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Cost of living crisis

Government told to fix broken temporary accommodation system as homelessness crisis set to worsen
temporary accommodation London
Temporary accommodation

Government told to fix broken temporary accommodation system as homelessness crisis set to worsen

Liz Truss wrongly claims nobody will pay more than £2,500 for energy bills
Liz Truss, trickle down economics
Liz Truss

Liz Truss wrongly claims nobody will pay more than £2,500 for energy bills

Children as young as 14 are having to get jobs to provide for their families
Cost of living crisis

Children as young as 14 are having to get jobs to provide for their families

Gordon Brown steps in to help save one of the UK’s largest food banks from closure
food bank
Activism

Gordon Brown steps in to help save one of the UK’s largest food banks from closure

Don't Pay UK says energy bills strike will not take place on October 1
Don't Pay UK/ Energy bills strike
Activism

Don't Pay UK says energy bills strike will not take place on October 1

Charities and social enterprises offered loans to beat energy bills
A hand points to buttons on a gas boiler
Social enterprises

Charities and social enterprises offered loans to beat energy bills

Kwasi Kwarteng's mini budget branded 'for the richest 1% while the poorest pay the price'
Kwasi Kwarteng/ Mini budget
Mini budget

Kwasi Kwarteng's mini budget branded 'for the richest 1% while the poorest pay the price'

What Liz Truss's new government could have done in its 'mini budget' — but hasn't
mini budget

What Liz Truss's new government could have done in its 'mini budget' — but hasn't

‘I do not know how I’m going to survive’: Campaigners head to Number 10 to demand help in mini-budget
energy bills, liz truss, mini budget
Cost of living crisis

‘I do not know how I’m going to survive’: Campaigners head to Number 10 to demand help in mini-budget

The number of working people facing homelessness is rising sharply
Homelessness

The number of working people facing homelessness is rising sharply

Record increase in real living wage will see 400,000 workers get pay rise
Cleaner sweeps the floor inside an office building
Employment

Record increase in real living wage will see 400,000 workers get pay rise

Anti-poverty organisations demand 'direct support' for UK's poorest households
Prime minister Liz Truss
Social Justice

Anti-poverty organisations demand 'direct support' for UK's poorest households

Eviction ban needed to prevent rough sleeping 'catastrophe', government told
rough sleeper experiencing homelessness in London
Homelessness

Eviction ban needed to prevent rough sleeping 'catastrophe', government told

Liz Truss told cutting corporation tax 'will not boost the economy in the cost of living crisis'
Image of Liz Truss/ corporation tax
Cost of living crisis

Liz Truss told cutting corporation tax 'will not boost the economy in the cost of living crisis'

People can now donate the cost of a marmalade sandwich to a food bank
marmalade sandwiches were among the floral tributes
Queen Elizabeth

People can now donate the cost of a marmalade sandwich to a food bank

Volunteers and businesses set up temporary food banks to cover closures on day of Queen's funeral
Volunteers at Earlsfield Foodbank sort food in crates in the middle of a church
Food banks

Volunteers and businesses set up temporary food banks to cover closures on day of Queen's funeral

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Where to find charity furniture shops and pick up cheap, environmentally friendly items
charity furniture shops
Shopping

Where to find charity furniture shops and pick up cheap, environmentally friendly items

How much will the Queen's funeral cost?
The Queen's funeral
Queen Elizabeth

How much will the Queen's funeral cost?

If you're worried about money, here's a way to make some
Joe Lycett
Paul McNamee

If you're worried about money, here's a way to make some

Teachers are setting up food banks in schools to help families in the cost of living crisis
Schools/ food banks
Cost of living crisis

Teachers are setting up food banks in schools to help families in the cost of living crisis

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