Poverty
UK’s food poverty crisis is spiralling out of control – and there’s only one way to fix it

UK’s food poverty crisis is spiralling out of control – and there’s only one way to fix it
Letters: Minimum wage is meaningless without a defined maximum wage

Letters: Minimum wage is meaningless without a defined maximum wage
‘How are people going to cope?’: Almost all food banks helping first-time users as demand surges

‘How are people going to cope?’: Almost all food banks helping first-time users as demand surges
Autumn Statement: Jeremy Hunt accused of ‘cynical attack’ on sick and disabled benefits claimants

Autumn Statement: Jeremy Hunt accused of ‘cynical attack’ on sick and disabled benefits claimants
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces raise in local housing allowance for first time in three years

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces raise in local housing allowance for first time in three years
Food banks ask people to ‘pray for them’ ahead of worst winter on record: ‘Our shelves are empty’

Food banks ask people to ‘pray for them’ ahead of worst winter on record: ‘Our shelves are empty’
Map shows where you can find a warm bank near you this winter

Map shows where you can find a warm bank near you this winter
We grilled new children’s minister about UK kids living in destitution. It didn’t go well

We grilled new children’s minister about UK kids living in destitution. It didn’t go well
UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: ‘UK policies continue to inflict misery’

UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: ‘UK policies continue to inflict misery’
Food bank says people are turning to sex work and taking out dangerous loans due to cost of living

Food bank says people are turning to sex work and taking out dangerous loans due to cost of living
Suella Braverman’s ‘lifestyle choice’ claim on homelessness is cavalier, wrong and straight-up ignorant

Suella Braverman’s ‘lifestyle choice’ claim on homelessness is cavalier, wrong and straight-up ignorant
Disabled nurse ‘feels guilty being alive’ as her family struggles with devastating cost of living

Disabled nurse ‘feels guilty being alive’ as her family struggles with devastating cost of living
UK shamelessly axes bankers’ bonus cap as more than one million children experience destitution

UK shamelessly axes bankers’ bonus cap as more than one million children experience destitution
Conversion therapy and rental reform: Key policies activists want to see at heart of King’s Speech

Conversion therapy and rental reform: Key policies activists want to see at heart of King’s Speech
AI may be coming for your job – but there is hope, experts insist: ‘We have a choice’

AI may be coming for your job – but there is hope, experts insist: ‘We have a choice’
Cost of living: Man says he eats less and feels like a ‘failure’ due to benefits not covering essentials

Cost of living: Man says he eats less and feels like a ‘failure’ due to benefits not covering essentials
Young woman says she ‘unravelled’ when cost of living meant she couldn’t keep herself clean

Young woman says she ‘unravelled’ when cost of living meant she couldn’t keep herself clean
Where to find free toiletries, period products and nappies in the UK

Where to find free toiletries, period products and nappies in the UK
Child poverty in the UK: Latest figures as more plunged into destitution amid cost of living crisis

Child poverty in the UK: Latest figures as more plunged into destitution amid cost of living crisis
One million UK children experienced ‘horrifying levels of destitution’ last year, study finds
