Poverty
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
Food banks near ‘breaking point’ as poverty soars, PM told
Food banks near ‘breaking point’ as poverty soars, PM told
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
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’
The cost of living crisis is forcing people to work multiple jobs to make ends meet
The cost of living crisis is forcing people to work multiple jobs to make ends meet
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
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