Poverty

Young woman says she ‘unravelled’ when cost of living meant she couldn’t keep herself clean
Cost of living crisis

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
Cost of living crisis

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

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
Child poverty

One million UK children experienced ‘horrifying levels of destitution’ last year, study finds

Food banks are being forced to ration supplies. We can’t sustain this level of poverty for much longer
Sabine Goodwin

Food banks are being forced to ration supplies. We can’t sustain this level of poverty for much longer

Real Living Wage rises to £12 an hour amid crippling cost of living crisis
Living wage

Real Living Wage rises to £12 an hour amid crippling cost of living crisis

Young woman estranged from family recalls fight for survival amid cost of living crisis: ‘I was scared’
Cost of living crisis

Young woman estranged from family recalls fight for survival amid cost of living crisis: ‘I was scared’

Tory by-election candidate blasted over post telling jobless, struggling parents to ‘f**k off’
Conservative Party

Tory by-election candidate blasted over post telling jobless, struggling parents to ‘f**k off’

Disabled people twice as likely to face debt amid cost of living crisis: ‘The system is broken’
Cost of living crisis

Disabled people twice as likely to face debt amid cost of living crisis: ‘The system is broken’

UK is on brink of a mass homelessness crisis. Government must act now – before it’s too late
World Homeless Day

UK is on brink of a mass homelessness crisis. Government must act now – before it’s too late

Tories and Labour need to stop slinging mud and urgently commit to a new Ministry of Poverty
John Bird

Tories and Labour need to stop slinging mud and urgently commit to a new Ministry of Poverty

Yet another beggar banned from asking for money. Does legal action really tackle the problem?
Begging

Yet another beggar banned from asking for money. Does legal action really tackle the problem?

Households could be paid to turn down their heating amid surging energy bills
Energy bills

Households could be paid to turn down their heating amid surging energy bills

Artist Sarah Lucas on tits, making something out of nothing and ‘living in quite terrible times’
Art

Artist Sarah Lucas on tits, making something out of nothing and ‘living in quite terrible times’

Power Up London: Big Issue Invest opens applications for new investment programme
Big Issue Invest

Power Up London: Big Issue Invest opens applications for new investment programme

Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK’s biggest issues
Social mobility

Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK’s biggest issues

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Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis
Shopping

Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis

Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It’s time we united for justice
Disability Rights UK

Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It’s time we united for justice

Cost of living crisis sparks troubling rise in malnutrition and return of ‘Victorian’ diseases
Cost of living crisis

Cost of living crisis sparks troubling rise in malnutrition and return of ‘Victorian’ diseases

Youth homelessness and unemployment are rising – but there’s a simple solution
Opinion

Youth homelessness and unemployment are rising – but there’s a simple solution