Poverty
We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure
We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure
Emergency is largely poverty by another name. Ending the inheritance of poverty is the only answer
Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore
Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore
Andy Burnham’s government recently expanded its Healthy Baby programme to support deprived families with very young children, but more needs to be done as baby banks see rising demand
Everyone is being asked to prepare for troubled times. What does it mean for people in poverty?
Everyone is being asked to prepare for troubled times. What does it mean for people in poverty?
Big Issue serves as an essential emergency provision for many in times of crisis
‘A child’s life can be made easier by money arriving when it should’
‘A child’s life can be made easier by money arriving when it should’
Mass dependence on emergency food parcels is a ‘moral scar’ on Britain. How do we end it?
Mass dependence on emergency food parcels is a ‘moral scar’ on Britain. How do we end it?
This is how Andy Burnham’s government could end the need for food banks
This is how Andy Burnham’s government could end the need for food banks
Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free
Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free
Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?
Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?
How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London
How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London
‘Without humanitarian aid, there is no life in Gaza. We have to hope tomorrow will be better’
‘Without humanitarian aid, there is no life in Gaza. We have to hope tomorrow will be better’
It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt
It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt
People could face an ‘impossible winter’ with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
People could face an ‘impossible winter’ with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
More children will get free school meals this school year. Here’s what you need to know
More children will get free school meals this school year. Here’s what you need to know
‘My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him’
‘My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him’
London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
I took a walk where I grew up in London. I saw how gentrification has damaged the community
I took a walk where I grew up in London. I saw how gentrification has damaged the community
Darren McGarvey: ‘If I were prime minister I’d be pranking Tommy Robinson on the phone’
Darren McGarvey: ‘If I were prime minister I’d be pranking Tommy Robinson on the phone’
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here’s what it could mean for benefits
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here’s what it could mean for benefits
Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
‘I’m a single mum. Summer school holidays mean a bigger food bill’
‘I’m a single mum. Summer school holidays mean a bigger food bill’
‘I shed many tears, with no one to talk to, about my financial worries. It’s no life’
‘I shed many tears, with no one to talk to, about my financial worries. It’s no life’
Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without
