Cost of Living
01 Aug 2022
Shropshire rural care staff hit by rising fuel costs
BBC Shropshire reports that the rising cost of fuel is contributing to a lack of staff in rural areas, according to Shropshire carer Ash Turner Compensation for mileage no longer...
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18 Jul 2022
Fuel Bank Heat Fund
A fund is now available for financially vulnerable households who live off the gas grid and rely on bulk fuel deliveries in order and to keep warm this winter The...
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11 Jul 2022
Review finds cause for concern in some parts of road fuel market
A review of competition in the road fuel market has found cause for concern in the growing gap between the price of crude oil when it enters refineries, and the...
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04 Jul 2022
UK telecoms industry agrees plan to help struggling customers
The Guardian reports that the UK’s biggest mobile and broadband companies have agreed a plan to help customers struggling to pay bills amid the cost of living crisis The companies...
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04 Jul 2022
Cost of living crisis: Farming industry struggling with rising costs
The BBC details how farmers across the south west of England have said say they are struggling to absorb rising costs as food prices continue to climb Research by the...
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04 Jul 2022
Cost of Living Crisis Grants
Grants Online is drawing together a list of grants available to alleviate the current cost of living crisis They have created a dedicated page that aims to list grant makers and grants...
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27 Jun 2022
Rural residents will pay £800 more per year to keep driving
The Daily Express reports that rural households that depend on their cars are having to spend nearly £800 a year more on fuel than people who live in urban areas,...
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20 Jun 2022
Lib-Dems pressing for rural fuel relief fund
Cambrian News reports that the Liberal Democrats have called on the UK government to cut fuel duty in rural areas to help families tackle soaring petrol prices This follows analysis...
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13 Jun 2022
Westminster Hall Debate on off gas grid homes
David Jones MP for Clwyd West, a rural constituency in Wales is supporting a Westminster Hall Debate on Thursday 16th June on ‘The Future of low-carbon off-gas grid home and...
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30 May 2022
Rural council calls on Government amidst cost-of-living emergency
BBC News reports Eastbourne in East Sussex became the first council in the country to declare a cost of living emergency earlier in the month, with Somerset becoming the second...
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