Cost of living

Gary Hemming CEO of ABC Finance

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People in Milton Keynes pay out more in taxes than most other cities in the country, research has revealed

MK people pay second highest amount of taxes in the country, research reveals

Anglian Water bills are soon set to rise

Councillors slam Anglian Water bosses for raking in £2m pay as water bills rise

King Charles during his visit to Milton Keynes in February

King Charles to appoint MK special status in his huge new project

Milton Keynes City Council is spending £5.5m on a Winter Plan to make sure struggling city people are warm and fed

Council to spend £5.5m keeping people in MK warm and fed this winter

Reuse in Milton Keynes is offering free Santa visits for children in families struggling with the cost of living crisis

Caring community organisation offers free Santa's grotto visits

The city's Food Bank is attempting to smash the world record for the longest line of cans in Milton Keynes today (Monday)

Milton Keynes to prove it CAN break a world record today - using tin cans

Lib Dem Councillor Jane Carr pictured with her dog. She is calling on food banks and charities to help struggling pet owners in Milton Keynes

Councillors call on food banks to help feed pets as well as people in MK

Tesco stores in MK are helping hygiene poverty

MK Tesco stores offer free products to help hard-up families keep clean

Children enjoying pre-school. Photo: Getty Images

Mum questions costly 'consumables' charge of son's free pre-school hours in MK

Editorial image of child without food for illustration purposes. Photo: Getty Images

One in 25 households in MK cannot afford to buy enough food, charity reveals

Halley's Comet goes to to great lengths to help the local community in MK

Could this be the most caring pub in Milton Keynes?

Arriva is continuing with the cheaper bus fare scheme

Arriva announces continuation of £2 bus fare cap until autumn

Campbell Park will house a 10km line of canned food in the world record attempt

World record attempt involving 130,000 cans of food to take place in MK park

IKEA is offering a cheap and fun day out for children this half term

How to keep the kids amused for hours for just 95p this half term - at IKEA

The scheme will provide free insulation and even new heating systems for struggling families in Milton Keynes

Free heating systems and insulation offered to help MK families slash bills

Fairfields is one of the newest estates in Milton Keynes

Residents on MK estate hit out at rising service charges they must pay

Shoppers at CMK can help themselves to sanitary products

CMK shopping centre now provides free sanitary products for female shoppers

Thousands of benefit claimers in MK are to receive extra cash from the government

Nearly 30,000 families on benefits to receive extra £301 cost of living payment

The Rich List reveals the high earners at Milton Keynes City Council

Rich list reveals super-high earnings of council bosses in Milton Keynes

More and more people in MK cannot afford to consistently buy healthy food, research has shown

Tens of thousands of people in MK can't afford to buy healthy food

Photos of feet are being snapped up online

Hard-up people in MK are selling photos of their feet to make ends meet

Best home energy efficient lighting: eco-friendly low-cost bulbs

Best home energy efficient lighting: eco-friendly low-cost bulbs

The three-bedroomed house in Chiltern Close, Lidlington (Picture courtesy of Bond Wolfe)

Fancy a fixer-upper? Village property goes under the hammer

Analysis from the Labour Party allows people to search the amount that mortgages are predicted to rise, including by £3,000 in Milton Keynes, which could impact as many as 27,000 families

Labour claims 27,000 MK families face £3k annual mortgage payment increase

Experts at Grand Union Plumbing & Heating in MK are giving free advice on slashing energy bills

MK heating company gives free tips to slash your energy bills

Milton Keynes has been awarded a further £3.5m to help residents during the cost of living crisis

Government awards £3.5m to help struggling households in MK

Milton Keynes Christian Centre is on Oldbrook

New warm space opens up in Milton Keynes

In survey Audi A1 was car with the lowest running costs (photo: Adobe)

Data reveals UK’s favourite cars that cost you most and least to run

The energy crisis could cause many local hospitality businesses to struggle with the costs of cooking, heating and lighting over the next year

Pubs and restaurants all over MK could fold due to soaring energy bills

There is a huge discrepancy between household incomes in different parts of MK

These are the richest and poorest neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes

Water bills are set to rise in MK

Water bills to rise 10% in MK - despite Anglian Water making almost £100m profit

Council tax is set to rise in MK

More financial pressure as council tax set to rise by almost 5% in MK

Start the year off by downloading a digital budget planner (photo: Adobe)

Helpful saving hacks to help with the cost of living

Grant & Stone is in Bletchley

MK company gives workers a cost of living bonus plus discounts on food bills

Is your team's business acumen better than the BBC's The Apprentice candidates?

Move over Lord Sugar - could your MK business match Apprentice candidates?

Leah Williamson lifting the European Championship at Wembley. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Milton Keynes star and England captain Leah Williamson awarded OBE

Mk Council officers have apologised

'It's our fault, but claim from your bank' says council after direct debit error

Tom Kerridge and his Full Time Meals Christmas Lunch

Celeb chef Tom Kerridge launches cost of living crisis busting Christmas Lunch

Money stock image

MK wages fall behind in real terms as working class "pushed to breaking point"

MK Council offices

Council tax to rise in MK but below the rate of inflation as budget announced

The cost of living crisis has prompted the launch of the Community Discount Card

MK mum launches community discount card to combat cost of living crisis

Volunteer Geraldine McCashin is pictured at the mobile food bank

Food Bank's new mobile shop is on the road - offering 20 essential items for £4

Franklins Partners Andrea Smith, Simon Long, Lee Holmes and Scott Wright

Charities in MK and Northants pull together to tackle cost-of-living crisis

Some of the eternally-burning street lights at CMK

Street lights that never switch off are wasting energy all over MK

A drone's eye view of Kennington Close in Newport Pagnell

This is where to go to see residents' spectacular Christmas light displays