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What is the real cost of the cost of living crisis?
The cost of living crisis takes many forms. There’s the national crisis, the political crisis and the social crisis. In each case, social research has a vital role to play in exploring what rising prices mean for individuals and different groups, as we ultimately seek to answer: what is the real cost of the cost of living crisis?
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Paying a price for rural living
When the cost of energy, fuel, transport and goods go up it leads to specific challenges in rural areas, putting rural inequality into sharp focus. As such, there’s overwhelming concern about the rising cost of living among people living in the Highlands and Islands. Residents need to cope with increasing prices on top of existing additional costs on everyday life in the region. We explore why reliable and timely evidence on the impact of the cost of living crisis in different parts of the UK is fundamental for better policymaking.
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Cost of Living References
References to the articles from Understanding Society: Cost of Living can be found here
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Londoners overwhelmingly see the cost of living as the biggest issue facing London
London Councils’ annual Survey of Londoners has found that more than three quarters of Londoners say cost of living is one of the biggest issues facing the capital, the highest level ever recorded in this survey. The findings also suggest that many Londoners are already starting to feel the financial strain.
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Autumn Statement leaves more Britons feeling concerned than reassured about the economy, their financial circumstances and public services
8 in 10 think the British economy is in a poor state – with Covid, the global economy, Ukraine, and both Liz Truss/Kwasi Kwarteng’s policies and the Conservatives’ 12 years in office all held responsible
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Results from the 2022 EIB survey on Investment and Investment Finance (EIBIS)
The European Investment Bank commissioned Ipsos to carry out the seventh round of its annual Survey on Investment and Investment Finance (EIBIS).
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Ahead of COP27, Britons want subsidies on environmentally friendly tech while few want higher taxes on non-renewable energy sources
Brits are most supportive of government subsidies for environmental technology, changing product pricing and incentives for green products/services to reduce climate change in a global Ipsos survey ahead of COP27.
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A quarter of Britons are using credit cards for essentials while 9 in 10 worry about cost of living for the country as a whole
In exclusive polling for Sky News, we look at how people are coping with rising cost of living
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How should the banking sector respond to the cost-of-living crisis?
With the British public increasingly anxious about the economy, we asked Business Journalists which sectors they felt were leading the way in supporting customers through the cost-of-living crisis and what the banking sector could do to support customers during this time.