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Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’
Housing

Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’

Rising rents are pushing renters to food banks with the number of tenants needing help soaring almost 80% in five years, research from Crisis and Citizens Advice found

Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by ‘rule-breaking’ letting agents
Housing

Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by ‘rule-breaking’ letting agents

Citizens Advice warns that the Renters’ Rights Act risks being undermined by failure to force letting agents to act on gas leaks, unsafe wiring and other housing hazards

Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns
Disability benefits

Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns

Long-term claimants of employment and support allowance could be moved over to a new, time-limited benefit called unemployment insurance

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post
Post Exclusion

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post

Citizens Advice staff vow to keep helping people after office destroyed in far-right riots
UK riots

Citizens Advice staff vow to keep helping people after office destroyed in far-right riots

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Rishi Sunak says people on benefits don’t want to work – here’s why that’s ‘wrong and harmful’
Benefits

Rishi Sunak says people on benefits don’t want to work – here’s why that’s ‘wrong and harmful’

‘It’s awkward and stressful’: Number of young people needing help with money doubles
Money

‘It’s awkward and stressful’: Number of young people needing help with money doubles

Millions are going without heating or hot water because they can’t afford to top up their meter
Cost of living crisis

Millions are going without heating or hot water because they can’t afford to top up their meter

Money advice: How to access financial support quickly
Advice

Money advice: How to access financial support quickly

Consumers urged to watch out for ‘phantom goods’ scams
Money

Consumers urged to watch out for ‘phantom goods’ scams