Poverty

Jamie Oliver: ‘The power of democracy is measured by how we treat those at risk’
food poverty

Jamie Oliver: ‘The power of democracy is measured by how we treat those at risk’

The Bank of England has warned the UK is facing the longest ever recession. Here’s what it means
Cost of living crisis

The Bank of England has warned the UK is facing the longest ever recession. Here’s what it means

Big Issue Group launches campaign demanding long-term solutions to protect future generations and break the cycle of poverty
Big Futures

Big Issue Group launches campaign demanding long-term solutions to protect future generations and break the cycle of poverty

‘I begged food bank workers for body wash for my children’: The bleak reality of hygiene poverty in the UK
Cost of living crisis

‘I begged food bank workers for body wash for my children’: The bleak reality of hygiene poverty in the UK

Can you live off £1 a day? We asked experts about the TikTok trend
Cost of living crisis

Can you live off £1 a day? We asked experts about the TikTok trend

The government promised to help with the cost of living. So how far is the household support fund going?
Cost of living crisis

The government promised to help with the cost of living. So how far is the household support fund going?

How one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK is tackling the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

How one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK is tackling the cost of living crisis

Home Office visa delays are ‘pushing people into poverty’
Immigration

Home Office visa delays are ‘pushing people into poverty’

‘People will starve and freeze’ if government U-turns on promise to increase benefits
Cost of living crisis

‘People will starve and freeze’ if government U-turns on promise to increase benefits

All the protests and strikes taking place this weekend as anger grows over the economic crisis
Protest

All the protests and strikes taking place this weekend as anger grows over the economic crisis

Gordon Brown steps in to help save one of the UK’s largest food banks from closure
Activism

Gordon Brown steps in to help save one of the UK’s largest food banks from closure

As an era closes, what now for the future of Britain?
Opinion

As an era closes, what now for the future of Britain?

Anti-poverty organisations demand ‘direct support’ for UK’s poorest households
Social Justice

Anti-poverty organisations demand ‘direct support’ for UK’s poorest households

More than 30 years on, my fight to prevent mass poverty continues
John Bird

More than 30 years on, my fight to prevent mass poverty continues

‘Devastating’, ‘horrifying’, ‘unthinkable’: Think tanks urge action to protect households from energy price rises
Energy bills

‘Devastating’, ‘horrifying’, ‘unthinkable’: Think tanks urge action to protect households from energy price rises

Iceland loan scheme to support shoppers receives 50,000 applications in first week
Cost of living crisis

Iceland loan scheme to support shoppers receives 50,000 applications in first week

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BetterPod: Will Poulter and Aneita Lewis on the cost-of-living crisis
Financial insecurity

BetterPod: Will Poulter and Aneita Lewis on the cost-of-living crisis

NUS warns ‘no amount of budgeting’ will stop university students falling into poverty
Higher education

NUS warns ‘no amount of budgeting’ will stop university students falling into poverty

Revealed: The areas set to be hit hardest by soaring energy bills
Energy bills

Revealed: The areas set to be hit hardest by soaring energy bills

The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots
Book reviews

The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots