Poverty

This week's Big TV Picks: Skint, Then Barbara Met Alan and Top Boy
Big TV Picks

This week's Big TV Picks: Skint, Then Barbara Met Alan and Top Boy

'Some children haven't learnt to crawl': New report reveals impact of pandemic on society
Covid-19

'Some children haven't learnt to crawl': New report reveals impact of pandemic on society

‘The impact could be fatal’: Jack Monroe urges MPs to support families amid cost of living crisis
inflation
cost of living crisis

‘The impact could be fatal’: Jack Monroe urges MPs to support families amid cost of living crisis

Brits are facing the biggest drop in real-terms income since the 1970s
cost of living crisis

Brits are facing the biggest drop in real-terms income since the 1970s

Exclusive: You can’t get a job if you can’t afford the internet, say 9 in 10 Brits
digital access
digital inclusion

Exclusive: You can’t get a job if you can’t afford the internet, say 9 in 10 Brits

‘Heartbreaking’ reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty
food banks
Food banks

‘Heartbreaking’ reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty

School life leaves children in poverty feeling ‘embarrassed and excluded’
children in poverty
child poverty

School life leaves children in poverty feeling ‘embarrassed and excluded’

'It's a basic human dignity': Asylum seekers could soon be allowed to work in the UK
nationality and borders bill
asylum system

'It's a basic human dignity': Asylum seekers could soon be allowed to work in the UK

Brits told to brace for ‘cost of living crisis driven by war’ as violence unfolds in Ukraine
ukraine protest
cost of living crisis

Brits told to brace for ‘cost of living crisis driven by war’ as violence unfolds in Ukraine

Nine million families will be £500 worse off from April
universal credit
cost of living crisis

Nine million families will be £500 worse off from April

Plans to restrict student loans by GCSE grades labelled an ‘attack on the working class’
Education

Plans to restrict student loans by GCSE grades labelled an ‘attack on the working class’

Half of people using food banks are stuck in debt to the government
food banks
welfare system

Half of people using food banks are stuck in debt to the government

Scrapping free tests and Covid sick pay labelled an ‘act of national self-sabotage’
covid rule change
Covid-19

Scrapping free tests and Covid sick pay labelled an ‘act of national self-sabotage’

Storm Eunice: Vulnerable flood victims need more protection, government told
A flooded Cornwall high street.
Storm Eunice

Storm Eunice: Vulnerable flood victims need more protection, government told

'We could be creating flood risk ghettos': How flooding hits the UK's poorest hardest
Willow Bank Caravan Park, Bentley, with flood water.
Flooding

'We could be creating flood risk ghettos': How flooding hits the UK's poorest hardest

Low-income families face ‘impossible choices’ as inflation hits 30-year high
Car being filled with petrol.
Cost of living crisis

Low-income families face ‘impossible choices’ as inflation hits 30-year high

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Broadband providers told to promote their deals for low-income families after millions miss out
Digital inclusion

Broadband providers told to promote their deals for low-income families after millions miss out

Thérèse Coffey criticised for not knowing answers during cost of living crisis meeting
cost of living
cost of living crisis

Thérèse Coffey criticised for not knowing answers during cost of living crisis meeting

Universal credit: New sanctions threat sparks fears of poverty and debt after four weeks
universal credit
welfare system

Universal credit: New sanctions threat sparks fears of poverty and debt after four weeks

A million people say they went a whole day without eating last month
food insecurity
cost of living crisis

A million people say they went a whole day without eating last month