Poverty
Lighthouse Furniture is helping low-income families make their house a home

Lighthouse Furniture is helping low-income families make their house a home
The gloom of war and poverty will find its way into the art of the future

The gloom of war and poverty will find its way into the art of the future
Peter Mullan: ‘This is a party who single-handedly created food banks. That should be on the collective Tory gravestone’

Peter Mullan: ‘This is a party who single-handedly created food banks. That should be on the collective Tory gravestone’
Digital exclusion is creating a ‘two-tier’ system for people claiming benefits

Digital exclusion is creating a ‘two-tier’ system for people claiming benefits
Elderly people are ‘riding buses all day to stay warm’, experts warn ministers

Elderly people are ‘riding buses all day to stay warm’, experts warn ministers
Bankers’ pay outpacing inflation shows the cost of living crisis is ‘not equal’

Bankers’ pay outpacing inflation shows the cost of living crisis is ‘not equal’
Vast amounts are spent on poverty but the money doesn’t go into the pockets of people in need

Vast amounts are spent on poverty but the money doesn’t go into the pockets of people in need
Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low

Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Last week we registered a 91-year-old man’

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Last week we registered a 91-year-old man’
DWP tries to scrap promise to report impact of universal credit

DWP tries to scrap promise to report impact of universal credit
Right-wing think tank tells Sunak to ‘stop being allergic to welfare’

Right-wing think tank tells Sunak to ‘stop being allergic to welfare’
Nearly 30% of people facing debt were in energy arrears before the cost of living crisis

Nearly 30% of people facing debt were in energy arrears before the cost of living crisis
‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit

‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study

Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study
Energy price cap rise marks start of ‘living standards catastrophe’ for UK’s poorest people

Energy price cap rise marks start of ‘living standards catastrophe’ for UK’s poorest people
This week’s energy price rise is largest ‘since records began’

This week’s energy price rise is largest ‘since records began’
You could be £1,100 a year worse off from Friday in cost of living surge

You could be £1,100 a year worse off from Friday in cost of living surge
Sunak ‘made political choice to plunge 1.3 million people into poverty’, chancellor told

Sunak ‘made political choice to plunge 1.3 million people into poverty’, chancellor told
Food banks forced to ration parcels and dip into cash reserves as donations drop

Food banks forced to ration parcels and dip into cash reserves as donations drop
Families denied welfare due to immigration rules can now apply for free school meals
