I was in a violent relationship. I wouldn't have got free without financial help
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I was in a violent relationship. I wouldn't have got free without financial help
From two-child benefit cap to rough sleeping: Everything that's missing from the King's Speech
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From two-child benefit cap to rough sleeping: Everything that's missing from the King's Speech
Housing, benefits and railways: Key takeaways from Labour's first King's Speech
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Housing, benefits and railways: Key takeaways from Labour's first King's Speech
What will be in King's Speech? Here's 5 things to look out for – from benefits to conversion therapy
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What will be in King's Speech? Here's 5 things to look out for – from benefits to conversion therapy
Nearly half of UK adults are in financial difficulty
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Nearly half of UK adults are in financial difficulty
We must 'tackle poverty to save the NHS and improve the nation's health', next government told
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We must 'tackle poverty to save the NHS and improve the nation's health', next government told
Being pregnant during cost of living crisis made me depressed. Baby banks helped take the shame away
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Being pregnant during cost of living crisis made me depressed. Baby banks helped take the shame away
DWP plans to spy on benefit claimants' bank accounts must 'never be resurrected'
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DWP plans to spy on benefit claimants' bank accounts must 'never be resurrected'
One in four English councils under 'shocking strain' due to temporary accommodation costs
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One in four English councils under 'shocking strain' due to temporary accommodation costs
'Annoyed but not surprised': Outrage as benefits, welfare and DWP all but absent from election debate
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'Annoyed but not surprised': Outrage as benefits, welfare and DWP all but absent from election debate
'We need better politics than this': Sunak and Starmer's election debate leaves voters unimpressed
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'We need better politics than this': Sunak and Starmer's election debate leaves voters unimpressed
Child benefit: Parents left 'hungry' as HMRC glitch means half a million haven't received payments
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