Poverty
What we have learned after 15 years of universal credit – and what must change

What we have learned after 15 years of universal credit – and what must change
What a soup kitchen in London’s financial district thinks about a windfall tax on the banks

What a soup kitchen in London’s financial district thinks about a windfall tax on the banks
Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It’s time it covered the essentials

Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It’s time it covered the essentials
15 years on, it’s time we made universal credit the game changer it can be 

15 years on, it’s time we made universal credit the game changer it can be
Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution

Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution
Universal credit sanctions more ‘severe’ and ‘damaging’ than criminal fines, report finds

Universal credit sanctions more ‘severe’ and ‘damaging’ than criminal fines, report finds
As a child in poverty, the institutional food I was served saved my life. Today’s kids need the same

As a child in poverty, the institutional food I was served saved my life. Today’s kids need the same
Politics needs someone tough to sort out the mess. Louise Casey is just the person for the job

Politics needs someone tough to sort out the mess. Louise Casey is just the person for the job
How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?

How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?
‘I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens

‘I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens
Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Brits to have energy bill debt written off

Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Brits to have energy bill debt written off
Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer

Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer
What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?

What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?
Letters: The system creating poverty must be eradicated. That system is capitalism

Letters: The system creating poverty must be eradicated. That system is capitalism
Oxford university lecturers are turning to food banks. The scandal is that it’s no longer shocking

Oxford university lecturers are turning to food banks. The scandal is that it’s no longer shocking
Taxing wealth in the budget could score the chancellor a triple win

Taxing wealth in the budget could score the chancellor a triple win
Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit

Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: ‘Too many people miss out’

More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: ‘Too many people miss out’
Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty

