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

The UN’s poverty report slams government for ‘mean-spirited’ austerity
High-cost credit complaints are up by 130 per cent this year

High-cost credit complaints are up by 130 per cent this year
Gap between rich and poor is ‘making a mockery of democracy’

Gap between rich and poor is ‘making a mockery of democracy’
A Big Issue vendor visited Birmingham’s controversial ‘poverty experience’

A Big Issue vendor visited Birmingham’s controversial ‘poverty experience’
Missing one council tax payment can cost more than £2,000

Missing one council tax payment can cost more than £2,000
Children on free schools meals twice as likely to be unemployed later in life

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

Britain’s secret shame: Funeral poverty and the crippling cost of dying
Benefits freeze and Brexit uncertainty continues to leave families on brink

Benefits freeze and Brexit uncertainty continues to leave families on brink
Are foodbanks making Britain’s hunger crisis worse?

Are foodbanks making Britain’s hunger crisis worse?
Deprived children are going hungry after missing out on school dinners

Deprived children are going hungry after missing out on school dinners
Utopian realist Rutger Bregman capsizes our preconceptions on poverty

Utopian realist Rutger Bregman capsizes our preconceptions on poverty
Child poverty will hit a 20-year high in Scotland by 2023

Child poverty will hit a 20-year high in Scotland by 2023
Dundee is becoming the UK’s first real living wage city

Dundee is becoming the UK’s first real living wage city
More than a million carers and cleaners are suffering in-work poverty

More than a million carers and cleaners are suffering in-work poverty
A Stirling cinema is asking customers to only pay what they can afford

A Stirling cinema is asking customers to only pay what they can afford
A lack of public transport is keeping Britain’s poorest away from nature

A lack of public transport is keeping Britain’s poorest away from nature
Rural cash machines will receive a ‘super premium’ to stay open

Rural cash machines will receive a ‘super premium’ to stay open
Parliament holds first 2019 debate on Philip Alston’s UN poverty report

Parliament holds first 2019 debate on Philip Alston’s UN poverty report
What is financial inclusion and why does it matter?
