Hundreds of hard-up Brits queuing at pawnbrokers to cash in £150 council tax rebates
One pawnbroker had to turn customers away because demand was so high that they ran out of money.
Tag: Cost Of Living Crisis
Private school pupil numbers rise to record high as three in 10 fear homelessness
It comes as around three in 10 people are concerned they may end up homeless in the next five years due to housing costs.
Sainsbury’s CEO’s pay triples as supermarket rejects living wage calls
Also Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe witnessed his pay and bonus package more than double to £2.6 million for the past year.
Bonuses in City ‘at record high’ as ‘demoralised’ nurses ‘driven out’ of profession
“Ministers have no hesitation in calling for public sector pay restraint, but turn a blind eye to shocking City excess."
‘Preventable’ child poverty may be behind thousands more children entering care
“This is all the more shocking since child poverty is preventable in a rich country like the UK.”
Watch: Owner of seven homes boasts he’ll keep Sunak’s £2,800 energy rebate
A caller named Craig told LBC that he will pocket up to £2,800 from Rishi Sunak's energy rebate scheme.
Food banks warn third of parcels being given to children as charities ration supplies
They said food banks are having to cut back on supplying fresh fruit and vegetables and that volunteers are "overstretched and exhausted".
Cost of living crisis forced student nurse to give up her training
“It’s a real struggle, I should be on the right path but my circumstances have got me here worrying about food and bills.”
‘FAR more expensive to be poor:’ Pasta prices leap 50% as essential food costs soar
Jack Monroe said the figures won't shock anyone "who is actually living" the cost of living crisis.