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UK mortgage rates stabilise for first time since May; Rising interest rates knock £2.1tn off household wealth – as it happened

UK mortgage rates held steady today, as a new report shows that rising interest rates have reversed rise in household wealth

The Guardian - UK

Younger people could emerge as winners from rising interest rates – report

A ‘new normal’ of higher rates could end a wealth boom driving intergenerational inequality, the Resolution Foundation said.

The Independent UK

Mortgage ‘catastrophe’ will lose us the election, warn Tory MPs

Members in marginal seats fear Conservative party leaders have not understood the impact of rate rises

The Guardian - UK

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Mortgage crunch ‘on track to increase annual household bills by £15.8bn by 2026’

Annual mortgage repayments are set to rise by £2,900 for the average household remortgaging next year, the Resolution Foundation said.

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Standard View: A mortgage time bomb is poised to detonate over London

A mortgage timebomb is poised to detonate. Since the Bank of England raised interest rates from 0.1 per cent to 4.5 per cent, research by the Resolution Foundation think-tank suggests that just a third of mortgage holders have been impacted. But that will not last.

Evening Standard

Price of food to replace energy as biggest cost-of-living problem – think tank

The head of the Resolution Foundation warned poorer households would end up eating less as food prices continue to rise.

The Independent UK

Food prices will soon overtake energy in driving UK inflation, report predicts

Resolution Foundation says it is not clear that politicians are prepared for another year of food price rises

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Younger people relying on ‘bank of mum and dad’ as cost of living soars – survey

Some of those in the lowest-income families have been skipping meals, the Resolution Foundation think tank report said.

The Independent UK

Millions of young adults living in poor quality housing, UK study shows

Up to 2.6 million people aged 18-34 in damp, draughty and cramped living conditions, says thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Frozen taxes set to raise £25bn by 2027-28, says think tank

High inflation has pushed up the projected revenue take from the Government’s personal tax threshold freeze, the Resolution Foundation said.

The Independent UK

British workers ‘£11,000 worse off a year’ as wages fail to keep up with costs

Resolution Foundation says typical UK household income has fallen further behind Germany, with the gap at £4,000

The Independent UK

Budget ‘could bring disability benefit reform to push people back to work’

Jeremy Hunt will reveal Spring Budget on 15 March as country battles soaring inflation, rising interest rates and high food prices

The Independent UK

Chancellor urged to reform childcare and stop urging over-50s to unretire

UK risks ending decade with worst labour participation rate since 2001 unless action taken, says thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Mothers, older workers and disabled people hold the key to getting Britain back to work, think tank argues

830,000 more adults have left the workforce since the start of the pandemic than have joined it

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Daily Mirror

Energy bills to rise by 20% from April despite wholesale gas prices tumbling by 70%

Struggling households will see average bills rise from £2,500 to £3,000 a year in the spring after the Tories decided to cut subsidy levels under the Energy Price Guarantee

The Guardian - UK

We’ve avoided recession for now, but the outlook is one of perma-gloom

December’s GDP was boosted by us all cranking up the heating. Actual economic growth has not looked so weak in decades

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: A guide to the numbers behind the strikes

In today’s newsletter: With almost 500,000 workers expected to walk out today and months of industrial action ahead, here’s a look at the scale of the issue and the impact of real pay cuts

Evening Standard

Home buyers target flats over houses in these top London and commuter towns

There has been a jump in demand for flats in London compared to this time a year ago, largely due to a combination of buyers returning to cities and rising rents.

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Wales Online

Many working age households ‘behind on or struggling with housing costs’

A new survey found that nearly half (48%) of social renters reported being unable to afford to replace electrical goods, or switch the heating on when needed

The Independent UK

44% of working age households ‘behind on or struggling with housing costs’

The cost-of-living squeeze is having profound impacts on their household budgets and wellbeing, the Resolution Foundation said.

The Independent UK

Reforms needed to encourage more people to save, says think tank

The struggle to save is a particular problem for low to middle-income households, the Resolution Foundation said.

Wales Online

'Worst yet to come' for families struggling with cost of living

After housing costs, the typical income for a working age family is set to drop by 3% in the year to the end of March

The Guardian - UK

UK household income likely to fall by £2,000 a year, says thinktank

Resolution Foundation says UK only halfway through two-year cost of living crisis, with only very richest likely to see income rise in 2023-24

Daily Mirror

UK only halfway through cost-of-living income squeeze - with worst to come

The bleak analysis from the Resolution Foundation think tank suggests the typical household will see their disposable incomes fall by £2,100 over a two-year period

The Independent UK

Worst yet to come for families struggling with cost of living, think tank warns

After housing costs, the typical income for a working age family is set to drop by 3% in the year to the end of March.

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