Poverty
Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
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Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
Nearly one million people only £10 a week away from poverty, study finds
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Nearly one million people only £10 a week away from poverty, study finds
Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'
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Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'
Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products
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Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products
Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories' 'triple lock plus' pension pledge divides voters
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Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories' 'triple lock plus' pension pledge divides voters
We took the Home Office to task for lying on modern slavery. We still don’t have answers
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We took the Home Office to task for lying on modern slavery. We still don’t have answers
Why the general election could and should be fought on the frontier of poverty
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Why the general election could and should be fought on the frontier of poverty
Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
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Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
Energy bills are set to fall but UK families have already lost £72bn to 'staggering' prices
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Energy bills are set to fall but UK families have already lost £72bn to 'staggering' prices
Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election
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Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election
From poverty and housing to migrant and LGBTQ+ rights – why 2024 general election has such high stakes
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From poverty and housing to migrant and LGBTQ+ rights – why 2024 general election has such high stakes
Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to 'dangerous' loan sharks, study finds
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Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to 'dangerous' loan sharks, study finds
Sunak calls general election for 4 July: 'It's time to put a limping government out of its misery'
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Sunak calls general election for 4 July: 'It's time to put a limping government out of its misery'
Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over
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Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over
Low pay as a trainee bus driver left me desperate. I skipped meals and ended up £46k in debt
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Low pay as a trainee bus driver left me desperate. I skipped meals and ended up £46k in debt
DWP ramps up AI use to 'bring the future to the welfare system' and push people into work
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DWP ramps up AI use to 'bring the future to the welfare system' and push people into work
Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to 'cruel' and 'immoral' two-child benefit cap
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Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to 'cruel' and 'immoral' two-child benefit cap
Poverty prevention is our best hope. Here's some tangible ways to keep people warm, dry and fed
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Poverty prevention is our best hope. Here's some tangible ways to keep people warm, dry and fed
Benefits system is 'utterly failing' as food bank demand reaches record high: 'It's heartbreaking'
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Benefits system is 'utterly failing' as food bank demand reaches record high: 'It's heartbreaking'
'We're at breaking point': Food banks see record number of first-time users as demand soars
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