Food banks supported 800,000 UK children in 2021-22, data shows
One-fifth of UK population was in relative poverty after first year of pandemic, when support measures scrapped Families including 800,000 children were forced to turn to food banks to feed themselves as poverty levels started to rise again after the first year of the pandemic, the first official figures on UK food bank use show. […]
Bank of England raises UK interest rates by quarter-point to 4.25%
Monetary policy committee votes to increase base rate after February’s surprise rise in inflation Business live – latest updates Analysis: Is this the end of interest rate rises? What the interest rate rise means for you The Bank of England has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.25% in response […]
UK interest rate rise: what it means for you
How the new base rate of 4.25% might affect mortgages, house prices and credit cards Business live – latest updates Analysis: Is this the end of interest rate rises? Bank of England raises interest rates to 4.25% The Bank of England has yet again raised interest rates, this time by 0.25 percentage points, taking the […]
UK shoppers: which item in your basket has gone up most in cost?
We would like to know about the key product that has risen in price the most in your shopping basket over the last year The UK’s annual inflation rate rose to 10.4% in February as prices continue to rise for a wide range of goods and services. If you live in the UK, we would […]