Cost of living crisis
The dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026 – for all our sakes
The dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026 – for all our sakes
Negative rhetoric around the welfare system can do lasting damage. Ruth Patrick, a professor at the University of Glasgow and a researcher who leads the Changing Realities programme, explains what needs to change in the new year
Energy bills are rising in January. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising in January. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are are set to rise with Ofgem’s new energy price cap. Here’s everything you need to know, including where to get help if you can’t afford to pay
Energy bills to remain ‘stubbornly high’ in January: ‘Winter cruelly exposes the cost of a cold home’
Energy bills to remain ‘stubbornly high’ in January: ‘Winter cruelly exposes the cost of a cold home’
Here’s how much your bills are set to go up in January 2026, as the government is expected to set out its plan to ensure more people have warm homes
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
From family time to robot dogs: Children share hilarious and heartbreaking Christmas wishes
From family time to robot dogs: Children share hilarious and heartbreaking Christmas wishes
Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked
Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked
Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Half a million kids to be lifted out of poverty with Labour’s new strategy: ‘This is a moral mission’
Half a million kids to be lifted out of poverty with Labour’s new strategy: ‘This is a moral mission’
Parents helped with cost of baby formula as first details of child poverty strategy revealed
Parents helped with cost of baby formula as first details of child poverty strategy revealed
Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further
Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further
What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
Scotland’s social security system treated me better as a disabled person. DWP must take notes
Scotland’s social security system treated me better as a disabled person. DWP must take notes
Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms
Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms
How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
