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I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick
Social Justice

I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick

Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: ‘I was a skeleton’
Disability benefits

Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: ‘I was a skeleton’

Nearly half of Londoners don’t realise how bad child poverty actually is: ‘Deeply concerning’
Child poverty

Nearly half of Londoners don’t realise how bad child poverty actually is: ‘Deeply concerning’

Hunger and broken shoes: Why we need a more compassionate approach to council tax debt collection
Emily Whitford

Hunger and broken shoes: Why we need a more compassionate approach to council tax debt collection

John McDonnell fears ‘people will lose their lives’ if Labour cuts benefits in autumn budget
Exclusive

John McDonnell fears ‘people will lose their lives’ if Labour cuts benefits in autumn budget

Council tax debt collectors ‘significantly harming’ health of those struggling to pay, report finds
Council tax

Council tax debt collectors ‘significantly harming’ health of those struggling to pay, report finds

Yes, live music can change your life
Sam Delaney

Yes, live music can change your life

First minister John Swinney: ‘Eradicating child poverty is the best thing I can do for Scotland’
Politics

First minister John Swinney: ‘Eradicating child poverty is the best thing I can do for Scotland’

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’
Pensioners

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’

Mental health impact of debt and cost of living must stop being overlooked
Julie Bentley

Mental health impact of debt and cost of living must stop being overlooked

Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk
Poverty

Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk

Disability benefits system is damaging claimants’ health, DWP’s own analysis finds: ‘It’s degrading’
Disability benefits

Disability benefits system is damaging claimants’ health, DWP’s own analysis finds: ‘It’s degrading’

Letters: Keir Starmer, please keep our loved ones warm this winter
Letters

Letters: Keir Starmer, please keep our loved ones warm this winter

Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’
Letter To My Younger Self

Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’

Starmer and Streeting have talked the talk on mental health support – now they must walk the walk
Oliver Chantler

Starmer and Streeting have talked the talk on mental health support – now they must walk the walk

Poetry is perfect for my ADHD mind – one that is after endless dopamine hits
Robin Ince

Poetry is perfect for my ADHD mind – one that is after endless dopamine hits

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Joker: Folie à Deux says nothing meaningful about living with mental illness
Film

Joker: Folie à Deux says nothing meaningful about living with mental illness

Rising music star Henry Moodie: ‘Andrew Tate shows how dangerous social media can be’
Music

Rising music star Henry Moodie: ‘Andrew Tate shows how dangerous social media can be’

My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn’t disabled enough
Care experience

My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn’t disabled enough

Doctor says patients ‘wearing five layers of clothes’ amid rising bills and winter fuel payment cuts
Energy bills

Doctor says patients ‘wearing five layers of clothes’ amid rising bills and winter fuel payment cuts