Articles tagged with "Cost of living"

26.01.24

Local Power

Thurrock council facing £200m loss on solar farms sale

Council’s bankruptcy has already meant tax hikes and dire warnings of cuts to services

04.01.24

Local Power

Watchdog launches investigation into Thurrock accountant

Unnamed individual facing scrutiny after investments that left local authority in ruin

03.08.23

Local Power

‘Where’s the justice?’: local anger at Thurrock's ruinous deals

Residents left to pick up the bill after disastrous investment policy leaves council with £500m black hole

24.03.23

Local Power

‘Everybody’s on their knees’: the fallout of Thurrock’s failed investments

The town’s Thameside complex, which includes a theatre, library and museum, was deemed “surplus to requirements” by the council in July 2021. Campaigners have been fighting for its survival ever since

23.01.23

Our Impact

Government promises crackdown on the energy companies mistreating vulnerable customers

Five-point plan comes after the Bureau revealed the thousands of vulnerable people across Great Britain going without gas and electricity

16.12.22

Health Inequality

Thousands of vulnerable people cut off from gas and electricity for days at a time

Stark figures of those forced to 'self-disconnect' only paint fraction of the picture as cost-of-living crisis takes hold

07.10.22

The Housing Crisis

Lack of affordable lets leaves families with little left to live on

Three years since the Bureau first investigated, housing benefit rates still fall short across the country

Thurrock council facing £200m loss on solar farms sale

Watchdog launches investigation into Thurrock accountant

‘Where’s the justice?’: local anger at Thurrock's ruinous deals

‘Everybody’s on their knees’: the fallout of Thurrock’s failed investments

Government promises crackdown on the energy companies mistreating vulnerable customers

Thousands of vulnerable people cut off from gas and electricity for days at a time

Lack of affordable lets leaves families with little left to live on

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