Social Justice
Government must fix council tax benefits, charity says, as millions pushed into debt

Government must fix council tax benefits, charity says, as millions pushed into debt
World’s billionaires are worth £11.3 trillion. Here’s how their cash could make the world a better place

World’s billionaires are worth £11.3 trillion. Here’s how their cash could make the world a better place
DWP shamed over ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap as millions trapped in poverty: ‘Scrap this sibling tax’

DWP shamed over ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap as millions trapped in poverty: ‘Scrap this sibling tax’
‘I feel judged for being smelly’: Millions can’t afford to wash their clothes as hygiene poverty soars

‘I feel judged for being smelly’: Millions can’t afford to wash their clothes as hygiene poverty soars
‘DWP has learnt nothing’: DWP sparks fury by seizing woman’s £16k inheritance over Co-op job

‘DWP has learnt nothing’: DWP sparks fury by seizing woman’s £16k inheritance over Co-op job
Parents can now get 15 hours free childcare for two-year-olds. Here’s how

Parents can now get 15 hours free childcare for two-year-olds. Here’s how
DWP recruiting ‘covert surveillance officers’ to snoop on benefit claimants: ‘I fear for the future’

DWP recruiting ‘covert surveillance officers’ to snoop on benefit claimants: ‘I fear for the future’
Millions face paying more in energy bills than height of cost of living crisis. Here’s why

Millions face paying more in energy bills than height of cost of living crisis. Here’s why
Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay

Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with ‘nothing’ to fall back on

Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with ‘nothing’ to fall back on
Unsecured debt such as credit cards and loans at highest level in a decade, charity warns

Unsecured debt such as credit cards and loans at highest level in a decade, charity warns
Kate Garraway’s ‘huge debts’ from husband’s care shows reality of a social care system in crisis

Kate Garraway’s ‘huge debts’ from husband’s care shows reality of a social care system in crisis
DWP could be ‘fantastic’ under Labour, says ex-minister Stephen Timms: ‘Don’t write the DWP off’

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

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

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’

More than 700,000 children plunged into poverty since Tories came to power: ‘We’re going backwards’
DWP benefits ‘too low’ to cover basic living costs, government warned: ‘Completely unacceptable’

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?

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

‘We are heartbroken’: Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives
Millions of people at risk of ‘toxic cycle’ of long-term mental health and money problems
