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State pension set to rise by £460 next year – but will it make up for winter fuel payment cut?
State pensions

State pension set to rise by £460 next year – but will it make up for winter fuel payment cut?

Universal credit is failing with millions relying on food banks – we need urgent reform now
Helen Barnard

Universal credit is failing with millions relying on food banks – we need urgent reform now

Martin Lewis blasts councils putting vulnerable people at risk with aggressive debt collection
Debt

Martin Lewis blasts councils putting vulnerable people at risk with aggressive debt collection

Dear pensioners worried about winter fuel payment cuts: You are not alone this winter
Jessica Taplin

Dear pensioners worried about winter fuel payment cuts: You are not alone this winter

Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: ‘A crisis of lost learning’
Education

Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: ‘A crisis of lost learning’

DWP extending hardship fund is welcome – but we need concrete, rapid actions to end poverty crisis
Sabine Goodwin

DWP extending hardship fund is welcome – but we need concrete, rapid actions to end poverty crisis

Women in North of England live shorter lives, more likely to be in poverty and work harder for less
The North

Women in North of England live shorter lives, more likely to be in poverty and work harder for less

DWP extends household support fund to help families struggling with cost of living
Household support fund

DWP extends household support fund to help families struggling with cost of living

Paris Paralympics is a stark reminder of the barriers most disabled people face in sport
Mikey Erhardt

Paris Paralympics is a stark reminder of the barriers most disabled people face in sport

Elderly people’s lives in danger without winter fuel payment, Labour warned: ‘This is a mistake’
Winter fuel payment

Elderly people’s lives in danger without winter fuel payment, Labour warned: ‘This is a mistake’

No update on future of household support fund until autumn budget, DWP minister says
Household support fund

No update on future of household support fund until autumn budget, DWP minister says

UK’s tax system lets the wealthy off the hook, report finds – and traps Northerners in inequality
Taxes

UK’s tax system lets the wealthy off the hook, report finds – and traps Northerners in inequality

Outcry after water companies say they can’t fix the sewage crisis without hiking bills: ‘Insulting’
Water bills

Outcry after water companies say they can’t fix the sewage crisis without hiking bills: ‘Insulting’

Labour urged against return to austerity as Keir Starmer warns of ‘painful’ autumn budget
Autumn budget

Labour urged against return to austerity as Keir Starmer warns of ‘painful’ autumn budget

No, unions are not ‘holding the country to ransom’
Trade Unions

No, unions are not ‘holding the country to ransom’

Energy bills are set to rise this winter. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Cost of living crisis

Energy bills are set to rise this winter. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?

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Buy Now Pay Later must be regulated – before it pushes even more vulnerable people into debt
Vikki Brownridge

Buy Now Pay Later must be regulated – before it pushes even more vulnerable people into debt

Nearly one million more people will be unpaid carers by 2035, report finds
Social care

Nearly one million more people will be unpaid carers by 2035, report finds

Nearly 18 million people will be left without crisis support if DWP fund ends
Household support fund

Nearly 18 million people will be left without crisis support if DWP fund ends

Majority of councils unable to help those in crisis after DWP’s support fund ends next month
Household support fund

Majority of councils unable to help those in crisis after DWP’s support fund ends next month