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Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would ‘benefit whole of society’, study finds
Universal credit

Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would ‘benefit whole of society’, study finds

Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
Behind the scenes

Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis

‘We’re the forgotten ones’: Labour budget must not ignore ‘broken’ social care system, families say
Social care

‘We’re the forgotten ones’: Labour budget must not ignore ‘broken’ social care system, families say

‘We’re stepping in to help kids eat’: Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils
Child poverty

‘We’re stepping in to help kids eat’: Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils

Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive
Universal credit

Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive

Government is ‘excluding’ disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty
Free childcare

Government is ‘excluding’ disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty

The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain: ‘No one is talking about it’
Nitazenes

The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain: ‘No one is talking about it’

Axing ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn
Two-child benefit cap

Axing ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn

Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: ‘The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community’
Ariyon Bakare

Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: ‘The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community’

Disabled people are paid £2 an hour less at work. Here’s how to change this grossly unfair situation
Harriet Edwards

Disabled people are paid £2 an hour less at work. Here’s how to change this grossly unfair situation

Labour must end policies causing deaths of thousands of homeless people: ‘Every person was precious’
Homelessness

Labour must end policies causing deaths of thousands of homeless people: ‘Every person was precious’

DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform
Disability benefits

DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform

Elizabeth Line named Britain’s best new building at Stirling Prize 2024: ‘Flawless and beautiful’
Architecture

Elizabeth Line named Britain’s best new building at Stirling Prize 2024: ‘Flawless and beautiful’

UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year
Inflation

UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year

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’

Benefits bill pushes government spending on housing to highest level since records began
Housing crisis

Benefits bill pushes government spending on housing to highest level since records began

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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’

Half of universal credit claimants don’t know why DWP might stop their benefits
Universal credit

Half of universal credit claimants don’t know why DWP might stop their benefits

This benefits ‘trap’ is forcing homeless young people out of work, charities say
Homelessness

This benefits ‘trap’ is forcing homeless young people out of work, charities say

Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP’s own research finds
Universal credit

Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP’s own research finds