11 ways Tory cost-of-living crisis will squeeze your family next month Energy bills are rising along with National Insurance, Council Tax, rail fares and inflation - while other help is frozen, wages suffer a real-terms cut and you have to pay for Covid tests. Here are 11 hits coming next month to your wallet Single mums warn crisis will hit next month as DWP childcare payments are frozenParents on Universal Credit can claim up to £646.35-a-month from the DWP to pay for childcare - but the cap hasn't changed since 2016 despite inflation, energy bills and National Insurance soaring