Poverty
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
Council tax debt collectors ‘significantly harming’ health of those struggling to pay, report finds
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’
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
Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk
Reasons for keeping two-child benefit cap are thin at best and cruel at worst – Labour must lift it
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
‘I lost my dignity’: Inside Britain’s biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics
Scrapping two-child benefit cap ‘single most cost-effective policy’ to reduce child poverty
Scrapping two-child benefit cap ‘single most cost-effective policy’ to reduce child poverty
North East mayor Kim McGuinness on ambition, austerity and why she’s the ‘ultimate pragmatist’
North East mayor Kim McGuinness on ambition, austerity and why she’s the ‘ultimate pragmatist’
Homelessness services face cliff-edge unless Labour gives budget boost for rough sleepers
Homelessness services face cliff-edge unless Labour gives budget boost for rough sleepers
This is the first thing I would do to finally end poverty
This is the first thing I would do to finally end poverty
Doctor says patients ‘wearing five layers of clothes’ amid rising bills and winter fuel payment cuts
Doctor says patients ‘wearing five layers of clothes’ amid rising bills and winter fuel payment cuts
AJ Odudu: ‘I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years’
AJ Odudu: ‘I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years’
Labour’s plan to ‘get Brits back to work’ must not be an excuse for slashing benefits, charities say
Labour’s plan to ‘get Brits back to work’ must not be an excuse for slashing benefits, charities say
DWP’s crackdown on welfare fraud risks ‘criminalising’ innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned
DWP’s crackdown on welfare fraud risks ‘criminalising’ innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned
Research finds that over half of UK adults (54%) think the government is not doing enough for people in poverty
Research finds that over half of UK adults (54%) think the government is not doing enough for people in poverty
DWP’s uncertainty over future of PIP leaves benefit claimants in fear: ‘What’s going to happen to me?’
