Social Justice

Women’s pensions are the latest casualty of the motherhood penalty
Rebecca Horne

Women’s pensions are the latest casualty of the motherhood penalty

On average, women have a 33% smaller pension pot than men. This is mostly because of childcare responsibilities

Credit is cheap for the rich and expensive for the poor. That must change
Nick Bryer

Credit is cheap for the rich and expensive for the poor. That must change

The Fair Banking for All campaign wants banks to be properly assessed on how they serve their communities

Funeral poverty: What happens when you can’t afford to die?
Cost of living

Funeral poverty: What happens when you can’t afford to die?

As funeral costs stretch household finances to breaking point, the price of having one is increasingly beyond many people’s means 

Gherkins, Dolly Parton and £100 off energy bills: What does the autumn budget mean for you?
Autumn budget

Gherkins, Dolly Parton and £100 off energy bills: What does the autumn budget mean for you?

We’re Not Buying It: Why thousands of people are threatening to boycott supermarkets for one day
Cost of living

We’re Not Buying It: Why thousands of people are threatening to boycott supermarkets for one day

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‘I had to be honest with myself after leaving prison. I wanted a different life’
Prisons

‘I had to be honest with myself after leaving prison. I wanted a different life’

‘I completed university degrees in prison. It made me realise I had something to contribute’
Dan Whyte

‘I completed university degrees in prison. It made me realise I had something to contribute’

Reacher author Lee Child: ‘What prisoners write is really interesting. Some are unbelievable’
Prisons

Reacher author Lee Child: ‘What prisoners write is really interesting. Some are unbelievable’

I was told I was ‘too young’ to have Parkinson’s when I applied for a Blue Badge
Joanne Robinson

I was told I was ‘too young’ to have Parkinson’s when I applied for a Blue Badge

Meet the man whose goal is to fix the UK’s faltering prison system with football
Prisons

Meet the man whose goal is to fix the UK’s faltering prison system with football

Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits
benefits

Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits

We’ve been saying for years that prevention is the answer to poverty. People are finally listening
John Bird

We’ve been saying for years that prevention is the answer to poverty. People are finally listening

‘I fell into addiction after my prison sentence. Yoga helped my recovery and now I teach it in prisons’
Prisons

‘I fell into addiction after my prison sentence. Yoga helped my recovery and now I teach it in prisons’

‘There have been too many deaths at the hands of the welfare system. It’s time to end the violence’
China Mills

‘There have been too many deaths at the hands of the welfare system. It’s time to end the violence’

Disability campaigners criticise report proposing PIP cuts: ‘Very concerning’
Personal Independence Payment

Disability campaigners criticise report proposing PIP cuts: ‘Very concerning’

What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths
Dr Kamalroop Singh

What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths

We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure
John Bird

We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure

‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’
Letters

‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’

The government wants you to buy tinned food to prepare for a crisis. What if you can’t afford it?
Food

The government wants you to buy tinned food to prepare for a crisis. What if you can’t afford it?

DWP rule change means people in temporary accommodation no longer lose money for working
Social Justice

DWP rule change means people in temporary accommodation no longer lose money for working

Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore
Hannah Pentith

Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore

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‘I waited nine months for PIP decision. It was horrendous and my mental health suffered’
Gabrielle Pickard Whitehead

‘I waited nine months for PIP decision. It was horrendous and my mental health suffered’

Mass dependence on emergency food parcels is a ‘moral scar’ on Britain. How do we end it?
Sabine Goodwin

Mass dependence on emergency food parcels is a ‘moral scar’ on Britain. How do we end it?

This is how Andy Burnham’s government could end the need for food banks 
Heather Buckingham

This is how Andy Burnham’s government could end the need for food banks 

Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free
Unpaid carers

Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free