Rachel Willcox

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

Councils face new pothole spending rules or risk losing funding

The government has said that it will withhold funding from councils if they fail to fix potholes.
Energy costs to turn living standards growth negative, think-tank warns

Typical British households are likely to be £480 worse off this year due to rising energy prices... Read more
Pension policy based on flawed historical data, IFS warns

Policymakers have based decisions in response to UK household wealth on flawed pension data, with... Read more
Councils relying on reserves to fund growing care costs

English councils are facing rising external debt and a fall in usable reserves following a 4.1%... Read more
Capita and Cabinet Office confirm details of civil service pension data breach

The Civil Service Pensions Scheme last week suffered a data breach, Capita has confirmed, adding... Read more
Government to temporarily cap student loan interest

Interest rates on some student loans will be capped to protect graduates from inflation-tracking... Read more
Enforcement body marks milestone for employment rights

The establishment of the Fair Work Agency is an important step towards better enforcement of... Read more
Local leaders hold key to national transport strategy

More local powers for contactless travel underpin the government’s national transport strategy,... Read more
Poorest households to feel inflation hit harder

Poorer households across the UK will bear the brunt of rises in energy and fuel prices, which could... Read more
April universal credit reform changes to affect millions in the long term

The long-term impact of changes to universal credit due to take effect next week will see new... Read more

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