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Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms
Anny Cullum and Toby Murray

Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
Homelessness

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather

Here’s what to do if you see a homeless person
Homelessness

Here’s what to do if you see a homeless person

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
volunteering

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect

West Ham star Tomáš Souček: ‘We cannot judge homeless people – we can only help’
Football

West Ham star Tomáš Souček: ‘We cannot judge homeless people – we can only help’

23,500 young people face homelessness this winter: ‘Now is the worst time to be homeless’
Homelessness

23,500 young people face homelessness this winter: ‘Now is the worst time to be homeless’

Scottish minister remains ‘concerned’ Labour’s child poverty strategy will lack impact
Child poverty

Scottish minister remains ‘concerned’ Labour’s child poverty strategy will lack impact

‘I would go to school shivering’: 300,000 children in the UK may go without a coat this winter
Child poverty

‘I would go to school shivering’: 300,000 children in the UK may go without a coat this winter

Britain’s cruel war on single mums must end. It’s time to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap
Ruth Talbot

Britain’s cruel war on single mums must end. It’s time to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap

‘I spent my burial fund on repairs’: Pensioners in poverty pushed to breaking point by unexpected bills
Pension poverty

‘I spent my burial fund on repairs’: Pensioners in poverty pushed to breaking point by unexpected bills

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it
Sam Richards

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it

Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?
Health

Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?

What we have learned after 15 years of universal credit – and what must change
Lucy Bannister

What we have learned after 15 years of universal credit – and what must change

BBC Radio 1’s Matt Edmonson: ‘I’m no Martin Lewis, but I’ve always been quite frugal’
Money

BBC Radio 1’s Matt Edmonson: ‘I’m no Martin Lewis, but I’ve always been quite frugal’

Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?
Food

Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?

Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It’s time it covered the essentials
Ayaz Manji

Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It’s time it covered the essentials

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Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution
Clare Bowen

Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution

Universal credit sanctions more ‘severe’ and ‘damaging’ than criminal fines, report finds
Universal credit

Universal credit sanctions more ‘severe’ and ‘damaging’ than criminal fines, report finds

What is child benefit and can I claim it?
Welfare system

What is child benefit and can I claim it?

We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world’s money while the poorest suffer
Adriana Abdenur

We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world’s money while the poorest suffer