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Police pay out £2.5k over wrongful arrest of man who shouted ‘who elected him’ at King Charles ceremony
Protest

Police pay out £2.5k over wrongful arrest of man who shouted ‘who elected him’ at King Charles ceremony

Millions of universal credit and disability benefit claimants turn to food banks: ‘I’m terrified of cuts’
Food banks

Millions of universal credit and disability benefit claimants turn to food banks: ‘I’m terrified of cuts’

Landlords of overcrowded flat fined £12k after fire killed dad-of-two
Shadwell fire

Landlords of overcrowded flat fined £12k after fire killed dad-of-two

DWP reveals new plans to get sick and disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP reveals new plans to get sick and disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts

Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned
Department for Work and Pensions

Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned

UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
Human rights

UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning

This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
Refugee homelessness

This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz

Pensioners ‘reduced to tears’ by ‘complex’ forms when applying for help from DWP
Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners ‘reduced to tears’ by ‘complex’ forms when applying for help from DWP

Meet the 83-year-old activist who’s fought gentrification for 50 years – and is still going strong
Activism

Meet the 83-year-old activist who’s fought gentrification for 50 years – and is still going strong

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025

Big Issue founder launches bid to ban no-fault evictions as soon as Renters’ Rights Bill is made law
RENTING

Big Issue founder launches bid to ban no-fault evictions as soon as Renters’ Rights Bill is made law

Rough sleeping in England soars by 20% in just a year: ‘It’s a red alert warning’
Homelessness

Rough sleeping in England soars by 20% in just a year: ‘It’s a red alert warning’

DWP to ‘re-examine’ controversial universal credit rule for paying off rental debts
Universal credit

DWP to ‘re-examine’ controversial universal credit rule for paying off rental debts

Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you’re serious about child poverty, Labour told
Child poverty

Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you’re serious about child poverty, Labour told

Labour accused of ‘turning its back on disabled people’ in Grenfell Inquiry response: ‘We’re dismayed’
Grenfell

Labour accused of ‘turning its back on disabled people’ in Grenfell Inquiry response: ‘We’re dismayed’

Grenfell fire families face 10-year wait to see changes and reforms fully implemented
Grenfell

Grenfell fire families face 10-year wait to see changes and reforms fully implemented

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Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’
Digital inclusion

Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’

Labour doubles emergency homelessness funding to £60m: ‘No one should live in fear of losing their home’
Homelessness

Labour doubles emergency homelessness funding to £60m: ‘No one should live in fear of losing their home’

How investing in one-stop shops to fix UK’s horror homes could pay for itself
Housing

How investing in one-stop shops to fix UK’s horror homes could pay for itself

Most households paying £750 a year more for energy bills than before cost of living crisis
Energy bills

Most households paying £750 a year more for energy bills than before cost of living crisis