Poverty

Reeves’ budget offers positive steps for those struggling with debts – but there’s still a way to go
Vikki Brownridge

Reeves’ budget offers positive steps for those struggling with debts – but there’s still a way to go

How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
Christmas

How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children

Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future
Lorraine Griffin

Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future

What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?
Autumn budget

What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?

‘Landmark moment’: Rachel Reeves scraps two-child limit to lift 350,000 kids out of poverty
Autumn budget

‘Landmark moment’: Rachel Reeves scraps two-child limit to lift 350,000 kids out of poverty

Want a reason to be cheerful? Across Europe there are people trying to do the same thing as Big Issue
John Bird

Want a reason to be cheerful? Across Europe there are people trying to do the same thing as Big Issue

How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on
autumn budget

How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on

Scotland’s social security system treated me better as a disabled person. DWP must take notes
Caroline Cawley

Scotland’s social security system treated me better as a disabled person. DWP must take notes

Here’s what to do if you see a homeless person
Homelessness

Here’s what to do if you see a homeless person

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
volunteering

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect

West Ham star Tomáš Souček: ‘We cannot judge homeless people – we can only help’
Football

West Ham star Tomáš Souček: ‘We cannot judge homeless people – we can only help’

Older people are surviving, not living. The autumn budget cannot ignore pensioner poverty
Joanna Elson

Older people are surviving, not living. The autumn budget cannot ignore pensioner poverty

23,500 young people face homelessness this winter: ‘Now is the worst time to be homeless’
Homelessness

23,500 young people face homelessness this winter: ‘Now is the worst time to be homeless’

Scottish minister remains ‘concerned’ Labour’s child poverty strategy will lack impact
Child poverty

Scottish minister remains ‘concerned’ Labour’s child poverty strategy will lack impact

‘I would go to school shivering’: 300,000 children in the UK may go without a coat this winter
Child poverty

‘I would go to school shivering’: 300,000 children in the UK may go without a coat this winter

Families have hope for the first time this budget. Anything other than bold moves will let them down
Moazzam Malik

Families have hope for the first time this budget. Anything other than bold moves will let them down

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‘I spent my burial fund on repairs’: Pensioners in poverty pushed to breaking point by unexpected bills
Pension poverty

‘I spent my burial fund on repairs’: Pensioners in poverty pushed to breaking point by unexpected bills

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it
Sam Richards

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it

Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?
Health

Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?

I’m a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too
Thea Jaffe

I’m a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too