
Pessimism takes root in UK as shoppers struggle to afford essentials
Millions are dipping into savings or borrowing to get by as the Iran war drives up prices, survey shows
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End to two-child benefit cap offers £300-a-month lifeline to cash-strapped families
From 6 April, low-income families can claim universal credit payments for all children living in the household
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Fears net zero is ‘next Brexit’ as oil crisis fuels political climate divide
Rising energy bills give Reform and Tories opening to attack net zero while government hesitant to make case for clean energy
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Here’s the danger: if Labour doesn’t offer a radical solution to the energy-price crisis, others will
Money-off vouchers won’t do. Instead, the government needs to offer a lasting vision for energy security – because we already know what Reform’s is, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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Green energy boss backs more North Sea oil and gas production
GB Energy chief Jürgen Maier says boost could bring economic benefits amid energy cost crisis and actually help transition from fossil fuels
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Rachel Reeves rules out universal support on energy bills
Chancellor says package offered by Liz Truss’s government was unaffordable and any future help will be targeted
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Starmer signals support for household bills next winter amid energy price shock
PM indicates he prefers to focus taxpayer-funded help on poorest households, rather than universal bailout
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