Poverty

Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it’s the tip of the hunger iceberg
Sabine Goodwin

Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it’s the tip of the hunger iceberg

Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’
Food banks

Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’

‘This cannot go on’: Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
Food banks

‘This cannot go on’: Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time

DWP admits winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty
Winter fuel payment

DWP admits winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty

More than 16 million people in poverty, report finds – with deprivation at highest level in decades
Social Justice

More than 16 million people in poverty, report finds – with deprivation at highest level in decades

Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating
Energy bills

Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
Hannah Mackay-Christie, Leigh Elliott

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs

‘It can’t stay like this’: Meet the North East families fighting child poverty by themselves
Big Community

‘It can’t stay like this’: Meet the North East families fighting child poverty by themselves

1 in 5 Brits say they’ve sofa surfed amid record levels of homelessness heading into Christmas
Homelessness

1 in 5 Brits say they’ve sofa surfed amid record levels of homelessness heading into Christmas

PIP is a lifeline for me as a disabled person. Here’s a great way to claim for the DWP benefit
Alicia Cartwright

PIP is a lifeline for me as a disabled person. Here’s a great way to claim for the DWP benefit

Big Issue recognised for ‘punchy, buccaneering swagger’ at prestigious journalism awards
Big Issue Success

Big Issue recognised for ‘punchy, buccaneering swagger’ at prestigious journalism awards

Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know
benefits

Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know

How and when to claim unemployment benefits
benefits

How and when to claim unemployment benefits

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
volunteering

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect

Types of homelessness: From rough sleeping to sofa surfing
homelessness

Types of homelessness: From rough sleeping to sofa surfing

Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?
John Bird

Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?

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‘Back to cost of living crisis’: Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say
Cost of living crisis

‘Back to cost of living crisis’: Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say

Lord John Bird reacts to Labour’s first budget in 14 years
Press Release

Lord John Bird reacts to Labour’s first budget in 14 years

‘Disturbing’ disability benefit reforms in Labour’s budget could see hundreds of thousands denied help
Autumn budget

‘Disturbing’ disability benefit reforms in Labour’s budget could see hundreds of thousands denied help

Benefit changes, universal credit and crackdown on fraud: How Labour’s budget impacts benefits
Autumn budget

Benefit changes, universal credit and crackdown on fraud: How Labour’s budget impacts benefits