• The cost of living crisis has ruined our love lives

    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

  • Cost-of-living relief for those 'doing it tough'

    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 […]

  • Treasurer backs rebates for all in cost-of-living fight

    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. […]

  • Treasurer turns on budget charm in cost-of-living fight

    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 […]

  • despite Anthony Albanese's cost-of-living relief promises

    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 makes £50,000 announcement to help with cost of living

    Nationwide, which competes with HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest and others, has confirmed the new rule change for those looking to borrow money.

  • Cost-of-living help branded 'Band-Aid on bullet wound'

    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 […]

  • Cost of living, net-zero industries focus of May budget

    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 […]

  • Yellen on Polls, Falling Sentiment: 'Cost of Living in Many Areas Is Very High'

    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

  • Cost of living: Savings for parents as free textbook scheme extended to more students

    More than 560,000 school pupils will have access to free books thanks to the initiative

  • NHS trusts across England say cost of living crisis has worsened health

    Exclusive: 96% of trusts surveyed say health worse in local area, with more than half of those saying decline significantAlmost every NHS trust across England surveyed has seen health worsen in their area as a result of poverty and the cost of living crisis, research has found.The survey, conducted between February and March 2024, spoke to leaders at 72 NHS trusts, accounting for a third of all trusts in England. The trusts surveyed included acute, mental health, ambulance and community....

  • California ranks last in opportunity due to cost living: U.S. News

    (The Center Square) - According to new state rankings, California ranks dead last in opportunity due to its high cost of living, says the U.S. News and World Report. USNWR’s report uses cost of living, economic opportunity, and equality to create its opportunity metric. California’s nation-worst cost of living was the main driver of the opportunity ranking, as its economic opportunity and income inequality were both better than more than half of American states’. ...