Poverty

DWP payment dates in May 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP payment dates in May 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

Green Party leader calls for urgent NHS reforms to stop homeless people being denied eye care
Health

Green Party leader calls for urgent NHS reforms to stop homeless people being denied eye care

Five things we learned from Pope Francis’ candid and historic Big Issue interview
Pope Francis

Five things we learned from Pope Francis’ candid and historic Big Issue interview

Poverty policy needs a rethink. One day, we will replace the fish with fishing rods
John Bird

Poverty policy needs a rethink. One day, we will replace the fish with fishing rods

Too many homeless people resort to pulling their own teeth. These dentists are trying to change that
Health

Too many homeless people resort to pulling their own teeth. These dentists are trying to change that

London homelessness centre forced to turn young people away due to ‘unprecedented demand’
Youth homelessness

London homelessness centre forced to turn young people away due to ‘unprecedented demand’

How to get out of debt: Simple steps to go from red to black
Debt

How to get out of debt: Simple steps to go from red to black

DWP urged to withdraw ‘dangerous’ and ‘inaccessible’ consultation into benefit cuts
Disability benefits

DWP urged to withdraw ‘dangerous’ and ‘inaccessible’ consultation into benefit cuts

Water bills are going up in April 2025. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Cost of living crisis

Water bills are going up in April 2025. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay

Social opportunity should take the place of social security 
John Bird

Social opportunity should take the place of social security 

People in poverty feel disconnected from democracy. But it doesn’t have to be this way
Hannah Paylor

People in poverty feel disconnected from democracy. But it doesn’t have to be this way

DWP payment dates in April 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Benefits

DWP payment dates in April 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’
Ruth Talbot

DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’

Food banks aren’t the solution to poverty – especially when businesses use them to dump food waste
Carina Millstone

Food banks aren’t the solution to poverty – especially when businesses use them to dump food waste

Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship
Child poverty

Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship

250,000 people will be plunged into poverty by benefit cuts, DWP analysis reveals
Disability benefits

250,000 people will be plunged into poverty by benefit cuts, DWP analysis reveals

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It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
Alex Firth

It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition

‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Food banks

‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’

Inside the Big Issue: Alison Hammond answers some Big Questions
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Alison Hammond answers some Big Questions

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs
Poverty line

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs