Average salaries in academies are lower than in council-run schools, while union members have less bargaining power
OPINION: After tax, National Insurance, pension payments and student loan repayments, I’d have got £15 extra a week
Exclusive: Tory MPs blamed rising rents for increased claims, while government imposed freeze on poorest tenants
OPINION: The chancellor failed to tackle the cost of living crisis, but threw money at big business and top earners
Expansion of the free childcare scheme is supposed to help struggling families, but there are still barriers for trainees
Exclusive: Energy regulator did nothing about mountain of complaints until British Gas prepayment scandal was revealed
OPINION: As nurses strike, the Tories must start paying them fairly to save the NHS from collapse
Those responsible for helping the UK’s most vulnerable say they are having to turn to food banks
Parents in England tell openDemocracy of remortgaging homes or taking on second jobs to pay for rising childcare fees
Exclusive: World’s biggest food giants made £20bn in profits – while warning of price rises to come
