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At What Cost?

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At What Cost is a series mapping the cost of living crisis in real time, visiting crisis hotspots around the UK to understand the unique challenges faced by those most at risk, and highlighting some of those fighting back.

How Britain became a shattered nation

In this excerpt from his new book, acclaimed academic Danny Dorling exposes a new geography of inequality and social fissures across the country.

  • Activism
  • Danny Dorling

Why can't we get anywhere?

In the latest feature from our ‘At What Cost’ series, we look at how a lack of transport infrastructure and investment is condemning millions to a life of inequality and hardship.

  • Activism
  • Diyora Shadijanova

How the housing crisis is trapping people in dangerous situations

We meet some of those forced to live in hazardous accommodation or prevented from securing safe homes for themselves and their families by the cost of living crisis.

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  • Eve Upton-Clark

People are turning to dumpster diving to survive the cost of living crisis

As the crisis continues to bite Daisy Schofield meets some of those using waste to weather the storm.

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  • Daisy Schofield

Inside the growing squatting movement fighting back against homelessness

As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, Isaac Muk meets some of those organising to support those most at risk.

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  • Isaac Muk

Who’s paying for the UK’s cost of living crisis?

Using insight gleaned from original data analysis, Huck drills deeper into the biggest drop in living standards in decades to understand its impact on real people in real time.

  • At What Cost?
  • Ben Smoke

Is Eastbourne the centre of the cost of living crisis?

After Huck analysis revealed that Eastbourne saw the highest number of Trussell Trust food parcels distributed per capita, we went down to the seaside town to find out what's going on.

  • At What Cost?
  • Ben Smoke

The true cost of living in Britain in 2023

Introducing 'At What Cost?' – our new series delving into the heart of the cost of living crisis to highlight the people most at risk, and some of those fighting back.

  • At What Cost?
  • Ben Smoke

Inside the Stratford theatre being used as a warm bank

To freeze, or not to freeze?

  • At What Cost?
  • Ben Smoke

How food banks are weathering the cost of living crisis

The past five years have seen a staggering increase in food bank usage across the UK. Now, staff fear things are set to get much worse.

  • At What Cost?
  • Ben Smoke

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