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Nearly two children in every classroom relying on food banks: ‘A national emergency’
Cost of living

Nearly two children in every classroom relying on food banks: ‘A national emergency’

Child poverty levels are down slightly on previous years, but there are still millions of children facing hardship and many are forced to rely on food banks, new government figures show

Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed
Immigration

Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed

Refugees were given 56 days to find an income and a place to live under a Home Office pilot. Refugee Council warns reducing that time to 42 days risks more refugees ending up homeless

Is the cost of living crisis back? And will prices in the UK ever come down?
Cost of living crisis

Is the cost of living crisis back? And will prices in the UK ever come down?

What does the inflation rate mean for you? Will prices rise amid the Middle East war? Here’s what you need to know about whether the cost of living crisis will ever end

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Renting

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
Homelessness

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools

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Thousands of people are protesting against rising water bills. Here’s what happens if you don’t pay
water

Thousands of people are protesting against rising water bills. Here’s what happens if you don’t pay

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning
Damp and mould

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne slams ‘savagery’ of government cuts to Access To Work payments
Access To Work

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne slams ‘savagery’ of government cuts to Access To Work payments

BrewDog: How the beer brand lost its head
Business

BrewDog: How the beer brand lost its head

Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?
social housing

Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?

Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain
Cost of living

Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain

Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?
Youth unemployment

Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?

Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next
Homelessness

Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next

The Roundhouse’s ‘critically important’ role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026
Changemakers 2026

The Roundhouse’s ‘critically important’ role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026

Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears
RENTING

Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears

Meet the community group taking on ‘absentee landlords’ to put empty building in hands of artists
Activism

Meet the community group taking on ‘absentee landlords’ to put empty building in hands of artists

Are universities really churning out 700,000 jobless graduates on benefits?
graduates

Are universities really churning out 700,000 jobless graduates on benefits?

Pensioners in poverty skip baths as water bills rise: ‘I hate living this way’
Water

Pensioners in poverty skip baths as water bills rise: ‘I hate living this way’

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026

More than 100 million children at risk in Middle East conflict, charity fears
Middle East

More than 100 million children at risk in Middle East conflict, charity fears

Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
Homelessness

Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather

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‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
Homelessness

‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections

Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment
Access to Work

Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment

How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis
Homelessness

How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis

Reform UK says churches are being turned into mosques. Is it true?
Reform UK

Reform UK says churches are being turned into mosques. Is it true?