Poverty

Cash Carraway on Rain Dogs: ‘We always see working-class stories through a middle-class gaze’
interview

Cash Carraway on Rain Dogs: ‘We always see working-class stories through a middle-class gaze’

This website lets you see how much hidden financial support you’re eligible for
cost of living

This website lets you see how much hidden financial support you’re eligible for

Poverty is the great drain at the heart of the budget
John Bird

Poverty is the great drain at the heart of the budget

Why ideas of ending poverty are still stuck in the realm of fantasy
John Bird

Why ideas of ending poverty are still stuck in the realm of fantasy

The cost of living’s hidden mental health impact
mental health

The cost of living’s hidden mental health impact

Rural poverty is getting worse – and welfare harder to access
Poverty

Rural poverty is getting worse – and welfare harder to access

Everyone is afraid of poverty, so why haven’t we declared war on it?
John Bird

Everyone is afraid of poverty, so why haven’t we declared war on it?

Why women are much more likely to be caught in the poverty trap
International Women's Day

Why women are much more likely to be caught in the poverty trap

More people are getting a hand up from Big Issue as the cost-of-living crisis bites
News

More people are getting a hand up from Big Issue as the cost-of-living crisis bites

In the face of this emergency, revolutionary thinking is required
Opinion

In the face of this emergency, revolutionary thinking is required

A reader writes: gambling companies target the most vulnerable
Letters

A reader writes: gambling companies target the most vulnerable

A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck
Opinion

A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck

What’s it like living in rural Scotland during the cost of living crisis?
Cost of living crisis

What’s it like living in rural Scotland during the cost of living crisis?

Turnips and working more hours? Food bank workers say Thérèse Coffey is ‘living on a different planet’
Cost of living crisis

Turnips and working more hours? Food bank workers say Thérèse Coffey is ‘living on a different planet’

One in five people in the UK’s wealthiest areas can’t afford food or pay their bills
Cost of living crisis

One in five people in the UK’s wealthiest areas can’t afford food or pay their bills

Are we doomed to repeat the cost of living crisis? This archive film shows how little has changed in the UK
Cost of living crisis

Are we doomed to repeat the cost of living crisis? This archive film shows how little has changed in the UK

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From online deals to job searches: How digital exclusion makes the cost of living even higher
Digital Inclusion

From online deals to job searches: How digital exclusion makes the cost of living even higher

Pawnbrokers’ phones are ‘ringing off the walls’ in the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Pawnbrokers’ phones are ‘ringing off the walls’ in the cost of living crisis

Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments
Legacy benefits

Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments

I was born into poverty – and 77 years later we still haven’t solved it
Opinion

I was born into poverty – and 77 years later we still haven’t solved it