Cost of living crisis
University strike disrupts freshers’ week as staff slam ‘very worst employers’

University strike disrupts freshers’ week as staff slam ‘very worst employers’
Tories will fail to end rough sleeping by 2024, experts warn, breaking manifesto pledge

Tories will fail to end rough sleeping by 2024, experts warn, breaking manifesto pledge
Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis

Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis
‘Reckless’, ‘inept’, ‘expensive’: Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn unleashes avalanche of criticism

‘Reckless’, ‘inept’, ‘expensive’: Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn unleashes avalanche of criticism
Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic

Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic
Would you prosecute a child for stealing baby formula? Shoplifting’s rise amid cost of living crisis

Would you prosecute a child for stealing baby formula? Shoplifting’s rise amid cost of living crisis
Pension triple lock: What is it and how does it affect me?

Pension triple lock: What is it and how does it affect me?
State pension rise due to triple lock will be ‘wholly unfair’ on benefits claimants, charities warn

State pension rise due to triple lock will be ‘wholly unfair’ on benefits claimants, charities warn
Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare

Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare
Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme as food prices soar and parents struggle to feed kids

Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme as food prices soar and parents struggle to feed kids
Big Issue urges prime minister to protect renters with bold Rishi’s Removals stunt

Big Issue urges prime minister to protect renters with bold Rishi’s Removals stunt
Big Issue calls for government to End Housing Insecurity Now with vital new campaign

Big Issue calls for government to End Housing Insecurity Now with vital new campaign
‘Good riddance, Grant Shapps’: New energy secretary Claire Coutinho urged to tackle climate crisis

‘Good riddance, Grant Shapps’: New energy secretary Claire Coutinho urged to tackle climate crisis
‘I have cancer and I’m worried about heating this winter’: Energy price cap will leave 6.3 million households in fuel poverty

‘I have cancer and I’m worried about heating this winter’: Energy price cap will leave 6.3 million households in fuel poverty
We can’t keep hoping energy bills will fall – we need to treat access to energy as a fundamental right

We can’t keep hoping energy bills will fall – we need to treat access to energy as a fundamental right
Could increasing taxes on airlines pay for the UK’s green transition? 

Could increasing taxes on airlines pay for the UK’s green transition?
The DWP disability benefits system has ‘failed people living with Parkinson’s for a decade’

The DWP disability benefits system has ‘failed people living with Parkinson’s for a decade’
DWP warned over disability benefits failures that leave disabled people in ‘psychological distress’

DWP warned over disability benefits failures that leave disabled people in ‘psychological distress’
Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?

Inflation is slowing, can I still ask for a pay rise?
DWP faces disability benefits backlog as record 430,000 people wait for PIP review
