Cost of living crisis
Kinship carers are sleeping on sofas and floors to keep children out of care, study finds

Kinship carers are sleeping on sofas and floors to keep children out of care, study finds
Energy bill rise made me feel sick. I’d like Keir Starmer to try living in my bungalow when it’s cold

Energy bill rise made me feel sick. I’d like Keir Starmer to try living in my bungalow when it’s cold
Labour could replace two-child limit with a tapered system. Is it enough to tackle child poverty?

Labour could replace two-child limit with a tapered system. Is it enough to tackle child poverty?
DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
Supermarkets have a near monopoly on British food. Is it time for change?

Supermarkets have a near monopoly on British food. Is it time for change?
Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago

Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago
I’m a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty

I’m a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty
What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained

What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained
Number of full-time unpaid carers in Britain soars by 70%: ‘Millions of us are carers or need care’

Number of full-time unpaid carers in Britain soars by 70%: ‘Millions of us are carers or need care’
Two-child benefit cap is ‘punishing’ working families, Labour warned ahead of child poverty strategy

Two-child benefit cap is ‘punishing’ working families, Labour warned ahead of child poverty strategy
Brits feel more powerless and distrusting than ever, research finds: ‘This is worrying for all of us’

Brits feel more powerless and distrusting than ever, research finds: ‘This is worrying for all of us’
Single people must earn at least £30,500 per year to live well in the UK

Single people must earn at least £30,500 per year to live well in the UK
Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts

Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts
Disabled families use foil blankets to keep warm as energy bills keep surging: ‘We have to keep going’

Disabled families use foil blankets to keep warm as energy bills keep surging: ‘We have to keep going’
I have arthritis, incontinence and other chronic health conditions. The DWP didn’t think I needed PIP

I have arthritis, incontinence and other chronic health conditions. The DWP didn’t think I needed PIP
Millions of pupils missing school due to hygiene poverty: ‘We have reinvented a Victorian problem’

Millions of pupils missing school due to hygiene poverty: ‘We have reinvented a Victorian problem’
Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over

Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over
Measles, whooping cough and infection: Why children’s health is getting worse in the UK

Measles, whooping cough and infection: Why children’s health is getting worse in the UK
Poverty doesn’t take a break in the summer holidays – and baby banks don’t either

