Poverty

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

British Gas pledge to help customers is a mere ‘drop in the ocean’ say fuel poverty campaigners
Energy bills

British Gas pledge to help customers is a mere ‘drop in the ocean’ say fuel poverty campaigners

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

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

Vulnerable smart meter customers could be forced onto prepayment as energy bills soar
Energy bills

Vulnerable smart meter customers could be forced onto prepayment as energy bills soar

Inflation predicted to hit 18% for poorest this autumn
Cost of living crisis

Inflation predicted to hit 18% for poorest this autumn

Man on hunger strike pleads with the government to ‘wake up’ to the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Man on hunger strike pleads with the government to ‘wake up’ to the cost of living crisis

‘Using less energy isn’t an option’: Disabled people set to be hit hardest when bills soar again
Energy bills

‘Using less energy isn’t an option’: Disabled people set to be hit hardest when bills soar again

Energy bills expected to soar to £4,200 in January
Cost of living crisis

Energy bills expected to soar to £4,200 in January

Gordon Brown: ‘A poverty time-bomb is ticking across Britain’
Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown: ‘A poverty time-bomb is ticking across Britain’

What are the risks of Don’t Pay UK? We asked a leading lawyer
Cost of living crisis

What are the risks of Don’t Pay UK? We asked a leading lawyer

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Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers – and the gap only widens as they get older
Free school meals

Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers – and the gap only widens as they get older

Go without Netflix and avocado toast? Young people say they can’t afford essentials let alone luxuries
Cost of living crisis

Go without Netflix and avocado toast? Young people say they can’t afford essentials let alone luxuries

‘We’re not going away!’: Striking BT workers threaten more walkouts and label CEO ‘food bank Phil’
BT strike

‘We’re not going away!’: Striking BT workers threaten more walkouts and label CEO ‘food bank Phil’

‘You almost didn’t think it could get worse. But it has’: The workers on the frontline of the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

‘You almost didn’t think it could get worse. But it has’: The workers on the frontline of the cost of living crisis