Last week (Wednesday 19 January) saw Boris Johnson bring an end to working from home - an enforcement re-intoduced to help combat the rising Omicron wave in December.
It's something many office workers have gotten used to during the pandemic. But whether you've loved skipping the daily commute - or if you can't wait to get back into the office - no longer working from home brings with it a change of routine.
And as the cost of living increases, returning to the office comes at a time when money worries will be at the forefront of people's minds. Read more:Six things we're paying more for and why as inflation rises There have been steep increases in the cost of energy bills as well as essentials like food and clothes.
Around two thirds of adults say they have seen their cost of living jump over the past month, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal.
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