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Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays
It’s important to remember that you don’t have to spend lots of money to have a good time over the summer holidays. Here are some free and budget-friendly things to do which your kids will adore
“When I hear Rachel Reeves say, ‘there isn’t any money’… we’re not morons. There is money. Take it. Mint it.” Rob Delaney on finding perspective in politics![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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“When I hear Rachel Reeves say, ‘there isn’t any money’… we’re not morons. There is money. Take it. Mint it.” Rob Delaney on finding perspective in politics
The Boston-born actor and comedian gives his bold take on British politics in this week’s Big Issue, out now
37 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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37 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays
Here are all of the places where kids can eat for free and cheap during the summer holidays, as families face the cost of living crisis
‘It’s a scandal’: Outcry from Brits to nationalise water companies as bills set to rise – again
‘It’s a scandal’: Outcry from Brits to nationalise water companies as bills set to rise – again
July 2024 DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions
July 2024 DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions
June 2024 payment dates for DWP benefits – plus universal credit increase![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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June 2024 payment dates for DWP benefits – plus universal credit increase
DWP universal credit increase 2024 – everything benefit claimants need to know![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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DWP universal credit increase 2024 – everything benefit claimants need to know
Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to ‘automatic DWP deductions’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to ‘automatic DWP deductions’
DWP snooping on benefit claimants’ bank accounts will ‘decimate civil liberties’, campaigners warn![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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DWP snooping on benefit claimants’ bank accounts will ‘decimate civil liberties’, campaigners warn
Stigma of poverty is a ‘wicked social problem’, report warns – but it doesn’t have to be this way![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Stigma of poverty is a ‘wicked social problem’, report warns – but it doesn’t have to be this way
‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money
DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions in May 2024 – and how to know if you’re eligible![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions in May 2024 – and how to know if you’re eligible
Here’s what happened when 1,000 smartphones and tablets were given to homeless people![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Here’s what happened when 1,000 smartphones and tablets were given to homeless people
Thousands could be owed up to £12k from DWP in backdated PIP payments. Here’s what you need to know![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Thousands could be owed up to £12k from DWP in backdated PIP payments. Here’s what you need to know
World’s billionaires are worth £11.3 trillion. Here’s how their cash could make the world a better place![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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World’s billionaires are worth £11.3 trillion. Here’s how their cash could make the world a better place
Water bills are going up in April 2024. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Water bills are going up in April 2024. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Unsecured debt such as credit cards and loans at highest level in a decade, charity warns![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Unsecured debt such as credit cards and loans at highest level in a decade, charity warns
Millions of people at risk of ‘toxic cycle’ of long-term mental health and money problems![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Millions of people at risk of ‘toxic cycle’ of long-term mental health and money problems
‘The system is killing us’: How B Corps are fighting injustice with socks, coffee and handbags![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘The system is killing us’: How B Corps are fighting injustice with socks, coffee and handbags
I had no job, long-term mental health issues and £50,000 of debt. Now I’m living debt free![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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I had no job, long-term mental health issues and £50,000 of debt. Now I’m living debt free
DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts
Food banks dread the inevitable consequences of abandoning the household support fund![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Food banks dread the inevitable consequences of abandoning the household support fund
‘It’s awkward and stressful’: Number of young people needing help with money doubles![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘It’s awkward and stressful’: Number of young people needing help with money doubles
It’s a cost of loving crisis: Why young people are getting into thousands in debt looking for love![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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It’s a cost of loving crisis: Why young people are getting into thousands in debt looking for love
DWP should never use AI to suspend benefit claims, experts insist: ‘People are still struggling’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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