Cost of living crisis
Was the child poverty strategy worth the wait?

Was the child poverty strategy worth the wait?
Labour’s child poverty strategy has finally been released. It is estimated that it will lift half a million children out of poverty, mostly down to the end of the two-child limit on benefits
Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy

Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Big Issue explains everything you need to know about the government’s long-awaited strategy to bring down child poverty in the UK
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’
The government’s long-awaited child poverty strategy is set to be published in full on Friday (5 December). Here’s how the government plans to lift 550,000 children out of poverty
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
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Worried about your bills this winter? Help is out there

Worried about your bills this winter? Help is out there
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
Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
West Ham star Tomáš Souček: ‘We cannot judge homeless people – we can only help’

West Ham star Tomáš Souček: ‘We cannot judge homeless people – we can only help’
23,500 young people face homelessness this winter: ‘Now is the worst time to be homeless’

23,500 young people face homelessness this winter: ‘Now is the worst time to be homeless’
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?
Scottish minister remains ‘concerned’ Labour’s child poverty strategy will lack impact

Scottish minister remains ‘concerned’ Labour’s child poverty strategy will lack impact
‘I would go to school shivering’: 300,000 children in the UK may go without a coat this winter

‘I would go to school shivering’: 300,000 children in the UK may go without a coat this winter
Families have hope for the first time this budget. Anything other than bold moves will let them down

Families have hope for the first time this budget. Anything other than bold moves will let them down
‘I spent my burial fund on repairs’: Pensioners in poverty pushed to breaking point by unexpected bills

‘I spent my burial fund on repairs’: Pensioners in poverty pushed to breaking point by unexpected bills
The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it
Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?

Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?
What we have learned after 15 years of universal credit – and what must change


