Poverty
Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive

Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive
Government is ‘excluding’ disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty

Government is ‘excluding’ disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty
Axing ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn

Axing ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn
Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here’s why

Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here’s why
Dear Keir Starmer – no one should be sleeping on cardboard under bridges in a country this rich

Dear Keir Starmer – no one should be sleeping on cardboard under bridges in a country this rich
DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here’s why it’s a ‘dangerous’ idea

DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here’s why it’s a ‘dangerous’ idea
DWP minister: ‘Disability pay gap marks a decade of lost potential for disabled people’

DWP minister: ‘Disability pay gap marks a decade of lost potential for disabled people’
DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform

DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform
‘It’s disastrous’: Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts

‘It’s disastrous’: Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year

UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year
Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: ‘I was a skeleton’

Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: ‘I was a skeleton’
Nearly half of Londoners don’t realise how bad child poverty actually is: ‘Deeply concerning’

Nearly half of Londoners don’t realise how bad child poverty actually is: ‘Deeply concerning’
Half of universal credit claimants don’t know why DWP might stop their benefits

Half of universal credit claimants don’t know why DWP might stop their benefits
This benefits ‘trap’ is forcing homeless young people out of work, charities say

This benefits ‘trap’ is forcing homeless young people out of work, charities say
Hunger and broken shoes: Why we need a more compassionate approach to council tax debt collection

Hunger and broken shoes: Why we need a more compassionate approach to council tax debt collection
Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP’s own research finds

Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP’s own research finds
Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’
Mental health impact of debt and cost of living must stop being overlooked

Mental health impact of debt and cost of living must stop being overlooked
The real Byker Grove: Inside the youth clubs that inspired Ant and Dec’s childhood TV classic

The real Byker Grove: Inside the youth clubs that inspired Ant and Dec’s childhood TV classic
Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk
