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Poverty

700,000 more children and pensioners living in poverty, says charity
Social Justice

700,000 more children and pensioners living in poverty, says charity

Scotland aims to end child poverty with new "historic" bill
Social Justice

Scotland aims to end child poverty with new "historic" bill

Benefit cuts leave poorest exposed in future recessions says IFS
The Big Issue
Money

Benefit cuts leave poorest exposed in future recessions says IFS

Muhammad Yunus: My plan for a world without poverty
Social Justice

Muhammad Yunus: My plan for a world without poverty

Funeral poverty protestors call for rise in emergency fund
News

Funeral poverty protestors call for rise in emergency fund

How the fintech revolution is breaking down financial exclusion
Woman with QR code for electricity bill
Money

How the fintech revolution is breaking down financial exclusion

Soup kitchen to offer world’s first mental health drop-in centre
Health

Soup kitchen to offer world’s first mental health drop-in centre

John Bird: With useless friends, the poor will always fall prey to the wolves
John Bird

John Bird: With useless friends, the poor will always fall prey to the wolves

John Bird: We must move on from Dickens-style sentimental poverty
John Bird

John Bird: We must move on from Dickens-style sentimental poverty

UK needs radical change to address inequality, experts say
Social Justice

UK needs radical change to address inequality, experts say

Poverty in coastal communities getting worse, study finds
Social Justice

Poverty in coastal communities getting worse, study finds

UK funeral poverty hits record high
Social Justice

UK funeral poverty hits record high

Period poverty: Innovative bill could make sanitary products free
Social Justice

Period poverty: Innovative bill could make sanitary products free

Monica Lennon: How I'll make period poverty history
Guest Columnist

Monica Lennon: How I'll make period poverty history

Scottish government launches new benefit for funeral poverty
Social Justice

Scottish government launches new benefit for funeral poverty

Is Tory austerity coming to an end?
Social Justice

Is Tory austerity coming to an end?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Report reveals record levels of in-work poverty in the UK
Social Justice

Report reveals record levels of in-work poverty in the UK

Glasgow food banks appeal for help as supplies run low
Social Justice

Glasgow food banks appeal for help as supplies run low

School Holidays Put 3 Million Kids at Risk of Going Hungry
Social Justice

School Holidays Put 3 Million Kids at Risk of Going Hungry

Government must change approach to poverty, Lord John Bird warns
Social Justice

Government must change approach to poverty, Lord John Bird warns

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