Cost of living crisis
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
New data sharing laws will ‘drive efficiencies in our public services’. But will humans become a rubber stamp?
Inside the food banks seeing ‘highest demand ever seen’ as cost of living harms families

Inside the food banks seeing ‘highest demand ever seen’ as cost of living harms families
Food bank use continues to rise across the UK and ‘people are concerned about the future’ ahead of benefit cuts which could push more people into poverty
‘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
‘People on benefits didn’t tank the economy. People on benefits are not responsible for the situation that the country finds itself in today’
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

Financial inequality: Understanding the gender gap in money matters – and how to close it
Scrap two-child benefit cap if you’re serious about child poverty, Rachel Reeves told

Scrap two-child benefit cap if you’re serious about child poverty, Rachel Reeves told
Majority of pensioners to get winter fuel payment: ‘Finally the chancellor has seen sense’

Majority of pensioners to get winter fuel payment: ‘Finally the chancellor has seen sense’
Letters: My middle-class, lifelong Labour-voting friends are turning to Reform UK

Letters: My middle-class, lifelong Labour-voting friends are turning to Reform UK
Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: ‘On a knife edge’

Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: ‘On a knife edge’
DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the half term

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the half term
Reforming the two-child benefit cap could lift 230,000 under-fives out of poverty, Labour told

Reforming the two-child benefit cap could lift 230,000 under-fives out of poverty, Labour told
The benefits, dangers and impacts of a cashless society

The benefits, dangers and impacts of a cashless society
Starmer’s U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts ‘long overdue’ – but thousands could still miss out

Starmer’s U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts ‘long overdue’ – but thousands could still miss out
Buy now, pay later? Understanding the new rules, the risks and how it all works

Buy now, pay later? Understanding the new rules, the risks and how it all works
Croydon family spends staggering 9,500 days in so-called temporary accommodation

Croydon family spends staggering 9,500 days in so-called temporary accommodation
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream

Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Where to get free financial advice now – from benefits to budgeting

Where to get free financial advice now – from benefits to budgeting
Meet the community champions working to end hunger and keep Britain fed: ‘Hunger is solvable’

Meet the community champions working to end hunger and keep Britain fed: ‘Hunger is solvable’
Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?
When support services fail to recognise cultural context, it creates more barriers than bridges

When support services fail to recognise cultural context, it creates more barriers than bridges
I got a loan to help me pay for my dad’s funeral. The interest sent me spiralling into debt

I got a loan to help me pay for my dad’s funeral. The interest sent me spiralling into debt
Disabled people retiring with pensions less than two-thirds of the Brit average, report warns

Disabled people retiring with pensions less than two-thirds of the Brit average, report warns
DWP payment dates in May 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
