An estimated 14,000 families who are finding it difficult to feed their children will benefit from the funding, among others. The fifth instalment of the household support fund (HSF) will be available to families struggling with paying for essentials such as food and energy bills until September this year. The extended £421m of funding was announced in the government’s spring budget following pressure from councils, charities and MPs. The money is used by councils to distribute food, energy and...
Rising costs have turned the humble date into a wallet-stretching exercise that’s too extravagant to contemplate just before payday. Helen Coffey digs into whether cash-strapped singles have been priced out of romance
The Western Australian government will stump up an extra $762 million to help families battling with the soaring cost-of-living. Handing down its eighth budget, the Labor government said it was delivering a record assistance package to reduce the cost of electricity, education and transport. Premier Roger Cook said the budget looked after Western Australians doing […]
Broad cost-of-living relief in the federal budget faces early fire from experts and economists, but Jim Chalmers insists the measures are sorely needed. The treasurer’s third federal budget included $300 energy rebates for every household and tax cuts of $36 a week on average, along with capping the price of medicines and boosting rent relief. […]
Jim Chalmers is set to begin the big sell for his third budget, arguing targeted and broad cost-of-living relief are both needed to bring down inflation. The federal budget included a $300 energy rebate for all households, as well as a price cap on medicines, a boost to rent assistance and cuts for all taxpayers […]
Aussies have been struggling to keep up with rental payments or even find a place to live in, with queues for open houses stretching hundreds of metres down the street.
Nationwide, which competes with HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest and others, has confirmed the new rule change for those looking to borrow money.
The first citywide revaluation in 37 years will involve inspections of every site in Bangor, including vacant land.
Power bill relief for struggling households will sail through parliament but manufacturing subsidies face a more uncertain path. The federal coalition has delivered an initial response to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ budget, with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to hand down his judgment on Thursday evening. Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor said the opposition would not stand in […]
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE FEDERAL BUDGET The third federal budget under the Albanese government will be handed down on Tuesday and several spending and policy announcements have already been made. THE BIG PICTURE A second surplus is still the goal in 2023/24 The mid-year budget review had forecast a deficit of $1.1 billion for […]
In the second of a three-part series on Gardiner Gridlock, CTV Toronto examines the impact of the latest round of expressway construction on businesses losing time and money contending with the congestion. PART 1: 'It's just been a nightmare': Gardiner restrictions are Toronto's traffic tipping point Klea Mosho is well-used to spending time behind the wheel of her little white Civic – she lives in Mississauga, Ont., and drives the GTA daily as part of her job as a rehabilitation therapy...
During an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen responded to polling data on the economy and falling consumer sentiment by stating that “the cost of living in many areas is very high. And it is a concern