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 ...
The Big Issue10 天
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 ...
UK households 'worse off than those in Slovenia and Malta' as living standards 'stagnate'
Economic stagnation has made living standards in some UK cities worse than the poorest parts of Slovenia and Malta, new ...
Starmer braces for rebellion over welfare cuts as Labour accused of ‘pushing disabled ...
Sir Keir Starmer will attempt to rally his MPs around plans to make cuts to the welfare system, amid fears of a growing ...
The Sun10 天
Inside ‘UK child poverty capital’ where starving kids beg chip shop owners for scraps ...
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 ...
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 ...