Cost of living crisis
Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over

Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over
This is everything you need to know about the help available now that the cost of living payments have come to an end
Measles, whooping cough and infection: Why children’s health is getting worse in the UK

Measles, whooping cough and infection: Why children’s health is getting worse in the UK
The vast majority of paediatricians in the UK have seen children’s health getting worse as a result of poverty, which is connected to poor vaccination uptake and difficulties accessing healthcare appointments
Poverty doesn’t take a break in the summer holidays – and baby banks don’t either

Poverty doesn’t take a break in the summer holidays – and baby banks don’t either
Emilie De Bruijn, founder of Hartlepool Baby Bank, writes about why the work of baby banks is so vital – especially in the school holidays
Baby banks in London have run out of nappies
Baby banks in London have run out of nappies
Pensioners in poverty are isolated and eating only one meal a day – they need help
Pensioners in poverty are isolated and eating only one meal a day – they need help
24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday

24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday
Nutrition is not always a lifestyle choice. It’s harder to be healthy if you live in the North

Nutrition is not always a lifestyle choice. It’s harder to be healthy if you live in the North
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
The importance of PIP for disabled people has never been clearer

The importance of PIP for disabled people has never been clearer
Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: ‘It makes me feel sick’

Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: ‘It makes me feel sick’
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?
Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?
I’m a mum impacted by the two-child limit on benefits. Labour must do what’s right and end it

I’m a mum impacted by the two-child limit on benefits. Labour must do what’s right and end it
‘Do what’s right for UK’s children’: Urgent call to scrap two-child benefit cap projected onto parliament

‘Do what’s right for UK’s children’: Urgent call to scrap two-child benefit cap projected onto parliament
Young people struggling to afford food face ‘stigma’ when seeking help: ‘We don’t feel welcome’

Young people struggling to afford food face ‘stigma’ when seeking help: ‘We don’t feel welcome’
‘It’s easier to buy a vape than an apple’: How greengrocers on wheels could change the UK

‘It’s easier to buy a vape than an apple’: How greengrocers on wheels could change the UK
Thousands of Brit-born children with migrant parents face destitution: ‘Don’t deny children their rights’

Thousands of Brit-born children with migrant parents face destitution: ‘Don’t deny children their rights’
DWP payment dates in July 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

DWP payment dates in July 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
The broken driving test system proves our public services are fraying at the edges

The broken driving test system proves our public services are fraying at the edges
Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there

Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there
From the NHS to the DWP: UK’s new data law will make your life ‘radically different’, minister says

From the NHS to the DWP: UK’s new data law will make your life ‘radically different’, minister says
‘I was barely existing before PIP’: Benefit claimants say they’re ‘terrified’ of Labour’s cuts

‘I was barely existing before PIP’: Benefit claimants say they’re ‘terrified’ of Labour’s cuts
The Green Party leadership race comes at a crunch time for net zero – it’s eco-populism or bust

The Green Party leadership race comes at a crunch time for net zero – it’s eco-populism or bust
Father’s Day: Why it’s time to start talking about single dads

Father’s Day: Why it’s time to start talking about single dads
Financial inequality: Understanding the gender gap in money matters – and how to close it
