Section: Cost of living
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Eating less and washing in cold water: what it means to lose the winter fuel payment
Rachel Reeves has cut cold weather benefits for 10 million pensioners. But schemes to help those who lose it may not touch the sides
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‘It’s a dead town’: Bradford remains a victim of the decline of the UK high street
The cost of living crisis was just the latest blow to small businesses in the Yorkshire city. Can Bradford’s City of Culture status save the high street?
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The rising cost of Ramadan
Over the past two years, food prices have gone up rapidly. We look into how this will affect British Muslims during the holy month
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The grassroots money-management schemes many Muslim women bank on
Rotating savings clubs offer time-honoured solutions amid the ongoing cost of living crisis
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The Muslim Sisters of Eire take their mission to the streets
A Dublin-based women’s group is changing Ireland’s perception of Islam by helping some of Ireland’s most vulnerable people
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Brexit and spiralling costs cast a dark shadow over the UK’s curry houses
Faced with dwindling custom and an increasingly harsh economic climate, many businesses are closing their doors for the final time
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Many UK Muslims are trapped in ‘cycle of poverty’ ahead of Ramadan
Speakers at London conference highlight the financial hardships faced by women and young people
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Muslim nurses join strike today in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Industrial action marks the second mass walkout this month amid anger over wages
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Muslim workers on the frontline of increasing attacks on retail staff
Price rises and supply chain problems have fuelled a rise in abuse of shop staff
