Poverty

This budget must ensure everyone has enough income to meet the basic needs of life
Vikki Brownridge

This budget must ensure everyone has enough income to meet the basic needs of life

‘We’re extremely nervous’: Here’s what Labour’s autumn budget might mean for benefit claimants
Autumn budget

‘We’re extremely nervous’: Here’s what Labour’s autumn budget might mean for benefit claimants

This cruel quirk in the benefits system is making young people homeless – but Labour can fix it
Balbir Kaur Chatrik

This cruel quirk in the benefits system is making young people homeless – but Labour can fix it

What is bedroom tax and how does it affect your benefits?
social housing

What is bedroom tax and how does it affect your benefits?

Health inequality starts in childhood. When will the national debate reflect that?
Rachael McKeown

Health inequality starts in childhood. When will the national debate reflect that?

Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would ‘benefit whole of society’, study finds
Universal credit

Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would ‘benefit whole of society’, study finds

Children in poverty are missing out on memories in the school holidays. We want to change that
Emma Revie and Nick Merriman

Children in poverty are missing out on memories in the school holidays. We want to change that

The human cost of years of DWP and benefits reforms must not be ignored in Labour’s budget
Amanda Light

The human cost of years of DWP and benefits reforms must not be ignored in Labour’s budget

No mention of two-child limit on benefits in Labour’s ‘ambitious’ child poverty strategy
Child poverty

No mention of two-child limit on benefits in Labour’s ‘ambitious’ child poverty strategy

Over 3,000 homeless children stuck in hotels longer than legal limit – a 600% rise in three years
Housing crisis

Over 3,000 homeless children stuck in hotels longer than legal limit – a 600% rise in three years

‘We’re stepping in to help kids eat’: Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils
Child poverty

‘We’re stepping in to help kids eat’: Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils

Children across the UK are living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ due to sky-high energy bills
Energy bills

Children across the UK are living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ due to sky-high energy bills

Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive
Universal credit

Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive

Government is ‘excluding’ disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty
Free childcare

Government is ‘excluding’ disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty

Axing ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn
Two-child benefit cap

Axing ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn

Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here’s why
John Bird

Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here’s why

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DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here’s why it’s a ‘dangerous’ idea
Employment

DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here’s why it’s a ‘dangerous’ idea

DWP minister: ‘Disability pay gap marks a decade of lost potential for disabled people’
Stephen Timms

DWP minister: ‘Disability pay gap marks a decade of lost potential for disabled people’

DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform
Disability benefits

DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform

Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’
Food banks

Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’