Cost of Living

A vital family support project in an Inverness neighbourhood could soon be awarded more than £14,000 to help towards its costs and expansion.

An ambitious training and reuse ‘village’ to help tackle poverty and encourage recycling could be developed in Inverness.

The Scottish Government has taken the decision to follow the UK government in no longer providing winter fuel payments to all pensioners.

A children’s clothing bank has opened at HMP Inverness, for families with a loved one in custody who may be struggling with the cost of living crisis.

A mammoth charity cycle fundraiser which saw participants take to spin bikes in Inverness shattered its ambitious mileage target.

A Highland MSP is hosting a cost of living event to show people what support is available.

Social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville says it ‘is disappointing and was made without consultation or discussion’

Security workers from DWP Job Centre in Inverness are participating in a week-long strike.

The initiative is already helping hungry families in London - and operator is eager to set up similar initiatives at the northern ends of its route.

Hotels dotted around the North Coast 500 have launched a ‘Kids Eat Free’ initiative this summer.

Reduced-cost children’s food portions are to be offered at the Belladrum Festival as many families feel the strain of the high cost of living.

The bold move would see empty homes repurposed and put back on the market alongside if people commit to living locally.

It won't make me consume any less of it. It will just cost me more, says our columnist.

Support provided by UHI Inverness for students struggling with the cost of living has had a positive impact it has been claimed.

Every aspect of our lives has become more expensive, and car insurance seems no different. Research shows car insurance costs in the UK have doubled

RBS is to close two Inverness branches as part of a Scotland-wide raft of closures that will lead to the loss of 105 jobs.

This report confirmed that the DWP failed to adequately inform women on the changes, leading to this mass injustice, says our MP.

This report confirmed that the DWP failed to adequately inform women on the changes, leading to this mass injustice, says our MP.

Cut-price deals here and there after the tough times of Covid seem few and far between. And prices for long-haul destinations have soared.

We are still in the era of the “cost-of-living crisis” and there’s no doubt some people are struggling.