Poverty

Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here’s why
John Bird

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
Our vendors

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
Employment

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’
Stephen Timms

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
Disability benefits

DWP still ‘considering’ PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform

Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’
Food banks

Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’

‘It’s disastrous’: Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
Winter fuel payment

‘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
Inflation

UK’s shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of ‘just a few pounds’ next year

Nearly half of Londoners don’t realise how bad child poverty actually is: ‘Deeply concerning’
Child poverty

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
Universal credit

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
Homelessness

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
Emily Whitford

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
Universal credit

Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt, DWP’s own research finds

Council tax debt collectors ‘significantly harming’ health of those struggling to pay, report finds
Council tax

Council tax debt collectors ‘significantly harming’ health of those struggling to pay, report finds

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: ‘Disappointing’
Pensioners

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
Julie Bentley

Mental health impact of debt and cost of living must stop being overlooked

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Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk
Poverty

Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk

‘Food is expensive’: How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive
Poverty

‘Food is expensive’: How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive

Reasons for keeping two-child benefit cap are thin at best and cruel at worst – Labour must lift it
Vikki Brownridge

Reasons for keeping two-child benefit cap are thin at best and cruel at worst – Labour must lift it

‘I lost my dignity’: Inside Britain’s biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics
Food banks

‘I lost my dignity’: Inside Britain’s biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics