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Families are pawning their belongings to pay for food as the cost of living rises
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Cost of living crisis

Families are pawning their belongings to pay for food as the cost of living rises

One in five households with children are struggling to put food on the table
Rishi Sunak posing in front of a sainsbury's, filling an aide's car with petrol
Cost of living crisis

One in five households with children are struggling to put food on the table

Martin Lewis: 'The link between money problems and mental health problems is just so strong'
Martin (9) Headshot open shirt and jacket
Cost of living crisis

Martin Lewis: 'The link between money problems and mental health problems is just so strong'

Diary of a food bank manager: 'The situation is becoming more and more desperate'
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: 'The situation is becoming more and more desperate'

Long Covid cases 50% higher in most deprived households than in the richest
Blackpool beach
Long covid

Long Covid cases 50% higher in most deprived households than in the richest

Elsie is no exception - millions of pensioners are 'scared silly' about cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Elsie is no exception - millions of pensioners are 'scared silly' about cost of living crisis

Why food prices are increasing so much
UK cost of living inflation
Cost of living crisis

Why food prices are increasing so much

Charities are taking legal action against the government over its plans to send refugees to Rwanda
Home Secretary Priti Patel and Minister Biruta sign the migration and economic development partnership between the UK and Rwanda
Home Office

Charities are taking legal action against the government over its plans to send refugees to Rwanda

Boris Johnson boasts about his Freedom Pass after being told pensioner rides bus all day to keep warm
Cost of living crisis

Boris Johnson boasts about his Freedom Pass after being told pensioner rides bus all day to keep warm

How a stationery company is helping disadvantaged women rediscover their self-worth
Jenny Adjene (far left) with her core team outside their shop in Tavistock, Devon. Courtesy of Hip Hip Hooray
Social Justice

How a stationery company is helping disadvantaged women rediscover their self-worth

A broadband provider is calling for an end to exit fees and price hikes
Digital inclusion

A broadband provider is calling for an end to exit fees and price hikes

Universal credit switch will leave up to 900,000 benefit claimants worse off
A young person, seen from above, sits on the floor looking through a stack of bills in front of a laptop
Social Justice

Universal credit switch will leave up to 900,000 benefit claimants worse off

'A national emergency': The number of children needing food bank parcels is rising
Food bank supplies on trollies.
Cost of living crisis

'A national emergency': The number of children needing food bank parcels is rising

What could the government do to fix the cost of living crisis?
cost of living, supermarket
Cost of living crisis

What could the government do to fix the cost of living crisis?

Priti Patel's 'refugee pushback' policy has been scrapped days before a High Court review
nationality and borders bill
Home Office

Priti Patel's 'refugee pushback' policy has been scrapped days before a High Court review

Disability pay gap sees disabled workers earn £1.93 per hour less than non-disabled employees
Wheelchair user
Disability pay gap

Disability pay gap sees disabled workers earn £1.93 per hour less than non-disabled employees

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Life expectancy is falling in England's most deprived areas
Men in England's poorest areas can expect to live to 73, 10 years fewer than in richer areas.
Inequality

Life expectancy is falling in England's most deprived areas

Cost of living crisis driving a surge in demand for money advice
Flame of a gas hob against black background
Cost of living crisis

Cost of living crisis driving a surge in demand for money advice

9 in 10 people say their cost of living had already increased before bills went up in April
Cost of living crisis

9 in 10 people say their cost of living had already increased before bills went up in April

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Easter just meant memories of things which are unaffordable now’
Volunteers at the Earlsfield Foodbank sort Easter eggs for their guests
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Easter just meant memories of things which are unaffordable now’

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