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Poverty
Financial inequality: Understanding the gender gap in money matters – and how to close it

Financial inequality: Understanding the gender gap in money matters – and how to close it
Women can come up against specific financial challenges. Here, experts explain how women can begin to take control of their financial futures
Scrap two-child benefit cap if you're serious about child poverty, Rachel Reeves told

Scrap two-child benefit cap if you're serious about child poverty, Rachel Reeves told
Labour pledge to end use of asylum hotels 'good for refugees, the taxpayer and communities'

Labour pledge to end use of asylum hotels 'good for refugees, the taxpayer and communities'
Labour reveals £1bn plan to replace household support fund for poorest families
Labour reveals £1bn plan to replace household support fund for poorest families
Politicians need to recognise self-evident truths – or else we risk going deeper into poverty
Politicians need to recognise self-evident truths – or else we risk going deeper into poverty
Majority of pensioners to get winter fuel payment: 'Finally the chancellor has seen sense'

Majority of pensioners to get winter fuel payment: 'Finally the chancellor has seen sense'
Benefit cuts will have 'catastrophic impact' on mentally ill people: 'Some will struggle to survive'

Benefit cuts will have 'catastrophic impact' on mentally ill people: 'Some will struggle to survive'
Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: 'People have no other option'

Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: 'People have no other option'
DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation

DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation
Reforming the two-child benefit cap could lift 230,000 under-fives out of poverty, Labour told

Reforming the two-child benefit cap could lift 230,000 under-fives out of poverty, Labour told
Starmer's U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts 'long overdue' – but thousands could still miss out

Starmer's U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts 'long overdue' – but thousands could still miss out
Food banks urge Labour to rethink benefit cuts amid 'heartbreaking' surge in demand

Food banks urge Labour to rethink benefit cuts amid 'heartbreaking' surge in demand
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream

Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Starmer not doing enough to tackle child poverty, Welsh minister says at Big Issue debate

Starmer not doing enough to tackle child poverty, Welsh minister says at Big Issue debate
The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners

The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners
Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not

Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient

The modernisers of postwar Britain forgot one vital ingredient
Labour's poverty failure 'risks driving voters to Reform UK', warns Big Issue founder

Labour's poverty failure 'risks driving voters to Reform UK', warns Big Issue founder
Where to get free financial advice now – from benefits to budgeting

Where to get free financial advice now – from benefits to budgeting
Majority of Brits disapprove of Labour's approach to tackling poverty, Big Issue polling finds

Majority of Brits disapprove of Labour's approach to tackling poverty, Big Issue polling finds
It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty

It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty
Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?
Disability benefit cuts could be as 'politically toxic' as winter fuel payment, Labour warned

Disability benefit cuts could be as 'politically toxic' as winter fuel payment, Labour warned
I've written over a million words about poverty – here's what I've learned

I've written over a million words about poverty – here's what I've learned
When support services fail to recognise cultural context, it creates more barriers than bridges
