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Nearly half of people using food banks are in debt to the government
Packages of food are lined along shelves and on the floor in a food bank
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Nearly half of people using food banks are in debt to the government

Fuel poverty will kill terminally ill people quicker this year, charity says
A person without their face visible is wrapped in a blanket with their hands holding it around themselves
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Fuel poverty will kill terminally ill people quicker this year, charity says

Need some Pay Gap Filler? Gender equality charity opens (spoof) online store
A Pay Gap Filler sold at The Empowerium
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Need some Pay Gap Filler? Gender equality charity opens (spoof) online store

Scotland makes history with landmark bill to overturn period poverty
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Scotland makes history with landmark bill to overturn period poverty

Increase in max energy bill rates will ‘force people into fuel poverty’
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Increase in max energy bill rates will ‘force people into fuel poverty’

George Clarke: 'We are on the verge of a poverty pandemic'
George Clarke's Council House Scandal
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George Clarke: 'We are on the verge of a poverty pandemic'

Poorest in society pay extra 'poverty premium' on everyday items, study finds
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Poorest in society pay extra 'poverty premium' on everyday items, study finds

Fawcett Society: Use Covid-19 opportunity to push for gender equality
a woman works at a table with a laptop and a glass of water
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Fawcett Society: Use Covid-19 opportunity to push for gender equality

Comedian Mark Watson is planning a 'Kitmas' for kids in poverty
Mark Watson stares into the camera
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Comedian Mark Watson is planning a 'Kitmas' for kids in poverty

Disabled people left without 'financial lifeline' as 119,000 call for change
The Big Issue
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Disabled people left without 'financial lifeline' as 119,000 call for change

This 8-year-old boy organised a Christmas toy appeal for children in need
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This 8-year-old boy organised a Christmas toy appeal for children in need

Rashford 'proud' as Government announces £400m for children and families
Rashford hero food poverty
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Rashford 'proud' as Government announces £400m for children and families

Mortgage-holders facing financial ‘cliff edge’ with end of support scheme
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Mortgage-holders facing financial ‘cliff edge’ with end of support scheme

Disabled person handed £1,200 in Universal Credit sanctions during lockdown
Three pound coins sit in a pile on top of a £5 note. The Big Issue explains Universal Credit
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Disabled person handed £1,200 in Universal Credit sanctions during lockdown

Local businesses ‘overwhelmed’ by demand for half-term meals
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Local businesses ‘overwhelmed’ by demand for half-term meals

Give struggling families cash not food banks, say experts
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Give struggling families cash not food banks, say experts

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Free school meals map shows over 1,000 businesses support kids over half term
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Free school meals map shows over 1,000 businesses support kids over half term

Thousands going hungry and 'falling through the cracks' of universal credit
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Thousands going hungry and 'falling through the cracks' of universal credit

Marcus Rashford launches new campaign to end child food poverty
Rashford hero food poverty
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Marcus Rashford launches new campaign to end child food poverty

'Worse is still to come' as 1m children rely on school meals for first time
Free school meals
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'Worse is still to come' as 1m children rely on school meals for first time