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The UK cost of living is currently the most affected of advanced economies. Private rents across all tenants in Scotland have risen significantly in recent months, with reports indicating that annual rents have increased by 15.1% in Edinburgh, 13.0% in Glasgow and 4.4% in Aberdeen. [2]
Scotland's leaders are drawing a hard line — freezing rent and waiving train fares. Scotland is barring landlords from raising rent amid a cost-of-living crisis sweeping Europe and the UK Skip ...
The UK government intensified its efforts to respond to the cost-of-living crisis in May 2022, with a £5 billion windfall tax on energy companies to help fund a £15 billion support package for the public. The package included every household getting a £400 discount on energy bills, which would be in addition to a £150 council tax refund the ...
The Scottish Affairs Committee said the UK and Scottish Governments must reflect on how future policy impacts rural Scots. Cost-of-living support packages in Scotland were not ‘rural-proofed ...
During the 2020s, a cost-of-living crisis impacted many countries around the world amid global inflation. [3] [4] In February 2023, 3 out of 4 consumers globally were worried about the rising cost of everyday expenses. [5] The Big Issue defines a cost of living crisis as ‘a situation in which the cost of everyday essentials like groceries and ...
John Lamont said those living near the Scottish border are considering moving south to England ‘every day of the week’.
In 2020, the BBC reported the UK's housing gap was in excess of one million homes, [26] and previously (in 2019) that "An estimated 8.4 million people in England are living in an unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable home, according to the National Housing Federation". [27]
Visualisation of Numbeo's 2023 cost of living index by country. The cost of living is the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living for an individual or a household. Changes in the cost of living over time can be measured in a cost-of-living index. Cost of living calculations are also used to compare the cost of maintaining a certain ...