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‘It’s time to listen’: Labour conference votes for government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
Winter fuel payments

‘It’s time to listen’: Labour conference votes for government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts

DWP’s uncertainty over future of PIP leaves benefit claimants in fear: ‘What’s going to happen to me?’
Benefits

DWP’s uncertainty over future of PIP leaves benefit claimants in fear: ‘What’s going to happen to me?’

Rachel Reeves promises ‘no return to austerity’ amid fears of cuts to benefits in autumn budget
Social Justice

Rachel Reeves promises ‘no return to austerity’ amid fears of cuts to benefits in autumn budget

Rachel Reeves must put money where her mouth is and end austerity’s grip on women in autumn budget
Ignacia Pinto

Rachel Reeves must put money where her mouth is and end austerity’s grip on women in autumn budget

UK inflation holds at 2.2% – but it’s still a bleak picture for poorer people and benefit claimants
Cost of living crisis

UK inflation holds at 2.2% – but it’s still a bleak picture for poorer people and benefit claimants

Poor, sick and disabled pensioners to lose winter fuel payment: ‘We are incredibly worried’
Winter fuel payment

Poor, sick and disabled pensioners to lose winter fuel payment: ‘We are incredibly worried’

These interest-free loans have a twist: Pay off on time and you might get money back
Loans

These interest-free loans have a twist: Pay off on time and you might get money back

Gail Porter on going from TV star to homeless and the power of having your own washing machine
Furniture poverty

Gail Porter on going from TV star to homeless and the power of having your own washing machine

Millions of Brits struggle to buy enough food for their children, research finds
Child poverty

Millions of Brits struggle to buy enough food for their children, research finds

MPs vote to cut winter fuel payment for millions of pensioners: ‘This is a really bad decision’
Winter Fuel Payment

MPs vote to cut winter fuel payment for millions of pensioners: ‘This is a really bad decision’

Starmer says he ‘won’t be reckless with public money’ ahead of vote on winter fuel payment cut
Winter Fuel Payment

Starmer says he ‘won’t be reckless with public money’ ahead of vote on winter fuel payment cut

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’

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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

I have worn second hand clothes my whole life. I don’t know why anyone would shop new
Second hand September

I have worn second hand clothes my whole life. I don’t know why anyone would shop new

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