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Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: ‘It makes me feel sick’
Childcare

Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: ‘It makes me feel sick’

Parents are taking unpaid leave from work and “racking up debts” as a result of high childcare costs over the summer holidays

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?
Wealth Tax

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?

A wealth tax could be an ‘open goal for the government’, experts say. Here are the arguments for and against introducing a tax on the ultra-rich

I lived on a poverty-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about debt
Debt

I lived on a poverty-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about debt

‘You go into denial. It’s so much that your brain just switches. I just kept putting the pieces of paper into a box and hoping it’d go away’

DWP’s ‘unhealthy’ AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds
Artificial intelligence

DWP’s ‘unhealthy’ AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds

A year of Labour: How has the Starmer government fared in helping people out of debt?
Vikki Brownridge

A year of Labour: How has the Starmer government fared in helping people out of debt?

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Digital exclusion means millions are cut-off from the essentials of modern life. It must be fixed now
Joel Tiller

Digital exclusion means millions are cut-off from the essentials of modern life. It must be fixed now

‘Broken’ council tax system means millions of Brits face visit from bailiffs – but that’s set to change
Council tax

‘Broken’ council tax system means millions of Brits face visit from bailiffs – but that’s set to change

Will Reform’s Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a ‘giveaway to the rich’?
Reform UK

Will Reform’s Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a ‘giveaway to the rich’?

From the NHS to the DWP: UK’s new data law will make your life ‘radically different’, minister says
Data

From the NHS to the DWP: UK’s new data law will make your life ‘radically different’, minister says

TikTok entrepreneur Simon Squibb: ‘Money won’t make you happy – but it gives you choices’
OnSide Takeover

TikTok entrepreneur Simon Squibb: ‘Money won’t make you happy – but it gives you choices’

Store cards and buy now, pay later debt landed this single mum in court. What if there was another way?
Buy now, pay later

Store cards and buy now, pay later debt landed this single mum in court. What if there was another way?

Financial inequality: Understanding the gender gap in money matters – and how to close it
Gender pay gap

Financial inequality: Understanding the gender gap in money matters – and how to close it

One in 10 Brits have no cash savings to fall back on – government action is vital
Vikki Brownridge

One in 10 Brits have no cash savings to fall back on – government action is vital

Should you be rewarded for throwing litter away? How gamification is reimagining good citizenship
Professor Sarah Mills

Should you be rewarded for throwing litter away? How gamification is reimagining good citizenship

The weaponisation of fear and misinformation is nothing new. We must act against it
Misinformation

The weaponisation of fear and misinformation is nothing new. We must act against it

Hundreds of care leavers were given free money, no strings attached. Here’s what happened
Basic income

Hundreds of care leavers were given free money, no strings attached. Here’s what happened

Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no
Paul McNamee

Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no

I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything
Debt

I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything

The benefits, dangers and impacts of a cashless society
Money

The benefits, dangers and impacts of a cashless society

Buy now, pay later? Understanding the new rules, the risks and how it all works
Buy now, pay later

Buy now, pay later? Understanding the new rules, the risks and how it all works

Britain has enough money to fix our problems. We just lack the political will to share it
Nadia Whittome MP

Britain has enough money to fix our problems. We just lack the political will to share it

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Banning books is not only wrong – it’s absolutely pointless. Here’s why
Free speech

Banning books is not only wrong – it’s absolutely pointless. Here’s why

Where to get free financial advice now – from benefits to budgeting
Money

Where to get free financial advice now – from benefits to budgeting

UK risks ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as cashless society shuts out more and more vulnerable people
Money

UK risks ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as cashless society shuts out more and more vulnerable people

Covid left me thousands of pounds in debt – I was suicidal. Here’s how I turned things around
Debt

Covid left me thousands of pounds in debt – I was suicidal. Here’s how I turned things around