Oxfam workers in UK to hold strike ballot over ‘poverty pay’

Survey found 8% of charity’s employees had used food banks in the last year and 22% had been unable to pay rent

UK house prices will not stop falling until 2025, Lloyds predicts

Britain’s biggest mortgage lender forecasts 5% drop over this year and another 2.4% decline in 2024

How can NatWest lose my Dad’s £10,000 Isa cash?

It was due to be transferred but never went through. So where’s the money now?

How to choose the right UK health insurance

From saving money with an excess or discounts to weighing up the ethics

My O2 mobile contract was cancelled against my will

I was suddenly switched to another company without realising it

‘This is her opportunity’: governor Kathy Hochul could forever unmask New York’s financial criminals

A first-in-the-nation transparency act on Hochul’s desk would name those involved in financial crimes and potential money laundering

The grey moral ground of lying on expense travel reports

A Citibank employee was recently fired for fudging receipts, but companies are striving to follow the rules laid down by the IRS

Shrinkflation: you’re right, from gin to butter, quantity and quality are taking a hit

The staples of your weekly shop are changing fast … and it’s not only in size

Cruises, golf and private health: how baby boomer spending has kept UK inflation stubbornly high

The postwar generation has benefited from good pensions and now interest rate rises, but while its spending has boosted the economy, it has many downsides – not least prices

Ofgem boss may have to go amid energy complaints, incoming chair says

Mark McAllister tells MPs on energy select committee he plans to challenge watchdog’s CEO

Pay is finally rising faster than prices. But this won’t save the Tories

The government hopes voters can be persuaded to ignore what has happened to living standards. History suggests otherwise, says Larry Elliott, the Guardian’s economics editor

Barratt warns of ‘uncertain’ year as buyers struggle with mortgages

UK housebuilder’s sales also dented by absence of government’s help-to-buy scheme

‘Like a cat with nine lives’: how the British corner shop has survived – and thrived

There are almost 50,000 convenience stores in the UK, offering everything from fruit and veg to home-cooked curries. Here’s how they have fought off Covid, shoplifters, the cost of living crisis …

Cash stuffing: savers warned over TikTok trend of keeping money in envelopes

Budgeting hack can lead to large amounts of money being stolen in break-ins, insurer says

UK regular pay rises faster than inflation, easing pressure on living costs

Wages outpace inflation for first time in almost two years, driven by growth in City of London