UK faces surge in hygiene poverty with 4.4 million affected for the first time this year
New research found 17% of UK adults report going without at least one hygiene product in the last six months, with 4.4 ...
Council proposes new plan to tackle child poverty
A council has unveiled a new strategy to "mitigate, reduce and prevent" child poverty. South Tyneside Council has outlined ...
Pension poverty is harsh reality for millions being forced to toil their way out of it
The Government needs to urgently cut the red tape that is hampering countless older Britons from accessing the benefits they ...
Chancellor urged not to make PIP cuts that could plunge 700,000 households into poverty
They said an analysis of official figures by Scope suggested a further 700,000 disabled households “could be pushed into ...
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UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
The United Nations has urged the Labour government to scrap the DWP two-child limit and raise benefits in warning over ...
Is the UK still a rich country? Report reveals some regions are poorer than Slovenia and Malta
A recent NIESR report reveals that parts of the UK are now poorer than the least affluent areas of Slovenia and Malta, due to ...
The Sun10d
Inside ‘UK child poverty capital’ where starving kids beg chip shop owners for scraps while greedy landlords hike rents
HUNGRY kids beg their local chippies for leftovers and growing piles of rubbish litter the streets in the UK's child poverty capital. For many residents of Britain's second biggest city ...
Starmer braces for rebellion over welfare cuts as Labour accused of ‘pushing disabled people into poverty’
Sir Keir Starmer will attempt to rally his MPs around plans to make cuts to the welfare system, amid fears of a growing ...
Oxford Mail7d
Increase in UK adults experiencing hygiene poverty
Nearly half of UK adults experiencing hygiene poverty are doing so for the first time this year - as the cost-of-living crisis and inflation continue to bite. Research of more than 4,000 adults ...
Norwich Evening News1d
5 food waste reduction tips from Christians Against Poverty
We can all make a difference to our planet by reducing the amount of food we throw out, and with Food Waste Action Week underway this month, we at Christians Against Poverty (CAP) want to offer some ...