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Disability and work: Why the next government must show compassion and reform the benefits system

Disability and work: Why the next government must show compassion and reform the benefits system
Low pay as a trainee bus driver left me desperate. I skipped meals and ended up £46k in debt

Low pay as a trainee bus driver left me desperate. I skipped meals and ended up £46k in debt
Benefits system is ‘utterly failing’ as food bank demand reaches record high: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

Benefits system is ‘utterly failing’ as food bank demand reaches record high: ‘It’s heartbreaking’
‘It’s evil what they’re doing’: DWP denying benefits to people with schizophrenia and mental illness

‘It’s evil what they’re doing’: DWP denying benefits to people with schizophrenia and mental illness
My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out

My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out
My cousin was killed in front of his six-year-old son. I need to get my family out of Gaza

My cousin was killed in front of his six-year-old son. I need to get my family out of Gaza
My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival

My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival
I used to dream of being a doctor in the UK. Now I’m searching for ways to survive in Palestine

I used to dream of being a doctor in the UK. Now I’m searching for ways to survive in Palestine
The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children’s charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution

The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children’s charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution
Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with ‘nothing’ to fall back on

Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with ‘nothing’ to fall back on
‘I just cry’: Millions of elderly Brits in poverty as state pension falls short of basic living costs

‘I just cry’: Millions of elderly Brits in poverty as state pension falls short of basic living costs
I had no job, long-term mental health issues and £50,000 of debt. Now I’m living debt free

I had no job, long-term mental health issues and £50,000 of debt. Now I’m living debt free
The problem with UK’s film industry? It’s easier to win an Oscar if you went to private school

The problem with UK’s film industry? It’s easier to win an Oscar if you went to private school
Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back

Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back
Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?

Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis

How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis
I was made homeless aged 16. Rough sleeping is completely different for women than it is men

I was made homeless aged 16. Rough sleeping is completely different for women than it is men
I’m 67 and working as a cabby. Rent and cost of living means I’ll never be able to afford to retire

I’m 67 and working as a cabby. Rent and cost of living means I’ll never be able to afford to retire
Rising homelessness has UK in a chokehold – but this project is fighting back with mixed martial arts

Rising homelessness has UK in a chokehold – but this project is fighting back with mixed martial arts
It’s a cost of loving crisis: Why young people are getting into thousands in debt looking for love
