Poverty

'What kidnappers do' - DWP forcing universal credit claimants to pose for photo with daily paper
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Social Justice

'What kidnappers do' - DWP forcing universal credit claimants to pose for photo with daily paper

Children in poverty 70% more likely to develop asthma for life
Child with asthma
Social Justice

Children in poverty 70% more likely to develop asthma for life

Make breakfast clubs a priority in child poverty fight, government told
Rachel de Souza talking about child poverty
Social Justice

Make breakfast clubs a priority in child poverty fight, government told

Rent arrears ‘much worse than feared’ ahead of UK cost of living crisis
Couple arguing over rent arrears
Housing

Rent arrears ‘much worse than feared’ ahead of UK cost of living crisis

Universal credit: What is it and why does the £20 cut matter?
Three pound coins sit in a pile on top of a £5 note. The Big Issue explains Universal Credit
Social Justice

Universal credit: What is it and why does the £20 cut matter?

The universal credit uplift and a rent arrears fund - that's what levelling up really looks like
Boris Johnson stands at a podium with government warnings, with his head bowed
Paul McNamee

The universal credit uplift and a rent arrears fund - that's what levelling up really looks like

How much you would get in universal credit if you lost your job today
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Social Justice

How much you would get in universal credit if you lost your job today

Food banks are already running out of food and say it's going to get worse
universal credit food banks
Social Justice

Food banks are already running out of food and say it's going to get worse

Just two regions in England have affordable rents for poorest families
The worst-affected areas were London, the south west and the east of England, where the poorest households shelled out over 50% of their monthly income on even the cheapest available rents.
Housing

Just two regions in England have affordable rents for poorest families

Thérèse Coffey criticised for singing 'Time of My Life' at karaoke amid universal credit cut
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Politics

Thérèse Coffey criticised for singing 'Time of My Life' at karaoke amid universal credit cut

Millions facing 'daily battle' as government cuts universal credit
Rishi Sunak reviews paper at his desk in front of a union jack
Social Justice

Millions facing 'daily battle' as government cuts universal credit

Big Issue founder joins chorus of opposition to universal credit cut
Future generations bill john bird
News

Big Issue founder joins chorus of opposition to universal credit cut

Universal credit cut: Senior NHS nurse says she goes to work worrying about bailiffs
nurse on universal credit
Social Justice

Universal credit cut: Senior NHS nurse says she goes to work worrying about bailiffs

Families on universal credit going hungry even before £20-per-week cut
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Social Justice

Families on universal credit going hungry even before £20-per-week cut

Boris Johnson talked about ‘levelling up’ two years ago. Here's how that's going
levelling up
Social Justice

Boris Johnson talked about ‘levelling up’ two years ago. Here's how that's going

Revealed: The worst areas for fuel poverty in England as energy price cap hiked
‘It will push me over the edge’: the End Fuel Poverty Coalition warns a further 1.2 million people could be pushed into poverty by Friday's energy price cap hike. Photo: End Fuel Poverty Coalition
Social Justice

Revealed: The worst areas for fuel poverty in England as energy price cap hiked

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'We matter less than others': Disabled people protest after missing out on Covid support
Disabled activists march on Euston Road to protest against legacy benefits decision
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'We matter less than others': Disabled people protest after missing out on Covid support

Universal credit cut: What £20 can get you in a supermarket
Families will lose £80 per month in the universal credit cut.
Social Justice

Universal credit cut: What £20 can get you in a supermarket

All the campaigners urging Boris Johnson not to cut universal credit
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All the campaigners urging Boris Johnson not to cut universal credit

If we are going to build back better we need to think local
Guest Columnist

If we are going to build back better we need to think local