Poverty
Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Water bills are going up in April 2024. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Water bills are going up in April 2024. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Unsecured debt such as credit cards and loans at highest level in a decade, charity warns
Unsecured debt such as credit cards and loans at highest level in a decade, charity warns
DWP could be ‘fantastic’ under Labour, says ex-minister Stephen Timms: ‘Don’t write the DWP off’
DWP could be ‘fantastic’ under Labour, says ex-minister Stephen Timms: ‘Don’t write the DWP off’
Millions of kids are in poverty and Jeremy Hunt wants a ‘carrot and stick’ benefits system
Millions of kids are in poverty and Jeremy Hunt wants a ‘carrot and stick’ benefits system
‘Out of touch’: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt slammed after claiming £100,000 a year ‘isn’t a huge salary’
‘Out of touch’: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt slammed after claiming £100,000 a year ‘isn’t a huge salary’
Two-child limit on benefits is cruel and unfair. Politicians must rethink ahead of general election
Two-child limit on benefits is cruel and unfair. Politicians must rethink ahead of general election
More than 700,000 children plunged into poverty since Tories came to power: ‘We’re going backwards’
More than 700,000 children plunged into poverty since Tories came to power: ‘We’re going backwards’
UK inflation falls to lowest level in more than two years. But what does it mean for your wallet?
UK inflation falls to lowest level in more than two years. But what does it mean for your wallet?
‘We are heartbroken’: Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives
‘We are heartbroken’: Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives
Tory government ‘demonises’ disabled people who face ‘onerous’ benefits system, UN warns
Tory government ‘demonises’ disabled people who face ‘onerous’ benefits system, UN warns
‘I’m in crippling debt’: Brits are falling behind on bills in record numbers amid cost of living crisis
‘I’m in crippling debt’: Brits are falling behind on bills in record numbers amid cost of living crisis
Big Issue founder calls for a Ministry of Poverty Prevention ahead of the general election
Big Issue founder calls for a Ministry of Poverty Prevention ahead of the general election
Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis
How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis
‘There was no way out’: Survivors of domestic abuse forced to stay with abusers or face destitution
‘There was no way out’: Survivors of domestic abuse forced to stay with abusers or face destitution
Domestic abuse is escalating in the cost of living crisis. We need urgent change
Domestic abuse is escalating in the cost of living crisis. We need urgent change
Jeremy Hunt didn’t mention disabled people once in his Spring Budget. It shows how little he thinks of us
Jeremy Hunt didn’t mention disabled people once in his Spring Budget. It shows how little he thinks of us
Big Issue founder John Bird celebrates vendors at House of Lords – and vows to help end destitution
Big Issue founder John Bird celebrates vendors at House of Lords – and vows to help end destitution
Food banks dread the inevitable consequences of abandoning the household support fund
