Poverty

Fuel poverty will kill terminally ill people quicker this year, charity says
A person without their face visible is wrapped in a blanket with their hands holding it around themselves
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Fuel poverty will kill terminally ill people quicker this year, charity says

Increase in max energy bill rates will ‘force people into fuel poverty’
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Increase in max energy bill rates will ‘force people into fuel poverty’

Poorest in society pay extra 'poverty premium' on everyday items, study finds
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Poorest in society pay extra 'poverty premium' on everyday items, study finds

Disabled people left without 'financial lifeline' as 119,000 call for change
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Disabled people left without 'financial lifeline' as 119,000 call for change

Rashford's fight must not become 'missed opportunity' to end poverty for good
Food bank Trussell Trust
Sabine Goodwin

Rashford's fight must not become 'missed opportunity' to end poverty for good

Mortgage-holders facing financial ‘cliff edge’ with end of support scheme
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Mortgage-holders facing financial ‘cliff edge’ with end of support scheme

Give struggling families cash not food banks, say experts
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Give struggling families cash not food banks, say experts

Gavin Turk: Coronavirus risks closing the door on working class artists
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Gavin Turk: Coronavirus risks closing the door on working class artists

'Worse is still to come' as 1m children rely on school meals for first time
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'Worse is still to come' as 1m children rely on school meals for first time

UK's poorest areas facing Covid-19 'double whammy' of illness and poverty
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UK's poorest areas facing Covid-19 'double whammy' of illness and poverty

Make mail about 'people not letter boxes' to help rough sleepers
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Make mail about 'people not letter boxes' to help rough sleepers

Sarah Lamptey knows the value of a hot shower for people on the margins
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Sarah Lamptey knows the value of a hot shower for people on the margins

‘Hygiene shaming is a huge obstacle for kids’
Beauty Banks
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‘Hygiene shaming is a huge obstacle for kids’

Taking on hygiene poverty in the time of Covid-19
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Taking on hygiene poverty in the time of Covid-19

Streets Kitchen project teams up with local libraries to fight period poverty
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Streets Kitchen project teams up with local libraries to fight period poverty

Foodbanks could give out six food parcels every minute this winter
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Foodbanks could give out six food parcels every minute this winter

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Covid-19 protections for people in poverty are 'full of holes', says UN
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Covid-19 protections for people in poverty are 'full of holes', says UN

UK in poverty crisis as Scotland foodbank demand doubles
Food bank Trussell Trust
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UK in poverty crisis as Scotland foodbank demand doubles

Campaigners create Home Office installation to protest migrants' treatment
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Campaigners create Home Office installation to protest migrants' treatment

Return to normality sparks ‘compassion fatigue’ fears for foodbanks
Food bank Trussell Trust
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Return to normality sparks ‘compassion fatigue’ fears for foodbanks