Cost of living crisis
‘We’re stepping in to help kids eat’: Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils

‘We’re stepping in to help kids eat’: Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils
Pay rise for thousands of workers as Real Living Wage rises to £12.60 an hour – but is it enough?

Pay rise for thousands of workers as Real Living Wage rises to £12.60 an hour – but is it enough?
Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive

Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive
Government is ‘excluding’ disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty

Government is ‘excluding’ disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty
Axing ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn

Axing ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn
Dear Keir Starmer – no one should be sleeping on cardboard under bridges in a country this rich

Dear Keir Starmer – no one should be sleeping on cardboard under bridges in a country this rich
DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform

DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform
Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’

Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’
UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year

UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year
Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: ‘I was a skeleton’

Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: ‘I was a skeleton’
Nearly half of Londoners don’t realise how bad child poverty actually is: ‘Deeply concerning’

Nearly half of Londoners don’t realise how bad child poverty actually is: ‘Deeply concerning’
Half of universal credit claimants don’t know why DWP might stop their benefits

Half of universal credit claimants don’t know why DWP might stop their benefits
This benefits ‘trap’ is forcing homeless young people out of work, charities say

This benefits ‘trap’ is forcing homeless young people out of work, charities say
What is a warm bank? The places you can go to get warm this winter

What is a warm bank? The places you can go to get warm this winter
Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP’s own research finds

Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP’s own research finds
Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’
Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk

Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk
‘Food is expensive’: How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive

‘Food is expensive’: How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive
Danny Dyer: ‘I don’t trust Keir Starmer. Why Angela Rayner’s not leading things I don’t know’

Danny Dyer: ‘I don’t trust Keir Starmer. Why Angela Rayner’s not leading things I don’t know’
‘I lost my dignity’: Inside Britain’s biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics
