The Department for Work and Pensions has been urged to change Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates. LHA affects roughly one million low-income private renters across the country who receive housing support through Universal Credit or Housing Benefit. LHA rates have been frozen or held at current levels for 2026/27, and every major housing body warnsContinue reading “Frozen LHA. Rising Rents. Homes Slipping Away”
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Cash Is No Longer King?
Nigel Farage last night promised to lead a ‘crypto revolution’ in Britain that would see the Bank of England build up a Bitcoin reserve’. The Reform leader, who is facing accusations of having ‘fantasy’ economic plans, used an appearance at a digital currency conference in Las Vegas to vow to ‘bring our country properly into the 21st century’. He used hisContinue reading “Cash Is No Longer King? “
The Great Unwashed
Millions of hard-up Brits are cutting back on showers, washing clothes less and sharing baths to try to save money on energy and water bills. According to new research, an incredible 43 per cent of adults are taking fewer baths and showers, while almost half are washing their clothes less frequently to cut energy andContinue reading “The Great Unwashed”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 