Cost of Living

The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 5 per cent, adding to the strain on households struggling with soaring mortgage costs.

PEOPLE in the Highlands could miss out on hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of support on energy bills, according to a Labour MSP.

The £106 payment is designed to help people in the wider Inverness area cope with the cost-of-living crisis and winter energy bills.

Slashing council rents and reinstating an NC500 bin collection scheme could cost up to £342,000.

Mileage was one of the biggest rises going from just under £17,000 to £79,000 while two years ago it was just £3551

A FALL in the headline rate of inflation is "cold comfort" for Highlanders struggling with rocketing food prices, a local MP has warned.

RENT arrears for council tenants in Nairn and Cawdor are on the rise according to a recent report.

The Kingsmills Hotel has seen its energy prices and interest rates soar as the Bank of England continues to raise the base rate.

Raising fees to rent venues like halls, pitches and school halls sparks domino effect impacting many groups and organisations

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The Department of Work and Pensions has outlined when those eligible can expect to be paid and how much.

The Scottish Hydro Electric Community Trust (SHECT) is open for funding support applications.

DOZENS of Highlanders have added their voices to calls for the protection of workers' rights – amid controversial Westminster moves to curtail them.

A supermarket giant has donated over 600 meals to local causes in the Highlands this Easter.

A “courageous and selfless” Inverness wife and mum who fought cancer while highlighting the plight of the terminally ill people in poverty has died.

A HIGHLAND MP is encouraging people across the region to get behind a campaign aimed at tackling inequality created by rising energy costs.

She says 'years of mismanagement and neglect has pushed thousands of people into poverty and left rural communities on the brink.'

Seeing the necessity for families to have somewhere to have a hot meal Café 1668 decided to get in touch with Action for Children.

The Worrying About Money (WAM) app was developed by the health board in partnership with the Independent Food Aid Network.

The cost of living crisis will be among the issues highlighted at a May Day rally in Inverness.