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I lived on a poverty-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about debt
I lived on a poverty-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about debt
‘You go into denial. It’s so much that your brain just switches. I just kept putting the pieces of paper into a box and hoping it’d go away’
Manchester police ‘encouraged’ to give officers life-saving naloxone after Big Issue reporting
Manchester police ‘encouraged’ to give officers life-saving naloxone after Big Issue reporting
Home Office extends 56-day refugee move-on period – but it doesn’t go far enough, campaigners say
Home Office extends 56-day refugee move-on period – but it doesn’t go far enough, campaigners say
Top Stories
DWP’s ‘unhealthy’ AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds
DWP’s ‘unhealthy’ AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds
One in nine children hit by two-child benefit cap: ‘The public will not stomach inaction’
One in nine children hit by two-child benefit cap: ‘The public will not stomach inaction’
Cost of living crisis
I’m a mum impacted by the two-child limit on benefits. Labour must do what’s right and end it
I’m a mum impacted by the two-child limit on benefits. Labour must do what’s right and end it
One in nine children hit by two-child benefit cap: ‘The public will not stomach inaction’
One in nine children hit by two-child benefit cap: ‘The public will not stomach inaction’
‘Do what’s right for UK’s children’: Urgent call to scrap two-child benefit cap projected onto parliament
‘Do what’s right for UK’s children’: Urgent call to scrap two-child benefit cap projected onto parliament
Young people struggling to afford food face ‘stigma’ when seeking help: ‘We don’t feel welcome’
Young people struggling to afford food face ‘stigma’ when seeking help: ‘We don’t feel welcome’
Advice & support
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Water bills are going up in April 2025. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Water bills are going up in April 2025. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
Facts and figures
DWP payment dates in May 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
DWP payment dates in May 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
DWP payment dates in April 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
DWP payment dates in April 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Food banks
Inside the food banks seeing ‘highest demand ever seen’ as cost of living harms families
Inside the food banks seeing ‘highest demand ever seen’ as cost of living harms families
Can Labour end the need for food banks? The new Crisis and Resilience Fund is a welcome start
Can Labour end the need for food banks? The new Crisis and Resilience Fund is a welcome start
Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it’s time politicians knew about it
Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it’s time politicians knew about it
Council tries to evict food bank – despite referring 95% of its users: ‘There is nowhere to go’
Council tries to evict food bank – despite referring 95% of its users: ‘There is nowhere to go’
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