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British public don’t back cuts to disability benefits – even Reform and Tory voters
Disability benefits

British public don’t back cuts to disability benefits – even Reform and Tory voters

Only 7% of people said there should be less spending on disability benefits, figures from the British Social Attitudes survey suggest

London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
homelessness

London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead

Only three of London’s 33 boroughs continue to offer face-to-face drop-in services for people experiencing homelessness. 

Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Stef Lake, Ronald Ranta and Carl Walker

Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain

‘If we need to wait until not a single person is at risk of hunger before we start to close food banks, we’re going to be waiting a long time’

Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
insecure work

Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts

Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing ‘brutal winter’
Energy Bills

Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing ‘brutal winter’

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Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here’s what it could mean for benefits
Reform UK

Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here’s what it could mean for benefits

‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
Youth unemployment

‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain

More Brits are taking on credit card debt to deal with the cost of living. Here’s how to get help
Vikki Brownridge

More Brits are taking on credit card debt to deal with the cost of living. Here’s how to get help

More children will get free school meals from September 2026. Here’s what you need to know
Free school meals

More children will get free school meals from September 2026. Here’s what you need to know

31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holiday
Kids eat free

31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holiday

Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without
Opinion

Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without

Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?
benefits

Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?

If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
food

If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20

What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
Cost of living

What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain will look like
Politics

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain will look like

Planning a summer of fun? Here’s how to stop a holiday turning into a debt hangover
Vikki Brownridge

Planning a summer of fun? Here’s how to stop a holiday turning into a debt hangover

New Buy Now, Pay Later rules are here. What do the changes mean for you?
Money

New Buy Now, Pay Later rules are here. What do the changes mean for you?

Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: ‘They miss out’
disability

Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: ‘They miss out’

Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here’s how Andy Burnham can take action
Housing

Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here’s how Andy Burnham can take action

Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor
poverty premium

Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor

The cost of bringing up a baby is rising. Parents need help
Finance

The cost of bringing up a baby is rising. Parents need help

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Alex never thought he would need benefits – then he lost his job and needed universal credit to survive
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Alex never thought he would need benefits – then he lost his job and needed universal credit to survive

Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
Fuel Poverty

Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty

Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Cost of living

Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?

Baby banks are becoming ‘as normalised as food banks’ as 1,000 children a day need support
Baby banks

Baby banks are becoming ‘as normalised as food banks’ as 1,000 children a day need support