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TUC – energy price cap rise is “a hammer blow to family budgets”

• New analysis shows that energy bills will rise 35 faster than wages in the final quarter of this year
• Union body calls for “catastrophic” price rises to be cancelled
• Government is “missing in action at worst possible time”, says TUC

The TUC has today (Friday) warned that the...

• Energy debt is at an all-time high with £1.3 billion owed to providers[1] – more than 250% higher than it was in September last year [2]
• Six million households owe an average £206 to providers [1] , 10% more than they owed in April and at a time of year when they should usually have built up credit to cope with winter bills
• The number of homes in credit has dropped
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• Employers more than twice as likely (102% increase) to offer enhanced parental leave compared to last year
• Job postings mentioning shared parental leave also doubled (+102%) over the same period, highlighting shift towards more inclusive approach to childcare benefits
• Parents under pressure this summer with soaring costs of childcare, fewer providers and juggling
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Childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish advises parents and professionals on how a young person may feel on their results day after somebody close to them has died, and what they can do to prepare, support and understand them.

With statistics showing 1 in 20 people have experienced the death of a parent by the age of 16 and another survey indicating 78% have been bereaved of a...