Poverty
Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It’s a waste of public funds
Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It’s a waste of public funds
Joanne Barker Marsh is one of eight parents from Changing Realiities, a collaboration of parents on a low-income, who met with education secretary Bridget Philippson to discuss why action to support families on a low-income with SEND children is so urgently needed
Over 85,000 children in Britain living in extreme poverty: ‘There’s a sense of hopelessness’
Over 85,000 children in Britain living in extreme poverty: ‘There’s a sense of hopelessness’
Frontline workers say this is the worst level of child poverty they have seen, as more than half of families they support struggle to afford food for basic nutrition
Disabled and mentally ill people feel ‘broken and without hope’ over Labour’s plans for benefits
Disabled and mentally ill people feel ‘broken and without hope’ over Labour’s plans for benefits
Big Issue readers have shared their fears about reforms to the benefits system, saying they would ‘love to work but that there needs to be ‘access to timely and adequate healthcare’ before they are able to do so
‘Being alive is utterly exhausting’: How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits
‘Being alive is utterly exhausting’: How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits
DWP told to stop forcibly taking cash from benefit claimants to pay for its own mistakes
DWP told to stop forcibly taking cash from benefit claimants to pay for its own mistakes
Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest people in Slovenia, report finds – here’s why
Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest people in Slovenia, report finds – here’s why
Cuts to benefits would be a ‘grave mistake’, Keir Starmer warned by his own MPs
Cuts to benefits would be a ‘grave mistake’, Keir Starmer warned by his own MPs
One in four teachers spending own money to feed hungry pupils as parents struggle with costs
One in four teachers spending own money to feed hungry pupils as parents struggle with costs
Disability benefit cuts could plunge 700,000 households into poverty, Labour warned
Disability benefit cuts could plunge 700,000 households into poverty, Labour warned
The UN’s damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
The UN’s damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
Millions of universal credit and disability benefit claimants turn to food banks: ‘I’m terrified of cuts’
Millions of universal credit and disability benefit claimants turn to food banks: ‘I’m terrified of cuts’
DWP reveals new plans to get sick and disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts
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
Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned
Pensioners ‘reduced to tears’ by ‘complex’ forms when applying for help from DWP
Pensioners ‘reduced to tears’ by ‘complex’ forms when applying for help from DWP
DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you’re serious about child poverty, Labour told
Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you’re serious about child poverty, Labour told
Jane Austen has become my shelter against a confusing world
Jane Austen has become my shelter against a confusing world
Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’
Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’
‘Heartbreak’ for millions of Brits as energy bills to rise by more than expected from April
‘Heartbreak’ for millions of Brits as energy bills to rise by more than expected from April
Most households paying £750 a year more for energy bills than before cost of living crisis
Most households paying £750 a year more for energy bills than before cost of living crisis
Bad news for Labour: Voters who feel ‘economically insecure’ far more likely to switch parties
Bad news for Labour: Voters who feel ‘economically insecure’ far more likely to switch parties
Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention
Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention
More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds
More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds
Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up
Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up
Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
