Poverty
‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty

‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
More than four million children set to be in poverty by 2029 despite Labour two-child limit U-turn

More than four million children set to be in poverty by 2029 despite Labour two-child limit U-turn
I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy

I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
Johannes Radebe: ‘As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That’s my sparkly, magical world’

Johannes Radebe: ‘As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That’s my sparkly, magical world’
Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score

Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score
Pensioners are skipping showers and cutting back on food as millions face poverty

Pensioners are skipping showers and cutting back on food as millions face poverty
Millions of Brits have no savings to fall back on in a crisis. Will a new £1bn government scheme help?

Millions of Brits have no savings to fall back on in a crisis. Will a new £1bn government scheme help?
Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of ‘poor service’ from DWP, MPs warn

Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of ‘poor service’ from DWP, MPs warn
Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: ‘I am gifting the government a chance’

Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: ‘I am gifting the government a chance’
It’s a critical moment for millions of Brits living in fuel poverty in desperately cold homes this winter

It’s a critical moment for millions of Brits living in fuel poverty in desperately cold homes this winter
How to survive the cold weather when you’re struggling to pay your bills

How to survive the cold weather when you’re struggling to pay your bills
The dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026 – for all our sakes

The dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026 – for all our sakes
Energy bills to remain ‘stubbornly high’ in January: ‘Winter cruelly exposes the cost of a cold home’

Energy bills to remain ‘stubbornly high’ in January: ‘Winter cruelly exposes the cost of a cold home’
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’

Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
From family time to robot dogs: Children share hilarious and heartbreaking Christmas wishes

From family time to robot dogs: Children share hilarious and heartbreaking Christmas wishes
Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation

Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be ‘wasting public funds’ and ‘harming lives’

UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be ‘wasting public funds’ and ‘harming lives’
Minister pressed on universal credit and child poverty targets as Labour reveals youth strategy


