Inflation rises to 10.1%, as political pressure mounts for pensions to rise with prices
The Consumer Price Index has risen to 10.1% in the 12 months to September 2022, returning to the July level, after a small drop to 9.9% in August. Prices are now rising at their fastest rate since the early 1980s. This month’s increase in inflation is being driven by a continuing rise in food and […]
Old and invisible: The state pension age increase is pushing thousands into poverty
If a new report reveals that nearly 100,000 more people in a certain demographic had been pushed into absolute poverty over a two-year period thanks largely to one factor, you might reasonably assume that COVID or maybe the cost-of-living crisis might be to blame? You may be surprised to read then that the true cause […]
