Islington Council has announced a £1.4 million boost for families eligible for free school meals over the summer holidays – as part of a wider strategy to...
Tag - cost of living crisis
More than two in five children in Islington are eligible for free school meals, new figures show.
Hundreds of people in Islington have been stripped of their benefits during the ongoing switch to Universal Credit, new figures show.
The Trussell Trust provided a record number of emergency food parcels in Islington last year, new figures show.
The proportion of adults eating the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables in Islington has fallen, new figures show.
New figures reveal how private renters and homeowners in Islington were affected by inflation and increased interest rates last year.
The Green Party has made a renewed call for rent controls in London, as the capital’s mayoral race enters its final days.
One in 10 Islington households were in fuel poverty in 2022, new figures show.
Fewer Islington families received child benefits last year, new figures show.
A fifth of children in Islington were living in poverty last year, new figures show.
The number of people in Islington accessing a debt relief scheme opened to provide financial support during the coronavirus pandemic has risen by a third last...
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to raise outgoings, many families are struggling to afford household items they need. Part of the answer may lie with...
As energy prices and the cost of living soared, 2022 saw a record fall in the amount of gas people in Islington used to fuel their homes, new figures show.
Sadiq Khan has expanded rough sleeping services in London, as new figures show another rise in the number of homeless people on the capital’s streets.
People in London are more than £10,000 worse off because of poor economic growth since 2010, new analysis shows.
More families with young children will be driven out of London if the city is unable to cope with an expected rise in demand for childcare, a London Assembly...
Sadiq Khan has announced an extension to his free holiday meals programme, as new polling reveals that 35 per cent of London parents and carers are cutting...
Find out what's happening at The Peel this month and the highlights of 2023.
The cost of a Christmas dinner has risen more than twice as fast as monthly wages in Islington over the past two years, analysis suggests.
The first Peel's Men's Open Day was a resounding success.
Islington households are paying hundreds of pounds a year on top of their energy bills, due to their network supplier's standing charges, a new analysis shows.
Londoners struggling with the cost of living are taking showers at their local leisure centre rather than at home, to bring their energy bills down.
More elderly people in Islington received Government support to help heat their homes last winter, new figures show.
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