Cost of living April 2026: changes to pensions, benefits, energy and more
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Ofgem energy price cap: drop in bills won’t end energy crisis for UK’s poorest
Ofgem energy cap reduction will still leave millions in debt
Break the debt blues: your path to a fresh start this January
Break the debt blues campaign offers a new five-step guide to getting help
Autumn Budget: CAP urges Government intervention as 9.5 million face ‘household debt crisis’
Autumn Budget: CAP urges government support to tackle poverty
Pushed to the brink by debt: escalating debt crisis threatens millions this winter
UK families facing cold, hungry winter as food and energy costs rise
CAP signs joint sector letter on Local Housing Allowance
CAP has joined with others to ask the Government to:
CAP signs joint letter to the Secretary of State calling for a national social tariff for water
CAP joins with Independent Age and 23 other organisations, writing to The Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP, to prioritise consulting on the introduction of a national social tariff for water bills.
CAP responds to the Low Pay Commission Consultation 2025
CAP welcomes the increase in National Living Wage.
Spending Review leaves many facing uncertainty, says Christians Against Poverty
UK Government Spending Review is a missed opportunity to provide vital adjustments to Personal Independence Payments
Then came the rain
Juliette Flach, CAP’s Policy and Public Affairs Manager, discusses how unexpected expenses can push people into debt and what is needed to help people weather the storms.
