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ECONOMISTS are warning that Britain could be on the brink of the longest recession in 30 years following the Bank of England’s interest-rate rise of 0.5% and ‘gloomy’ predictions of inflation soaring to 13% by October. The Island will feel its impact too in the coming months through higher credit-card bills, increased prices in the […]

FREE period products could be available in the community as soon as January, the Social Security Minister has said. Deputy Elaine Millar’s comments came after Scotland became the first country in the world to make sanitary products free for all in a bid to stamp out period poverty as the cost of living rises. Such […]

MOVING Highlands College to the site of the current General Hospital is being considered as part of a masterplan for St Helier, which will be presented to the Island’s new government. The prospect of moving the Highlands campus to a town centre location once the new hospital is built at Overdale is among the proposals […]

LEGISLATION to bring Jersey’s minimum wage into line with the living wage will be brought to the States by the end of next year – but a charity has warned a ‘tsunami of poverty’ could hit Islanders this winter. The States Assembly unanimously approved the proposition yesterday from Deputy Sam Mézec, which was a Reform […]

JERSEY’S minimum wage will rise to £10.50 an hour from the start of November. Social Security Minister Elaine Millar said this would replace the previously announced double rise – to £10 per hour from 1 October followed by a further increase in January. The government said that by implementing just one increase over the next […]

THROUGHOUT the 2022 election campaign, one of the major issues regularly brought up was the problems many Islanders face with the growing cost of living. Community organisations such as Citizen’s Advice and food banks have reported seeing ever-increasing requests for their services, while the annual rate of inflation hit 7.9% last month – after the […]

A CALL to increase financial support for care providers has been issued by the sector’s representative body, following a stark report about the ‘potentially catastrophic’ risks posed to services in the Island. The Jersey Care Federation has said government grants to help recruit employees from overseas – as well as making it easier for them […]

THE ‘reality’ of migrant workers’ lives has been laid bare by a new report, according to St Saviour Deputy Raluca Kovacs. She and several other States Members have said that these employees face poor living conditions, can be left feeling vulnerable and believe that ‘the Jersey system does not support or protect them’. Several Deputies […]

MINISTERS have defended proposals contained in a mini-budget designed to tackle the cost-of-living crisis – amid criticism from pressure groups and a trade union that more support could be offered. During a Scrutiny hearing yesterday, Treasury Minister Ian Gorst and Social Security Minister Elaine Millar were questioned about whether the proposals were targeted enough towards […]