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'Using less energy isn't an option': Disabled people set to be hit hardest when bills soar again
'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 expected to soar to £4,200 in January
Gordon Brown: 'A poverty time-bomb is ticking across Britain'
Gordon Brown: 'A poverty time-bomb is ticking across Britain'
What are the risks of Don't Pay UK? We asked a leading lawyer
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
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 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
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'
'We're not going away!': Striking BT workers threaten more walkouts and label CEO 'food bank Phil'
'You almost didn't think it could get worse. But it has': The workers on the frontline of the cost of living crisis
'You almost didn't think it could get worse. But it has': The workers on the frontline of the cost of living crisis
Charity fighting social exclusion in Bristol receives funding boost
Charity fighting social exclusion in Bristol receives funding boost
Record numbers of people are seeking help because they can't pay their energy bills
Record numbers of people are seeking help because they can't pay their energy bills
Cost of living crisis 'deepening racial inequality' with 4 in 10 non-white Londoners in poverty
Cost of living crisis 'deepening racial inequality' with 4 in 10 non-white Londoners in poverty
Half of young people have gone to bed hungry in the last 12 months
Half of young people have gone to bed hungry in the last 12 months
Help for Households: All the discounts helping families with the cost of living this summer
Help for Households: All the discounts helping families with the cost of living this summer
Poorest parents spend three times more on childcare than the richest
Poorest parents spend three times more on childcare than the richest
‘Children are dead. And people are still making excuses’: March For Our Lives activist Ariel Hobbs
‘Children are dead. And people are still making excuses’: March For Our Lives activist Ariel Hobbs
Cost of living payments: Anxiety and confusion as millions left waiting for support
Cost of living payments: Anxiety and confusion as millions left waiting for support
UK heatwave: Poorest suffer most during extreme temperatures, campaigners warn
UK heatwave: Poorest suffer most during extreme temperatures, campaigners warn
Child poverty: Two-fifths of children under five are missing key developmental milestones
Child poverty: Two-fifths of children under five are missing key developmental milestones
The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty
