CPI inflation returned to its upward trend in September, hitting 10.1% after a dip in August to 9.9%, according to figures released today by the ONS.

The new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has refused to be drawn on whether the state pension will be uprated in line with the triple-lock.

The cost-of-living crisis is nudging more younger people to take advice from professionally-qualified Financial Planners.

Glasgow-based pensions firm @SIPP is boosting the pay of its non-managerial staff by £350 per month to help them cope with the cost of living crisis.