Poverty

I’m a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty
Jonny Roberts

I’m a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty

‘BritCard’ digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life
Chloe Coleman

‘BritCard’ digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life

What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
Child poverty

What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?

Hunger is a political choice. Could a ‘Right to Food’ change everything?
Dr Regina Murphy Keith and Dr Sharon Noonan

Hunger is a political choice. Could a ‘Right to Food’ change everything?

Children in deprived areas of Scotland are three times more likely to die before their first birthday
Julie Cameron

Children in deprived areas of Scotland are three times more likely to die before their first birthday

Letters: How many more people with learning difficulties will be abused and scapegoated?
Letters

Letters: How many more people with learning difficulties will be abused and scapegoated?

I couldn’t afford to fix my broken bed. People in poverty like me need help with the essentials
Gloria Odhi

I couldn’t afford to fix my broken bed. People in poverty like me need help with the essentials

Two-child benefit cap is ‘punishing’ working families, Labour warned ahead of child poverty strategy
Child poverty

Two-child benefit cap is ‘punishing’ working families, Labour warned ahead of child poverty strategy

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues
John Bird

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues

Everyone thinks pensioners are rich. But I’m forced to choose between heating and eating
Pensioner poverty

Everyone thinks pensioners are rich. But I’m forced to choose between heating and eating

Single people must earn at least £30,500 per year to live well in the UK
Living standards

Single people must earn at least £30,500 per year to live well in the UK

Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts
Food banks

Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts

Therapists shouldn’t all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds
Andrea San Pedro-Lunn

Therapists shouldn’t all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds

Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September
Social Justice

Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September

I have arthritis, incontinence and other chronic health conditions. The DWP didn’t think I needed PIP
Disability benefits

I have arthritis, incontinence and other chronic health conditions. The DWP didn’t think I needed PIP

My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention
John Bird

My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention

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‘I was homeless at 16’: DJ Charlie Sloth on rough sleeping and living in poverty as a young father
Homelessness

‘I was homeless at 16’: DJ Charlie Sloth on rough sleeping and living in poverty as a young father

Five-week universal credit wait for claimants is a baffling own goal – here’s the proof
Juliette Flach

Five-week universal credit wait for claimants is a baffling own goal – here’s the proof

I’ve had to appeal every single one of my PIP claims – the system is in dire need of improvement
Benefits

I’ve had to appeal every single one of my PIP claims – the system is in dire need of improvement

Labour MP Ian Byrne: ‘We need to stop making political decisions which are suicidal on the doorstep’
Politics

Labour MP Ian Byrne: ‘We need to stop making political decisions which are suicidal on the doorstep’