Poverty
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

Families denied welfare due to immigration rules can now apply for free school meals
Spring Budget: Sunak’s statement ‘won’t touch the sides’ for single parents

Spring Budget: Sunak’s statement ‘won’t touch the sides’ for single parents
Spring Budget will leave low-income families ‘stranded,’ say anti-poverty campaigners

Spring Budget will leave low-income families ‘stranded,’ say anti-poverty campaigners
Campaigners head to Downing Street to demand ‘unjust’ benefit cap is scrapped in Budget

Campaigners head to Downing Street to demand ‘unjust’ benefit cap is scrapped in Budget
Met Police drop court case against woman for begging after legal challenge

Met Police drop court case against woman for begging after legal challenge
This week’s Big TV Picks: Skint, Then Barbara Met Alan and Top Boy

This week’s Big TV Picks: Skint, Then Barbara Met Alan and Top Boy
‘Some children haven’t learnt to crawl’: New report reveals impact of pandemic on society

‘Some children haven’t learnt to crawl’: New report reveals impact of pandemic on society
‘The impact could be fatal’: Jack Monroe urges MPs to support families amid cost of living crisis

‘The impact could be fatal’: Jack Monroe urges MPs to support families amid cost of living crisis
Brits are facing the biggest drop in real-terms income since the 1970s
