All news on the topic: Living standards

Tory Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said older Brits should consider jobs 'they might not have otherwise thought of' as ministers battle to get more people back to work after the pandemic

Consumer group warns that many people have borrowed money to maintain basic living standards rather than limit food and energy

So-called core inflation, which strips out volatile elements such as fuel and food and is closely watched by the Bank of England, eased from 7.1% to 6.9%

In a joint statement, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi hit out at the draconian Illegal Migration Bill, warning it breaches international law

Ministers have consistently said large pay rises for public sector staff would make it more difficult to bring inflation down but a report now says they would not be inflationary

The austerity dogma doesn't work, and the nation knows it says Fleet Street Fox. Keir Starmer needs to spend for Labour to gain full power

Businessman John Mills has written a pamphlet outlining how he believes the economy can be rebooted - and it includes chasing a growth target rather than an inflation goal

The Resolution Foundation think tank believe soaring interest rates have ended the property boom - the biggest fall in wealth since the Second World War

The Prime Minister was confronted about the cost-of-living and mortgage crises when he appeared at the Commons Liaison Committee today

Alun Francis who grew up in poverty criticised successive governments for failing for decades to grasp the vital role geography plays in social mobility

Labour's Sir Chris Bryant, who mounted a ferocious attack on Rishi Sunak at PMQs, writes that 'it really turns my stomach when I hear Sunak lecturing my constituents about holding their nerve'

A housing benefit freeze means the proportion of privately rented properties those on the lowest incomes can afford has plummeted as rents for new lets have increased by more than a fifth on average

Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy will outline his blueprint for 'economic diplomacy' when he addresses the Trade Unlocked conference in Birmingham today

Labour MP Emma Lewell-Buck wants to change the law so those eligible for the Healthy Start scheme are automatically signed up to stop them from missing out on vital support

Scottish National Party MP Chris Stephens will outline plans to make them redundant by the end of the decade, after the Trussell Trust reported record demand

The Mirror's Kevin Maguire says sky-rocketing prices in shops are caused by the corporate greed of major firms - but neither the Tories or Labour are willing to tackle them

Researchers have calculated how much cash could be injected into the Treasury if a wealth tax was applied to the richest people in the country

Kevin Maguire writes that Jeremy Hunt is relaxed about plunging Britain into recession - no wonder Labour and Keir Starmer are enjoying healthy double-digit poll leads

We want to see many solutions offered, such as supermarkets guaranteeing cheaper own-brand products in every shop

A study by the Centre for Progressive Policy think tank has calculated the potential impact of reviving heavy industry across swathes of Britain

The Government’s mismanagement of the economy has inflicted the steepest fall in living standards since the Second World War

Writing for the Mirror, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves vows that a Labour government would help workers by kickstarting Britain's economy after years of Tory failure

The Tories are smearing key workers trying to protect their wages as prices soar and demonising poor households needing the Welfare State - hostility has become their hallmark, argues Kevin Maguire

Labour MP Paula Barker will unveil a Ten Minute Rule Bill next month to try and enforce existing legislation - and hand carers vital extra cash they should be getting anyway

The Mirror analysed figures for all 60 FTSE 100 companies that have published annual reports this year. We looked at total packages for 120 bosses - of those, 54 earned more than last year and 49 made less