Poverty

‘There was no way out’: Survivors of domestic abuse forced to stay with abusers or face destitution
Cost of living crisis

‘There was no way out’: Survivors of domestic abuse forced to stay with abusers or face destitution

We need to stop hoping for a cure and prevent women and girls from facing poverty and abuse
Indy Cross

We need to stop hoping for a cure and prevent women and girls from facing poverty and abuse

Domestic abuse is escalating in the cost of living crisis. We need urgent change
Abigial Ampofo

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
Rachel Charlton-Dailey 

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
National Vendor Week

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
Sabine Goodwin

Food banks dread the inevitable consequences of abandoning the household support fund

I’m going to persuade the government to declare war on poverty. Here’s how 
John Bird

I’m going to persuade the government to declare war on poverty. Here’s how 

UK energy bills to fall – but millions still live in dangerously cold and damp homes
Energy bills

UK energy bills to fall – but millions still live in dangerously cold and damp homes

More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can’t afford it
Food banks

More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can’t afford it

Millions on universal credit left cold, without food and in debt – because the system is failing us
Helen Barnard

Millions on universal credit left cold, without food and in debt – because the system is failing us

DWP benefit dates for March 2024 and other help as cost of living payments end
Benefits

DWP benefit dates for March 2024 and other help as cost of living payments end

How iconic arts venue graced by Elton John and Amy Winehouse is helping homeless people
Community activism

How iconic arts venue graced by Elton John and Amy Winehouse is helping homeless people

‘They gave me hope’: As ‘appliance poverty’ bites, this charity is helping people ‘out of the hole’
Poverty

‘They gave me hope’: As ‘appliance poverty’ bites, this charity is helping people ‘out of the hole’

UK recession is ‘devastating’ for people living in poverty who have ‘nothing left to cut back’
Recession

UK recession is ‘devastating’ for people living in poverty who have ‘nothing left to cut back’

UK officially falling into recession is a ‘headache’ for Rishi Sunak. Here’s why
Recession

UK officially falling into recession is a ‘headache’ for Rishi Sunak. Here’s why

Where to get help as cost of living payments come to an end
Cost of living crisis

Where to get help as cost of living payments come to an end

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Disabled benefit claimants recall ‘cruel and traumatic’ DWP video assessments: ‘It’s no way to live’
DWP

Disabled benefit claimants recall ‘cruel and traumatic’ DWP video assessments: ‘It’s no way to live’

Children forced to sleep on floors as parents skip meals due to cost of living – something has to give
Child poverty

Children forced to sleep on floors as parents skip meals due to cost of living – something has to give

‘Mummy can’t afford it’: Families worry about coping as DWP cost of living payments come to an end
Cost of living

‘Mummy can’t afford it’: Families worry about coping as DWP cost of living payments come to an end

Cost of living crisis sees more and more children seeking mental health help: ‘I feel like a burden’
Mental health

Cost of living crisis sees more and more children seeking mental health help: ‘I feel like a burden’