Social Justice
UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year

UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year
I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick

I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick
‘Broken’ legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing ‘life and death’ decisions alone

‘Broken’ legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing ‘life and death’ decisions alone
The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here’s why

The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here’s why
How to get help as an asylum seeker if you can’t find legal aid

How to get help as an asylum seeker if you can’t find legal aid
Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: ‘I was a skeleton’

Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: ‘I was a skeleton’
Nearly half of Londoners don’t realise how bad child poverty actually is: ‘Deeply concerning’

Nearly half of Londoners don’t realise how bad child poverty actually is: ‘Deeply concerning’
Half of universal credit claimants don’t know why DWP might stop their benefits

Half of universal credit claimants don’t know why DWP might stop their benefits
Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP’s own research finds

Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP’s own research finds
Council tax debt collectors ‘significantly harming’ health of those struggling to pay, report finds

Council tax debt collectors ‘significantly harming’ health of those struggling to pay, report finds
Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’
The real Byker Grove: Inside the youth clubs that inspired Ant and Dec’s childhood TV classic

The real Byker Grove: Inside the youth clubs that inspired Ant and Dec’s childhood TV classic
Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk

Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk
Disability benefits system is damaging claimants’ health, DWP’s own analysis finds: ‘It’s degrading’

Disability benefits system is damaging claimants’ health, DWP’s own analysis finds: ‘It’s degrading’
‘Food is expensive’: How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive

‘Food is expensive’: How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive
‘It’s hell on Earth’: British doctors recall seeing ‘unimaginable suffering’ in Gaza

‘It’s hell on Earth’: British doctors recall seeing ‘unimaginable suffering’ in Gaza
How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: ‘There’s more need than ever’

How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: ‘There’s more need than ever’
‘I lost my dignity’: Inside Britain’s biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics

‘I lost my dignity’: Inside Britain’s biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics
Scrapping two-child benefit cap ‘single most cost-effective policy’ to reduce child poverty

Scrapping two-child benefit cap ‘single most cost-effective policy’ to reduce child poverty
Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: ‘I’m so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won’t have to move’
