Cost of Living

What is happening to the energy price cap?

Typical gas and electricity prices will rise again on 1 January 2025.

Key questions answered

Why are university tuition fees going up?
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Family & Education
Posted
4 November
How much is the state pension going up?
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Business
Posted
31 October
How much will the minimum wage rise by?
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Business
Posted
29 October
Will UK interest rate cut make mortgages and loans cheaper?
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Business
Posted
20 November

Advice and tips

Six ways the Budget will affect you if you're under 25
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Business
Posted
31 October
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1304
How are the inheritance tax rules changing?
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Business
Posted
19 November
Why even at 20 you should care about pension changes
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Business
Posted
11 October
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1956
How much are prices rising for you? Try our calculator
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Business
Posted
17 July

Heating your home

People told to shop around as energy bills rise
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Business
Posted
6 days ago
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3555
How much is the winter fuel payment and who can still get it?
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Business
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7 hours ago
What are cold weather payments and who can get them?
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Business
Posted
19 November
'Even if I use no heating, I'll be charged anyway'
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London
Posted
24 October

Your stories

'It's scary when you're shivering in your home'
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England
Posted
5 days ago
Pay-what-you-can theatre lets children take to stage free
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Wales
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7 days ago
How charity's warm coats keep children learning
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West Yorkshire
Posted
19 November
'I cried when I opened my first food bank delivery'
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Northern Ireland
Posted
20 November

Latest news

Councillor funds free breakfast service for families, published at 06:14 29 July
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Norfolk
Holiday camp struggling to meet demand from families, published at 06:12 29 July
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Bristol
'I was wrongly told to pay back £13,000 in benefits', published at 01:25 28 July
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Business
Burger van offering donated meal scheme for families. Video, 00:00:54, published at 12:58 27 July
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Gloucestershire
Chippy tea now 'a luxury' due to potato prices, published at 15:17 25 July
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England
Inflation remains stubbornly high - experts, published at 10:48 25 July
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Guernsey
Energy price hikes ‘hit physical and mental health’, published at 06:48 25 July
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Northern Ireland
Mum sells belongings 'every month' to buy food, published at 06:36 25 July
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North Yorkshire
Food bank uses reserve account as demand rises, published at 06:13 25 July
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England
Volunteers launch school uniform swap shop, published at 05:59 25 July
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Bradford
Uniform exchange expects busy summer, published at 10:58 24 July
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Cash-only spending in surprise jump as people budget, published at 08:52 24 July
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Business
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1643
Charity aims to donate household items to families, published at 09:46 23 July
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London
Are branded school PE kits on the way out?, published at 01:16 23 July
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Family & Education
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890
'I earn £50,000 and can't afford to buy a house', published at 11:34 22 July
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Business
Families struggle with holiday childcare costs, published at 06:11 22 July
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Wales
Drag queens feel the pinch of rising costs, published at 16:11 19 July
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Newsbeat
Families face £1,045 bill for summer holiday clubs, published at 00:08 19 July
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Family & Education
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2933
Extra funding to combat cost of living in city, published at 14:46 18 July
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Wolverhampton
'My filled soda has gone up from £3.50 to £5', published at 10:36 18 July
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Northern Ireland
New law aimed to prevent repeat of Truss mini-budget, published at 00:01 18 July
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Business
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336
How much are prices rising for you? Try our calculator, published at 07:21 17 July
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Business
Interest rates could stay higher for longer, warns IMF, published at 16:17 16 July
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Business
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479
Council asks landlords to provide emergency housing, published at 14:36 16 July
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Surrey