Opinion

Women’s pensions are the latest casualty of the motherhood penalty
Rebecca Horne

Women’s pensions are the latest casualty of the motherhood penalty

On average, women have a 33% smaller pension pot than men. This is mostly because of childcare responsibilities

Credit is cheap for the rich and expensive for the poor. That must change
Nick Bryer

Credit is cheap for the rich and expensive for the poor. That must change

The Fair Banking for All campaign wants banks to be properly assessed on how they serve their communities

How can we end rough sleeping when frontline workers are facing burnout?
Housing

How can we end rough sleeping when frontline workers are facing burnout?

The prime minister has given the country an ambition to believe in. Now we must give the people on the frontline the tools they need to achieve it, writes St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity’s Duncan Shrubsole

What Mr Skelly can teach us about the housing crisis
Steven MacKenzie

What Mr Skelly can teach us about the housing crisis

‘People with invisible disabilities shouldn’t have to justify their need for PIP’
Letters

‘People with invisible disabilities shouldn’t have to justify their need for PIP’

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If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons
Pavan Dhaliwal

If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons

‘I completed university degrees in prison. It made me realise I had something to contribute’
Dan Whyte

‘I completed university degrees in prison. It made me realise I had something to contribute’

Could ensuring every child has a laptop in school help solve the NEETs crisis?
Elizabeth Anderson

Could ensuring every child has a laptop in school help solve the NEETs crisis?

These 19th-century maps changed poverty in London. Today we have all the information we need to act
Ben Rogers

These 19th-century maps changed poverty in London. Today we have all the information we need to act

I was told I was ‘too young’ to have Parkinson’s when I applied for a Blue Badge
Joanne Robinson

I was told I was ‘too young’ to have Parkinson’s when I applied for a Blue Badge

‘I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts’
Natalie Thomas

‘I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts’

We’ve been saying for years that prevention is the answer to poverty. People are finally listening
John Bird

We’ve been saying for years that prevention is the answer to poverty. People are finally listening

Why we made controversial Channel 4 documentary The Experiment
TV

Why we made controversial Channel 4 documentary The Experiment

Hygiene poverty is the hidden cost-of-living trap. Why we must remove VAT on essentials to address it
Michael Gidney

Hygiene poverty is the hidden cost-of-living trap. Why we must remove VAT on essentials to address it

‘There have been too many deaths at the hands of the welfare system. It’s time to end the violence’
China Mills

‘There have been too many deaths at the hands of the welfare system. It’s time to end the violence’

What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths
Dr Kamalroop Singh

What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths

We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure
John Bird

We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure

‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’
Letters

‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’

How Big Issue is holding Andy Burnham’s government to account on homelessness
Isabella McRae

How Big Issue is holding Andy Burnham’s government to account on homelessness

Big Issue has always been bad at promoting itself. Andy Burnham can teach us a lesson
John Bird

Big Issue has always been bad at promoting itself. Andy Burnham can teach us a lesson

Ending rough sleeping isn’t just about money – it takes everyone pulling together
Letters

Ending rough sleeping isn’t just about money – it takes everyone pulling together

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Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore
Hannah Pentith

Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore

Everyone is being asked to prepare for troubled times. What does it mean for people in poverty?
Steven MacKenzie

Everyone is being asked to prepare for troubled times. What does it mean for people in poverty?

‘I don’t fit the stereotype of a homeless person. My story shows how it can happen to anyone’
Homelessness

‘I don’t fit the stereotype of a homeless person. My story shows how it can happen to anyone’

If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done
Housing

If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done