Poverty
Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast

Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast
DWP universal credit increase 2024 – everything benefit claimants need to know

DWP universal credit increase 2024 – everything benefit claimants need to know
Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials

Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials
This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity

This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity
Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive

Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
Nearly one million people only £10 a week away from poverty, study finds

Nearly one million people only £10 a week away from poverty, study finds
Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to ‘automatic DWP deductions’

Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to ‘automatic DWP deductions’
Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products

Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products
We took the Home Office to task for lying on modern slavery. We still don’t have answers

We took the Home Office to task for lying on modern slavery. We still don’t have answers
Why the general election could and should be fought on the frontier of poverty

Why the general election could and should be fought on the frontier of poverty
Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty

Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
Energy bills are set to fall but UK families have already lost £72bn to ‘staggering’ prices

Energy bills are set to fall but UK families have already lost £72bn to ‘staggering’ prices
Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election

Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election
From poverty and housing to migrant and LGBTQ+ rights – why 2024 general election has such high stakes

From poverty and housing to migrant and LGBTQ+ rights – why 2024 general election has such high stakes
Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to ‘dangerous’ loan sharks, study finds

Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to ‘dangerous’ loan sharks, study finds
Sunak calls general election for 4 July: ‘It’s time to put a limping government out of its misery’

Sunak calls general election for 4 July: ‘It’s time to put a limping government out of its misery’
Low pay as a trainee bus driver left me desperate. I skipped meals and ended up £46k in debt

Low pay as a trainee bus driver left me desperate. I skipped meals and ended up £46k in debt
DWP ramps up AI use to ‘bring the future to the welfare system’ and push people into work

DWP ramps up AI use to ‘bring the future to the welfare system’ and push people into work
Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to ‘cruel’ and ‘immoral’ two-child benefit cap

Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to ‘cruel’ and ‘immoral’ two-child benefit cap
Poverty prevention is our best hope. Here’s some tangible ways to keep people warm, dry and fed
