Poverty
Millions of universal credit and disability benefit claimants turn to food banks: ‘I’m terrified of cuts’
Millions of universal credit and disability benefit claimants turn to food banks: ‘I’m terrified of cuts’
DWP reveals new plans to get sick and disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts
DWP reveals new plans to get sick and disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts
Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned
Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned
UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
Pensioners ‘reduced to tears’ by ‘complex’ forms when applying for help from DWP
Pensioners ‘reduced to tears’ by ‘complex’ forms when applying for help from DWP
DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you’re serious about child poverty, Labour told
Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you’re serious about child poverty, Labour told
Jane Austen has become my shelter against a confusing world
Jane Austen has become my shelter against a confusing world
‘Heartbreak’ for millions of Brits as energy bills to rise by more than expected from April
‘Heartbreak’ for millions of Brits as energy bills to rise by more than expected from April
Most households paying £750 a year more for energy bills than before cost of living crisis
Most households paying £750 a year more for energy bills than before cost of living crisis
Bad news for Labour: Voters who feel ‘economically insecure’ far more likely to switch parties
Bad news for Labour: Voters who feel ‘economically insecure’ far more likely to switch parties
No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It’s time the government ended it
No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It’s time the government ended it
Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention
Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention
More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds
More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds
Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up
Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up
Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
This is the ‘most thoughtful and inspiring’ food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
This is the ‘most thoughtful and inspiring’ food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?
Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?
Ledbury Big Issue vendor tells local MP: ‘Take my concerns to Westminster’
