Poverty
Poverty is the great drain at the heart of the budget
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
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
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
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
Rural poverty is getting worse – and welfare harder to access
Everyone is afraid of poverty, so why haven’t we declared war on it?
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
Why women are much more likely to be caught in the poverty trap
All the best ways to help others in the cold weather
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
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
In the face of this emergency, revolutionary thinking is required
A reader writes: gambling companies target the most vulnerable
A reader writes: gambling companies target the most vulnerable
A poverty manifesto about the glues, syrups and treacles that get people stuck
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?
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
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 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
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: 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: We’re now having to prepare parcels for people working full-time
Where to find free toiletries, sanitary products and nappies in the UK
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
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
This map shows you where to find a warm bank near you this winter
Child poverty in the UK: the definitions, causes and consequences in the cost of living crisis
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
Pawnbrokers’ phones are ‘ringing off the walls’ in the cost of living crisis
Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments
