finds clear links between financial insecurity and poor mental health

The Guardian - UK

Material insecurity and mental distress doing ‘great harm’ in Britain – JRF

There is much to support the characterisation of modern Britain as an ‘insecurity society’, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns in a new report.

The Independent UK

UK mortgage rate rises ‘will put extra 400,000 people in poverty’

Analysis from Joseph Rowntree Foundation also finds rents for new lets could rise sharply

The Guardian - UK

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Four in ten families in parts of Scotland facing ‘largest ever benefits cut'

NEARLY four in ten working-age families in some areas of Scotland will be hit by the “largest permanent benefits cut ever made in a single year”…

The National (Scotland)

One in five families in Liz Truss’s seat would lose out under real-term benefit cuts

Research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows impact of increasing benefits in line with earnings, not inflation

The Guardian - UK

Six in 10 Brits oppose Liz Truss's 'out of touch' plot to cut benefits, poll shows

A vast majority of the public, and nearly half of those who voted Conservative in 2019, believe that benefits should rise in line with inflation, as Liz Truss considers a 5.4% increase which critics warn will plunge the poorest into misery

Daily Mirror

What would a real-terms benefits cut mean for UK claimants?

Liz Truss’s refusal to commit to a rise in line with inflation has triggered unrest among Tories

The Guardian - UK

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UK Government policy 'undermining' Scotland's cost-of-living support, report shows

SCOTLAND’s Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison has said that UK Government policy is undermining Holyrood’s attempts to help those living in…

The National (Scotland)

Report on poverty in Scotland reveals 'picture of society in crisis'

ANTI-POVERTY campaigners are calling for action as a “heart-breaking” report revealed a “bleak picture of a society in crisis"

The National (Scotland)

Failure to raise benefits would be ‘hostile and harmful’, Truss is warned

PM reneging on Conservative promise to increase benefits in line with inflation ‘morally indefensible’, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Britons to be £500 worse off despite government support, says IFS

Higher earners will be more than £1,000 out of pocket compared to last year, analysis shows

The Independent UK

The heat is on after Liz Truss’s extraordinary energy bill gamble

The PM will hope for some credit for taking out the big bazooka, but there are fears it’s missing the target and may backfire

The Guardian - UK

‘She has no choice’: Liz Truss faces U-turn on energy if she enters No 10, MPs say

If foreign secretary wins the Tory leadership contest she looks set to have to change course on ‘handouts’ despite campaign pledges

The Guardian - UK

Energy bills 'will hit 120% of income for worst-hit adults' amid call for action NOW

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) said that electricity and gas could soon become a luxury only the wealthy can afford as bills rocket - and said government action must be immediate

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

Low-income households in UK living in ‘year of financial fear’ says charity

More than 2m households already going without ‘heating or eating’ says Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The Independent UK

Families on low incomes suffering ‘year of financial fear’ – charity

One in five low income households do not have enough food and are unable to keep their homes warm, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation said.

Daily Mirror

Struggling families face 'year of financial fear' as 2.3m can't afford heating OR eating

Ministers have been urged to ease the squeeze on struggling families by capping the amount of money clawed back from Universal Credit payments to pay of debts.

The Independent UK

Families with children hit by £400 hike in monthly costs while benefits plunge to 40-year low

Households with two children see inflation rate of 13% as costs of fuel and food surge

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Daily Record

Charity warns 9m households on benefits will miss out on up to £720 in support from April

The UK Government is being urged to increase the 3.1% benefits uprating to 7% in-line with inflation.

Nottingham Post

DWP and HMRC benefits: Households 'will see income cut up to £720 from April'

A Government spokesperson said: “We know this has been a challenging time for many people..."

Liverpool Echo

DWP and HRMC benefits warning over 'cuts of up to £720'

Anyone claiming means-tested benefits, such as Universal Credit or Housing Benefit, will be affected

Daily Mirror

DWP benefits and pensions 'cut' to leave 9million families '£500 worse off'

Benefits like Universal Credit are rising by 3.1% in April - but the rate is behind inflation, which is tipped to hit as high as 7% this Spring, making it a real-terms cut

The Guardian - UK

Millions will be worse off after below-inflation universal credit rise, say experts

Analysis finds 9 million low income families will be £500 a year poorer on average from April

The Independent UK

Benefit claimants to be left destitute as energy bills soar, experts warn

Basic universal credit payments may soon be too low to cover basic essentials like heating, clothing and food, as ‘woefully inadequate’ safety net leaves people destitute

Chronicle Live

Energy price hike likely to worsen North East child poverty crisis, charity warns

Director of North East Child Poverty Commission Amanda Bailey said families were dealing with a 'toxic combination' of low incomes and rising household bills

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