Cost of living crisis
Food banks are a lifeline – but not the solution. There are better ways to tackle poverty in 2025

Food banks are a lifeline – but not the solution. There are better ways to tackle poverty in 2025
Nearly a third of people feel too ’embarrassed’ to seek support for their energy bills in the UK

Nearly a third of people feel too ’embarrassed’ to seek support for their energy bills in the UK
‘You want it to be magical for your kids’: Here’s how the two-child benefit cap is ruining Christmas

‘You want it to be magical for your kids’: Here’s how the two-child benefit cap is ruining Christmas
My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn’t take his condition seriously

My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn’t take his condition seriously
Millions of pensioners in ‘desperate need’ lose winter fuel payment: ‘We fear what will happen’

Millions of pensioners in ‘desperate need’ lose winter fuel payment: ‘We fear what will happen’
Prices rise at highest rate in months: ‘Families are still struggling with the cost of living’

Prices rise at highest rate in months: ‘Families are still struggling with the cost of living’
‘Complete disaster’: Outrage as Thames Water reports huge spike in sewage spills… again

‘Complete disaster’: Outrage as Thames Water reports huge spike in sewage spills… again
‘Poverty takes years off your life’: Men in Blackpool now have lowest life expectancy in Britain

‘Poverty takes years off your life’: Men in Blackpool now have lowest life expectancy in Britain
The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain
Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act

Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act
Keir Starmer has unveiled his ‘plan for change’. But can Labour really turn Britain around?

Keir Starmer has unveiled his ‘plan for change’. But can Labour really turn Britain around?
From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’

From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland as Labour challenged to ‘step up’ and follow suit

Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland as Labour challenged to ‘step up’ and follow suit
Fuel poverty in the UK: Why can’t people pay their energy bills?

Fuel poverty in the UK: Why can’t people pay their energy bills?
Warm home discount: Am I eligible and how can I apply?

Warm home discount: Am I eligible and how can I apply?
Ukrainian mum who fled war dreams of buying Christmas tree and presents for her children

Ukrainian mum who fled war dreams of buying Christmas tree and presents for her children
Labour must ‘immediately’ scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say

Labour must ‘immediately’ scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say
How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
‘Christmas is out’: Meet the pensioners cancelling Christmas over Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts

‘Christmas is out’: Meet the pensioners cancelling Christmas over Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts
Energy bills are still going up – Labour must rise to the challenge of protecting the poorest
