Poverty

Anti-poverty organisations demand 'direct support' for UK's poorest households
Prime minister Liz Truss
Social Justice

Anti-poverty organisations demand 'direct support' for UK's poorest households

More than 30 years on, my fight to prevent mass poverty continues
Lord John Bird
John Bird

More than 30 years on, my fight to prevent mass poverty continues

'Devastating', 'horrifying', 'unthinkable': Think tanks urge action to protect households from energy price rises
A hand points to buttons on a gas boiler
Energy bills

'Devastating', 'horrifying', 'unthinkable': Think tanks urge action to protect households from energy price rises

Iceland loan scheme to support shoppers receives 50,000 applications in first week
Iceland loans
Cost of living crisis

Iceland loan scheme to support shoppers receives 50,000 applications in first week

British Gas pledge to help customers is a mere ‘drop in the ocean’ say fuel poverty campaigners
Energy bills

British Gas pledge to help customers is a mere ‘drop in the ocean’ say fuel poverty campaigners

BetterPod: Will Poulter and Aneita Lewis on the cost-of-living crisis
Will Poulter and Aneita Lewis on BetterPod
Financial insecurity

BetterPod: Will Poulter and Aneita Lewis on the cost-of-living crisis

NUS warns 'no amount of budgeting' will stop university students falling into poverty
Higher education

NUS warns 'no amount of budgeting' will stop university students falling into poverty

Revealed: The areas set to be hit hardest by soaring energy bills
Energy bills

Revealed: The areas set to be hit hardest by soaring energy bills

The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots
Darren McGarvey in front of a wall with graffiti
Book reviews

The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots

Vulnerable smart meter customers could be forced onto prepayment as energy bills soar
Image of a smart meter
Energy bills

Vulnerable smart meter customers could be forced onto prepayment as energy bills soar

Inflation predicted to hit 18% for poorest this autumn
Cost of living crisis

Inflation predicted to hit 18% for poorest this autumn

Man on hunger strike pleads with the government to 'wake up' to the cost of living crisis
Hunger strike/ Cost of living
Cost of living crisis

Man on hunger strike pleads with the government to 'wake up' to the cost of living crisis

'Using less energy isn't an option': Disabled people set to be hit hardest when bills soar again
Energy bills

'Using less energy isn't an option': Disabled people set to be hit hardest when bills soar again

Energy bills expected to soar to £4,200 in January
Energy bills/ Cost of living
Cost of living crisis

Energy bills expected to soar to £4,200 in January

Gordon Brown: 'A poverty time-bomb is ticking across Britain'
Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown: 'A poverty time-bomb is ticking across Britain'

What are the risks of Don't Pay UK? We asked a leading lawyer
energy bills/ Don't Pay UK/ Image of hob
Cost of living crisis

What are the risks of Don't Pay UK? We asked a leading lawyer

1 in 5 key worker families have children growing up in poverty
child reading a book on a sofa
In-work poverty

1 in 5 key worker families have children growing up in poverty

Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers - and the gap only widens as they get older
Free school meals

Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers - and the gap only widens as they get older

Go without Netflix and avocado toast? Young people say they can't afford essentials let alone luxuries
Young people/ Cost of living crisis/ Image of Sophie and Luyanda
Cost of living crisis

Go without Netflix and avocado toast? Young people say they can't afford essentials let alone luxuries

'We're not going away!': Striking BT workers threaten more walkouts and label CEO 'food bank Phil'
BT strike

'We're not going away!': Striking BT workers threaten more walkouts and label CEO 'food bank Phil'