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Poverty

Low-paid work and 'stagnating' incomes pushing children into poverty
Adult holding a child's hand in front of a pond. child poverty
Social Justice

Low-paid work and 'stagnating' incomes pushing children into poverty

200,000 people denied universal credit because of their partner’s income
Around 50,000 people were ineligible for universal credit because of their migration status
Social Justice

200,000 people denied universal credit because of their partner’s income

Fight poverty to support people in Covid hotspots, say experts
Deane in Bolton, where Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people are more than double the national average. poverty
Social Justice

Fight poverty to support people in Covid hotspots, say experts

Why PM's mental health pledges will fall short until families have more cash
One in five adults reported depression symptoms earlier this year, twice the rate recorded before the pandemic. mental health
Health

Why PM's mental health pledges will fall short until families have more cash

Majority of food bank users are disabled in 'abject failure' of state support
An aerial view of a woman packing food parcels at a food bank. Nearly half of people using food banks last year were in debt to the government
Social Justice

Majority of food bank users are disabled in 'abject failure' of state support

These period poverty campaigners want to make you angry
The period poverty film is based on neurological evidence of anger as a driver for change.
Social Justice

These period poverty campaigners want to make you angry

‘I feel like a failure’: Universal credit parents face mental health nosedive
The rise in need for universal credit rose more sharply in already deprived areas during the pandemic than in better-off areas, researchers said.
Social Justice

‘I feel like a failure’: Universal credit parents face mental health nosedive

Put right to food in law to save people and planet, say researchers
Social Justice

Put right to food in law to save people and planet, say researchers

HMS Prince Philip costs could cover free school meals for nearly three months
HMS Prince Philip would be successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia, decommissioned in 1997 to cut costs.
Social Justice

HMS Prince Philip costs could cover free school meals for nearly three months

People on legacy benefits take discrimination case to High Court
universal credit
Social Justice

People on legacy benefits take discrimination case to High Court

Fewer kids on free school meals were in classrooms on school return
The Government said attendance for children on free school meals is
Social Justice

Fewer kids on free school meals were in classrooms on school return

Cutting universal credit is a 'mistake', Tory MPs tell PM
Rishi Sunak announced in the spring Budget that the universal credit increase would be extended until September
Social Justice

Cutting universal credit is a 'mistake', Tory MPs tell PM

Emergency food parcels given to two children in UK every minute
A child eating biscuits. The food banks charity does not expect demand to decrease any time soon, with universal credit set to be cut by £20 per week in September.
Social Justice

Emergency food parcels given to two children in UK every minute

UK hit harder by pandemic poverty than in France and Germany
A man looking at a laptop, worried, with his hands on his head. Brits in poverty had incomes 20 per cent lower than the poorest households in France before the pandemic.
Social Justice

UK hit harder by pandemic poverty than in France and Germany

Parents turn to crisis loans to afford school uniform. It's time for change
Erik, a lone dad, said he went without a winter coat and cut back on heating and food to buy his daughter’s school uniform.
Dr Geoff Page

Parents turn to crisis loans to afford school uniform. It's time for change

School uniform costs are pushing struggling families deeper into poverty
A patchy grant scheme means families in poverty get little support to afford school uniforms.
Social Justice

School uniform costs are pushing struggling families deeper into poverty

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Nomadland: A life on the road because you're too poor to retire
Frances McDormand stands in front of Nomadland
Film

Nomadland: A life on the road because you're too poor to retire

More than 300,000 children register for free school meals in Covid chaos
Brown paper bags lined up. The Government has refused to extend free school meals into half term
Social Justice

More than 300,000 children register for free school meals in Covid chaos

Number of families hit by benefit cap more than doubled during pandemic
The benefit cap was affecting 180,000 households by November 2020
Social Justice

Number of families hit by benefit cap more than doubled during pandemic

Benefits stigma decreased after pandemic support measures
People on legacy benefits are being pushed into poverty
Social Justice

Benefits stigma decreased after pandemic support measures