Poverty

Gary Webster: Debt is a disease deserving of a cure
Money

Gary Webster: Debt is a disease deserving of a cure

“Sobering” problem debt stats should be “wake-up call” for government
Money

“Sobering” problem debt stats should be “wake-up call” for government

Orwell Prize-winner Darren McGarvey’s new series shows the impact of poverty
Social Justice

Orwell Prize-winner Darren McGarvey’s new series shows the impact of poverty

In-work poverty a growing crisis for 14 million struggling to make ends meet
Social Justice

In-work poverty a growing crisis for 14 million struggling to make ends meet

Broke: New BBC series shows ‘perfect storm of poverty’ in austerity Britain
Social Justice

Broke: New BBC series shows ‘perfect storm of poverty’ in austerity Britain

Regulator launches guidelines for lenders to protect vulnerable consumers
Money

Regulator launches guidelines for lenders to protect vulnerable consumers

Eliminating in-work poverty must be ‘number one priority’ after Brexit
Social Justice

Eliminating in-work poverty must be ‘number one priority’ after Brexit

Campaigners urge financial watchdog to cap credit card costs to slash debt
Money

Campaigners urge financial watchdog to cap credit card costs to slash debt

Kartik Raj: Why it’s high time for the UK government to face poverty facts
Opinion

Kartik Raj: Why it’s high time for the UK government to face poverty facts

Make transport more affordable to curb Scottish poverty, says report
Social Justice

Make transport more affordable to curb Scottish poverty, says report

Breathing Space scheme coming in 2021 to ease debt harassment
Social Justice

Breathing Space scheme coming in 2021 to ease debt harassment

Philip Hammond ‘can’t see’ the UK poverty brought up in UN report
Social Justice

Philip Hammond ‘can’t see’ the UK poverty brought up in UN report

The UN’s poverty report slams government for ‘mean-spirited’ austerity
Social Justice

The UN’s poverty report slams government for ‘mean-spirited’ austerity

High-cost credit complaints are up by 130 per cent this year
Money

High-cost credit complaints are up by 130 per cent this year

Gap between rich and poor is ‘making a mockery of democracy’
Social Justice

Gap between rich and poor is ‘making a mockery of democracy’

A Big Issue vendor visited Birmingham’s controversial ‘poverty experience’
Social Justice

A Big Issue vendor visited Birmingham’s controversial ‘poverty experience’

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Children on free schools meals twice as likely to be unemployed later in life
Social Justice

Children on free schools meals twice as likely to be unemployed later in life

Britain’s secret shame: Funeral poverty and the crippling cost of dying
Social Justice

Britain’s secret shame: Funeral poverty and the crippling cost of dying

Benefits freeze and Brexit uncertainty continues to leave families on brink
Social Justice

Benefits freeze and Brexit uncertainty continues to leave families on brink

Rutger Bregman: ‘Poverty is not a personality defect. We need a basic income’
Social Justice

Rutger Bregman: ‘Poverty is not a personality defect. We need a basic income’