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Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it's the tip of the hunger iceberg

Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it's the tip of the hunger iceberg
Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: 'It's a tragedy people can't afford their essentials'

Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: 'It's a tragedy people can't afford their essentials'
'This cannot go on': Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time

'This cannot go on': Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
DWP admits winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty

DWP admits winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty
More than 16 million people in poverty, report finds – with deprivation at highest level in decades

More than 16 million people in poverty, report finds – with deprivation at highest level in decades
Energy bills set to rise in January as millions 'dangerously' rationing heating

Energy bills set to rise in January as millions 'dangerously' rationing heating
Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
'It can't stay like this': Meet the North East families fighting child poverty by themselves

'It can't stay like this': Meet the North East families fighting child poverty by themselves
Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting

Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting
1 in 5 Brits say they've sofa surfed amid record levels of homelessness heading into Christmas

1 in 5 Brits say they've sofa surfed amid record levels of homelessness heading into Christmas
PIP is a lifeline for me as a disabled person. Here's a great way to claim for the DWP benefit

PIP is a lifeline for me as a disabled person. Here's a great way to claim for the DWP benefit
Big Issue recognised for 'punchy, buccaneering swagger' at prestigious journalism awards

Big Issue recognised for 'punchy, buccaneering swagger' at prestigious journalism awards
Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know

Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know
Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
Types of homelessness: From rough sleeping to sofa surfing

Types of homelessness: From rough sleeping to sofa surfing
Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?

Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?
'Where's the compassion?': Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father's ashes after funeral

'Where's the compassion?': Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father's ashes after funeral
'Back to cost of living crisis': Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say

'Back to cost of living crisis': Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say
Lord John Bird reacts to Labour's first budget in 14 years
