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'Care sector is on its knees': How Tory crackdown on overseas care workers will fuel exploitation
'Care sector is on its knees': How Tory crackdown on overseas care workers will fuel exploitation
More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can't afford it
More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can't afford it
'An amazing U-turn': Home Office drops bid to allow asylum seekers to live in unsafe housing
'An amazing U-turn': Home Office drops bid to allow asylum seekers to live in unsafe housing
Landlord Tory MPs are trying to 'gut' protections for private renters, analysis shows
Landlord Tory MPs are trying to 'gut' protections for private renters, analysis shows
DWP benefit dates for March 2024 and other help as cost of living payments end
DWP benefit dates for March 2024 and other help as cost of living payments end
'Dysfunctional' mental health services failing to meet demand, doctors warn: 'It's broken'
'Dysfunctional' mental health services failing to meet demand, doctors warn: 'It's broken'
Prince William to build social housing in his back garden to help end homelessness
Prince William to build social housing in his back garden to help end homelessness
'We're running out of babies': Childcare costs driving parents into debt and to abortion, study finds
'We're running out of babies': Childcare costs driving parents into debt and to abortion, study finds
Street Soccer Scotland founder David Duke: 'You don't get anything in life without sacrifice'
Street Soccer Scotland founder David Duke: 'You don't get anything in life without sacrifice'
How iconic arts venue graced by Elton John and Amy Winehouse is helping homeless people
How iconic arts venue graced by Elton John and Amy Winehouse is helping homeless people
'It's awkward and stressful': Number of young people needing help with money doubles
'It's awkward and stressful': Number of young people needing help with money doubles
'They gave me hope': As 'appliance poverty' bites, this charity is helping people 'out of the hole'
'They gave me hope': As 'appliance poverty' bites, this charity is helping people 'out of the hole'
Mum with disabled daughter facing homelessness as council refuses help: 'She'll have a breakdown'
Mum with disabled daughter facing homelessness as council refuses help: 'She'll have a breakdown'
How privatisation of foster care is turning vulnerable children into money-making commodities
How privatisation of foster care is turning vulnerable children into money-making commodities
Cash-strapped Brits are keeping heat off even when it's cold – as British Gas profits soar tenfold
Cash-strapped Brits are keeping heat off even when it's cold – as British Gas profits soar tenfold
UK recession is 'devastating' for people living in poverty who have 'nothing left to cut back'
UK recession is 'devastating' for people living in poverty who have 'nothing left to cut back'
UK officially falling into recession is a 'headache' for Rishi Sunak. Here's why
UK officially falling into recession is a 'headache' for Rishi Sunak. Here's why
Housing legal aid ‘on brink of collapse’, experts warn
Housing legal aid ‘on brink of collapse’, experts warn
Jobcentre work coach driven to suicide attempt by 'bullying' culture at DWP: 'I felt worthless'
