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2023 news and blogs

View our past news and blogs.

19 February 2024

The University of York’s Cost of Living research group has published a new report exploring the link between fuel poverty and homelessness.

1 February 2024

A new Policy Brief from Dr Jed Meers, Dr Kit Colliver, Professor John Hudson and Professor Neil Lunt from University of York Cost of Living Research Group (CoLRG) examines the future of the Household Support Fund and its importance in supporting the needs of low-income households and activities in the third sector.

4 October 2023

A new report offers an insight into local councillors’ fears of a “sense of crisis” in the communities they serve.

8 September 2023

The University of York has been nominated for University of the Year in the Times Higher Education awards 2023 for it's work and research on the Cost of Living.

13 June 2023

Professor Nicholas Pleace, Director of the Centre for Housing Policy, School for Business and Society, explores the endless crisis of housing affordability.

26 April 2023

Antonia Keung and Jonathan Bradshaw discuss a social tariff for energy and how to operationalise it.

18 April 2023

A series of short videos that document the reality of the effects of the two-child limit and the benefit cap.

30 March 2023

Antonia Keung and Jonathan Bradshaw provide an update on fuel poverty after the Chancellor announced that the Energy Price Guarantee would remain at £2500 in April.

30 January 2023

Research conducted by our Cost of Living Group shows that there is significant concern about the capacity of local councils and public services to respond to the cost of living crisis.

26 January 2023

A recent report co-authored by York researchers from our Cost of Living Research Group shows that child poverty, including fuel poverty and food insecurity, is higher in the North than the rest of England.

17 January 2023

Emma Tominey and James Baraniak from the Department of Economics share this blog on how inflation driven by rising fuel and food bills will increase poverty, especially for lone parent and single elderly households.