Poverty
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
The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?

The number of homeless deaths is an entirely preventable tragedy. What are we doing?
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

Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations

Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations
New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story

New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story
Kinship carers are sleeping on sofas and floors to keep children out of care, study finds

Kinship carers are sleeping on sofas and floors to keep children out of care, study finds
Energy bill rise made me feel sick. I’d like Keir Starmer to try living in my bungalow when it’s cold

Energy bill rise made me feel sick. I’d like Keir Starmer to try living in my bungalow when it’s cold
Labour could replace two-child limit with a tapered system. Is it enough to tackle child poverty?

Labour could replace two-child limit with a tapered system. Is it enough to tackle child poverty?
DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
I’m a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty

I’m a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty
Hunger is a political choice. Could a ‘Right to Food’ change everything?

Hunger is a political choice. Could a ‘Right to Food’ change everything?
Children in deprived areas of Scotland are three times more likely to die before their first birthday

Children in deprived areas of Scotland are three times more likely to die before their first birthday
Letters: How many more people with learning difficulties will be abused and scapegoated?

Letters: How many more people with learning difficulties will be abused and scapegoated?
I couldn’t afford to fix my broken bed. People in poverty like me need help with the essentials

