Trades Union Congress urges chancellor to tackle rising additional living costs in this month’s budget UK households have paid almost £14,000 on average in additional costs for mortgages, loans, energy and water bills over the past five years, according to a report urging the chancellor to tackle...
Source: [Guardian Politics](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/15/uk-households-extra-bills-inflation-tuc)