Poverty
‘Food is expensive’: How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive
‘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
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
‘It’s time to listen’: Labour conference votes for government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
‘It’s time to listen’: Labour conference votes for government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
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?’
DWP’s uncertainty over future of PIP leaves benefit claimants in fear: ‘What’s going to happen to me?’
Rachel Reeves promises ‘no return to austerity’ amid fears of cuts to benefits in autumn budget
Rachel Reeves promises ‘no return to austerity’ amid fears of cuts to benefits in autumn budget
‘Poverty is out of control’: Over half of Brits say Labour not doing enough to help people in poverty
‘Poverty is out of control’: Over half of Brits say Labour not doing enough to help people in poverty
Get ready, Newcastle: the Big Issue Community Roadshow is coming to town
Get ready, Newcastle: the Big Issue Community Roadshow is coming to town
Hundreds of thousands of universal credit claimants forced into destitution by DWP ‘deductions’
Hundreds of thousands of universal credit claimants forced into destitution by DWP ‘deductions’
Rachel Reeves must put money where her mouth is and end austerity’s grip on women in autumn budget
Rachel Reeves must put money where her mouth is and end austerity’s grip on women in autumn budget
UK inflation holds at 2.2% – but it’s still a bleak picture for poorer people and benefit claimants
