Poverty
How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
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How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
Map shows where you can find a warm bank near you this winter
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Map shows where you can find a warm bank near you this winter
We grilled new children's minister about UK kids living in destitution. It didn't go well
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We grilled new children's minister about UK kids living in destitution. It didn't go well
Suella Braverman's asinine comments show how detached government is from reality
![John Bird discusses Suella Braverman’s comments on Good Morning Britain](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1590_JB_shutterstock_editorial_14186281g.jpg?w=768)
Suella Braverman's asinine comments show how detached government is from reality
UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: 'UK policies continue to inflict misery'
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UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: 'UK policies continue to inflict misery'
Food bank says people are turning to sex work and taking out dangerous loans due to cost of living
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Food bank says people are turning to sex work and taking out dangerous loans due to cost of living
Suella Braverman's 'lifestyle choice' claim on homelessness is cavalier, wrong and straight-up ignorant
![Lord John Bird on Suella Braverman's comments regarding street homelessness as a lifestyle choice](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/pexels-brett-sayles-6960985.jpg?w=768)
Suella Braverman's 'lifestyle choice' claim on homelessness is cavalier, wrong and straight-up ignorant
Disabled nurse 'feels guilty being alive' as her family struggles with devastating cost of living
![Laura Smith and family](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DON_0567.jpeg?w=765)
Disabled nurse 'feels guilty being alive' as her family struggles with devastating cost of living
UK shamelessly axes bankers' bonus cap as more than one million children experience destitution
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UK shamelessly axes bankers' bonus cap as more than one million children experience destitution
Conversion therapy and rental reform: Key policies activists want to see at heart of King's Speech
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Conversion therapy and rental reform: Key policies activists want to see at heart of King's Speech
AI may be coming for your job – but there is hope, experts insist: 'We have a choice'
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AI may be coming for your job – but there is hope, experts insist: 'We have a choice'
Cost of living: Man says he eats less and feels like a 'failure' due to benefits not covering essentials
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Cost of living: Man says he eats less and feels like a 'failure' due to benefits not covering essentials
Millions of Brits considering suicide due to cost of living crisis, report finds
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Millions of Brits considering suicide due to cost of living crisis, report finds
Young woman says she 'unravelled' when cost of living meant she couldn't keep herself clean
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Young woman says she 'unravelled' when cost of living meant she couldn't keep herself clean
Where to find free toiletries, period products and nappies in the UK
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Where to find free toiletries, period products and nappies in the UK
Child poverty in the UK: Latest figures as more plunged into destitution amid cost of living crisis
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Child poverty in the UK: Latest figures as more plunged into destitution amid cost of living crisis
One million UK children experienced 'horrifying levels of destitution' last year, study finds
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One million UK children experienced 'horrifying levels of destitution' last year, study finds
Food banks are being forced to ration supplies. We can't sustain this level of poverty for much longer
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Food banks are being forced to ration supplies. We can't sustain this level of poverty for much longer
Real Living Wage rises to £12 an hour amid crippling cost of living crisis
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Real Living Wage rises to £12 an hour amid crippling cost of living crisis
Young woman estranged from family recalls fight for survival amid cost of living crisis: 'I was scared'
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