Poverty

Poverty is the great drain at the heart of the budget
John Bird

Poverty is the great drain at the heart of the budget

Poverty costs 40 per cent of the UK’s annual budget to keep people afloat. Why are we not looking more widely at ways to prevent poverty, rather than merely sustaining it?

Why ideas of ending poverty are still stuck in the realm of fantasy
John Bird

Why ideas of ending poverty are still stuck in the realm of fantasy

Dreaming of a world where poverty was history, John Bird finds common ground with the 19th century textile designer and social activist William Morris

The cost of living’s hidden mental health impact
mental health

The cost of living’s hidden mental health impact

Explore the cost-of-living crisis’ toll on mental health in the UK, as financial strain intensifies anxiety and stress, creating a vicious cycle between poverty and mental illness.

All the cost of living help available from the government, energy companies, councils and charities
Cost of living crisis

All the cost of living help available from the government, energy companies, councils and charities

Rural poverty is getting worse – and welfare harder to access
Poverty

Rural poverty is getting worse – and welfare harder to access

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Everyone is afraid of poverty, so why haven’t we declared war on it?
John Bird

Everyone is afraid of poverty, so why haven’t we declared war on it?

Why women are much more likely to be caught in the poverty trap
International Women's Day

Why women are much more likely to be caught in the poverty trap

All the best ways to help others in the cold weather
Advice

All the best ways to help others in the cold weather

More people are getting a hand up from Big Issue as the cost-of-living crisis bites
News

More people are getting a hand up from Big Issue as the cost-of-living crisis bites

In the face of this emergency, revolutionary thinking is required
Opinion

In the face of this emergency, revolutionary thinking is required

A reader writes: gambling companies target the most vulnerable
Letters

A reader writes: gambling companies target the most vulnerable

A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck
Opinion

A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck

What’s it like living in rural Scotland during the cost of living crisis?
Cost of living crisis

What’s it like living in rural Scotland during the cost of living crisis?

One in five people in the UK’s wealthiest areas can’t afford food or pay their bills
Cost of living crisis

One in five people in the UK’s wealthiest areas can’t afford food or pay their bills

Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
Food poverty

Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions

Are we doomed to repeat the cost of living crisis? This archive film shows how little has changed in the UK
Cost of living crisis

Are we doomed to repeat the cost of living crisis? This archive film shows how little has changed in the UK

Random Acts of Kindness: 11 ways to give kindness without spending money
Random Acts of Kindness

Random Acts of Kindness: 11 ways to give kindness without spending money

Diary of a food bank manager: We’re now having to prepare parcels for people working full-time
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: We’re now having to prepare parcels for people working full-time

Where to find free toiletries, sanitary products and nappies in the UK
Cost of living crisis

Where to find free toiletries, sanitary products and nappies in the UK

From online deals to job searches: How digital exclusion makes the cost of living even higher
Digital Inclusion

From online deals to job searches: How digital exclusion makes the cost of living even higher

This map shows you where to find a warm bank near you this winter
Winter survival guide

This map shows you where to find a warm bank near you this winter

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Child poverty in the UK: the definitions, causes and consequences in the cost of living crisis
Child poverty

Child poverty in the UK: the definitions, causes and consequences in the cost of living crisis

Pawnbrokers’ phones are ‘ringing off the walls’ in the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Pawnbrokers’ phones are ‘ringing off the walls’ in the cost of living crisis

Is it time for a wealth tax?
Inequality

Is it time for a wealth tax?

Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments
Legacy benefits

Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments