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How to get out of debt: Simple steps to go from red to black
Debt

How to get out of debt: Simple steps to go from red to black

‘It is an incredibly difficult time for millions and millions of people’

How to break the payday loan cycle: Alternatives and resources
Payday loans

How to break the payday loan cycle: Alternatives and resources

‘Almost every person who comes to us says they wish they’d reached out and got help earlier’

Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told
Child poverty

Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told

Hundreds of thousands of children would be lifted out of poverty, saving constituencies millions each, if the two-child limit on benefits was scrapped

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Easter holidays
Cost of living crisis

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Easter holidays

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

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

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Water bills are going up in April 2025. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Cost of living crisis

Water bills are going up in April 2025. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay

Donald Trump’s import tariffs could ‘completely destabilise’ UK’s car industry
Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s import tariffs could ‘completely destabilise’ UK’s car industry

DWP payment dates in April 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Benefits

DWP payment dates in April 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’
Ruth Talbot

DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’

Food banks aren’t the solution to poverty – especially when businesses use them to dump food waste
Carina Millstone

Food banks aren’t the solution to poverty – especially when businesses use them to dump food waste

For those still dealing with a post-Covid debt hangover, financial resilience is vital
Vikki Brownridge

For those still dealing with a post-Covid debt hangover, financial resilience is vital

Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship
Child poverty

Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship

‘People are scared’: Surge in helpline calls after Labour announces plans for benefit cuts
Disability benefits

‘People are scared’: Surge in helpline calls after Labour announces plans for benefit cuts

‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Food banks

‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs
Poverty line

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs

Here’s how to make your voice heard against the DWP’s disability benefit cuts
Disability benefits

Here’s how to make your voice heard against the DWP’s disability benefit cuts

Stanley Tucci, Stephen Fry, Rosie Jones and more hit out over benefit cuts: ‘It breaks my heart’
Disability benefits

Stanley Tucci, Stephen Fry, Rosie Jones and more hit out over benefit cuts: ‘It breaks my heart’

Labour’s benefit cuts might only be worth the price tag of a Premier League striker – here’s why
Arun Veerappan

Labour’s benefit cuts might only be worth the price tag of a Premier League striker – here’s why

40 years since it started, what’s the point of Comic Relief?
Samir Patel

40 years since it started, what’s the point of Comic Relief?

Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It’s a waste of public funds
Joanne Barker-Marsh

Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It’s a waste of public funds

Over 85,000 children in Britain living in extreme poverty: ‘There’s a sense of hopelessness’
Child poverty

Over 85,000 children in Britain living in extreme poverty: ‘There’s a sense of hopelessness’

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Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest people in Slovenia, report finds – here’s why
Cost of living

Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest people in Slovenia, report finds – here’s why

One in four teachers spending own money to feed hungry pupils as parents struggle with costs
Child poverty

One in four teachers spending own money to feed hungry pupils as parents struggle with costs

Disability benefit cuts could plunge 700,000 households into poverty, Labour warned
Disability benefits

Disability benefit cuts could plunge 700,000 households into poverty, Labour warned

Michael Sheen: ‘Going on holiday doesn’t matter to me as much as paying off 900 people’s debts’
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Michael Sheen: ‘Going on holiday doesn’t matter to me as much as paying off 900 people’s debts’