Cost of living crisis
Labour warned that crackdown on shoplifters risks ‘criminalising’ poverty: ‘Some are out of options’

Labour warned that crackdown on shoplifters risks ‘criminalising’ poverty: ‘Some are out of options’
Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: ‘Stressed out to the max’

Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: ‘Stressed out to the max’
I was in a violent relationship. I wouldn’t have got free without financial help

I was in a violent relationship. I wouldn’t have got free without financial help
Nearly half of UK adults are in financial difficulty

Nearly half of UK adults are in financial difficulty
More than two thirds of teachers worry children will go hungry this summer: ‘Beyond heart-breaking’

More than two thirds of teachers worry children will go hungry this summer: ‘Beyond heart-breaking’
1.6 million children at risk of ‘losing their life chances’ because of ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap

1.6 million children at risk of ‘losing their life chances’ because of ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap
‘It’s a scandal’: Outcry from Brits to nationalise water companies as bills set to rise – again

‘It’s a scandal’: Outcry from Brits to nationalise water companies as bills set to rise – again
July 2024 DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions

July 2024 DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions
Who is Liz Kendall? Work and pensions secretary’s beliefs and what she’ll mean for the DWP

Who is Liz Kendall? Work and pensions secretary’s beliefs and what she’ll mean for the DWP
Labour is yet to give much hope it will reduce poverty. We need more from the new government

Labour is yet to give much hope it will reduce poverty. We need more from the new government
Dear Keir Starmer, I’m a single mum and NHS worker. Please don’t make me regret voting for you

Dear Keir Starmer, I’m a single mum and NHS worker. Please don’t make me regret voting for you
Keir Starmer promises ‘sunlight of hope’ – but can he offer progress on ending poverty in the UK?

Keir Starmer promises ‘sunlight of hope’ – but can he offer progress on ending poverty in the UK?
Things can only get better… if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty

Things can only get better… if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty
What will the new Labour government do for benefit claimants and the welfare system?

What will the new Labour government do for benefit claimants and the welfare system?
‘The Jazz Bar is too important to fail’ says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution

‘The Jazz Bar is too important to fail’ says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution
Benefits claimants have been treated as a political punching bag this general election

Benefits claimants have been treated as a political punching bag this general election
Wellbeing is not a luxury. It’s a basic human right which the next government must protect

Wellbeing is not a luxury. It’s a basic human right which the next government must protect
Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law’s fight for benefits

Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law’s fight for benefits
New children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Children need reading now more than ever’
