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DWP could be ‘fantastic’ under Labour, says ex-minister Stephen Timms: ‘Don’t write the DWP off’
Politics

DWP could be ‘fantastic’ under Labour, says ex-minister Stephen Timms: ‘Don’t write the DWP off’

Millions of kids are in poverty and Jeremy Hunt wants a ‘carrot and stick’ benefits system
benefits

Millions of kids are in poverty and Jeremy Hunt wants a ‘carrot and stick’ benefits system

DWP benefits, rent rises and tax: All the tax year changes that will affect you from April 2024
Housing, benefits and work

DWP benefits, rent rises and tax: All the tax year changes that will affect you from April 2024

More than 700,000 children plunged into poverty since Tories came to power: ‘We’re going backwards’
Child poverty

More than 700,000 children plunged into poverty since Tories came to power: ‘We’re going backwards’

Food price rises may be slowing – but cost of living crisis ‘far from over’, food banks warn
Food poverty

Food price rises may be slowing – but cost of living crisis ‘far from over’, food banks warn

DWP benefits ‘too low’ to cover basic living costs, government warned: ‘Completely unacceptable’
Benefits

DWP benefits ‘too low’ to cover basic living costs, government warned: ‘Completely unacceptable’

First look at Harry Kane statue hidden in storage for years: Waste of money or fitting tribute?
Football

First look at Harry Kane statue hidden in storage for years: Waste of money or fitting tribute?

‘We are heartbroken’: Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives
Community

‘We are heartbroken’: Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives

‘Shocking’ racial violence outside Liverpool asylum hotel proves why politicians’ words matter
Immigration

‘Shocking’ racial violence outside Liverpool asylum hotel proves why politicians’ words matter

UK ‘no longer a leader in disability rights’ as UN finds Tory policy has led to ‘hate’
Disability rights

UK ‘no longer a leader in disability rights’ as UN finds Tory policy has led to ‘hate’

‘Utterly dire situation’: Childcare costs surge to ‘eye-watering’ £158 per week
Childcare

‘Utterly dire situation’: Childcare costs surge to ‘eye-watering’ £158 per week

Tory government ‘demonises’ disabled people who face ‘onerous’ benefits system, UN warns
Disabled people

Tory government ‘demonises’ disabled people who face ‘onerous’ benefits system, UN warns

‘I just cry’: Millions of elderly Brits in poverty as state pension falls short of basic living costs
Poverty

‘I just cry’: Millions of elderly Brits in poverty as state pension falls short of basic living costs

‘I’m in crippling debt’: Brits are falling behind on bills in record numbers amid cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

‘I’m in crippling debt’: Brits are falling behind on bills in record numbers amid cost of living crisis

I had no job, long-term mental health issues and £50,000 of debt. Now I’m living debt free
Debt

I had no job, long-term mental health issues and £50,000 of debt. Now I’m living debt free

‘This will transform lives’: London’s Sadiq Khan invests £10m in safety for domestic abuse survivors
Domestic abuse

‘This will transform lives’: London’s Sadiq Khan invests £10m in safety for domestic abuse survivors

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Big Issue founder calls for a Ministry of Poverty Prevention ahead of the general election
Ministry of Poverty Prevention

Big Issue founder calls for a Ministry of Poverty Prevention ahead of the general election

Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding
Prisons

Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding

Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
Assisted dying

Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?

How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis
Mother's Day

How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis