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Don't listen to JP Morgan. Britain's benefits system is dire 
Naomi McAuliffe

Don't listen to JP Morgan. Britain's benefits system is dire 

Investment bank JP Morgan called for Britain to cut welfare spending. Naomi McAuliffe, head of policy and research at Amnesty International UK, explains why they have got it so wrong
Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot
Economic secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby looking at her phone
Financial inclusion

Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot

'I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle': Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle
Gen Z

'I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle': Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term
Kids eat free

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term

DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
Benefit fraud

DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to 'abuse and fraud'
Financial inclusion

People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to 'abuse and fraud'

Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
Stock image of mother and baby
Universal credit

Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit

Get rich and die trying: Typical Brit must save entire lifetime of earnings to become wealthy
Woman putting money in piggy bank/ how make money
Wealth

Get rich and die trying: Typical Brit must save entire lifetime of earnings to become wealthy

What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I'm eligible?
money/ pip backdated payments
Disability benefits

What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I'm eligible?

Bailiffs tried taking my kids' toys over council tax debt – people shouldn't have to go through this
Acorn members hand in their open letter at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Council tax

Bailiffs tried taking my kids' toys over council tax debt – people shouldn't have to go through this

Single people must earn at least £30,500 per year to live well in the UK
woman in supermarket
Living standards

Single people must earn at least £30,500 per year to live well in the UK

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home
Housing

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home

Could the UK government end use of asylum hotels by 2026?
Asylum hotels

Could the UK government end use of asylum hotels by 2026?

Taxing bank profits and gambling firms could raise billions. Here's how it could help fix Britain
A Modest Proposal

Taxing bank profits and gambling firms could raise billions. Here's how it could help fix Britain

The government's decision to regulate bailiff firms can't come quickly enough
Household debt
Vikki Brownridge

The government's decision to regulate bailiff firms can't come quickly enough

A levy on Premier League player transfers could save cash-strapped councils – here's how
Footballer Florian Wirtz in a Liverpool shirt
Minesh Parekh

A levy on Premier League player transfers could save cash-strapped councils – here's how

Millions of Brits use Buy Now, Pay Later to shop. Will new rules protect people from the dangers?
Alannah-Jayne Simpson and her two boys.
Buy Now, Pay Later

Millions of Brits use Buy Now, Pay Later to shop. Will new rules protect people from the dangers?

DWP payment dates in August 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
A woman and two children
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP payment dates in August 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

This man has found a way to travel by train for free... with one small catch
Transport

This man has found a way to travel by train for free... with one small catch

The simple reason employers must publish salaries on job adverts
Nyree Ambarchian

The simple reason employers must publish salaries on job adverts

Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: 'A very positive step'
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Renting

Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: 'A very positive step'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How to have summer fun without splashing the cash, according to Mr MoneyJar
Summer

How to have summer fun without splashing the cash, according to Mr MoneyJar

Labour's pensions review is a welcome step. Let's hope they use it for positive change
Image of pensioner and young woman looking at laptop
Chris Brooks

Labour's pensions review is a welcome step. Let's hope they use it for positive change

What Rachel Reeves can learn from Donald Trump
Paul McNamee

What Rachel Reeves can learn from Donald Trump

Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here's what they spent their money on
Recovering addict Sarah took part in a personalised budgets trial
Homelessness

Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here's what they spent their money on