Poverty

Dundee is becoming the UK's first real living wage city
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Dundee is becoming the UK's first real living wage city

More than a million carers and cleaners are suffering in-work poverty
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More than a million carers and cleaners are suffering in-work poverty

What is relative poverty?
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What is relative poverty?

A Stirling cinema is asking customers to only pay what they can afford
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A Stirling cinema is asking customers to only pay what they can afford

Child poverty in the UK will hit a record high in 2019
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Child poverty in the UK will hit a record high in 2019

A lack of public transport is keeping Britain's poorest away from nature
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A lack of public transport is keeping Britain's poorest away from nature

Rural cash machines will receive a ‘super premium’ to stay open
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Rural cash machines will receive a ‘super premium’ to stay open

Parliament holds first 2019 debate on Philip Alston's UN poverty report
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Parliament holds first 2019 debate on Philip Alston's UN poverty report

What is financial inclusion and why does it matter?
Creditworthiness Assessment bill #MakeRentCount
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What is financial inclusion and why does it matter?

Household debt is now higher than it was in the 2008 financial crisis
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Household debt is now higher than it was in the 2008 financial crisis

Britain is 'sleepwalking' into a cashless society that could exclude millions
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Britain is 'sleepwalking' into a cashless society that could exclude millions

The FCA is cracking down on overdraft fees to protect vulnerable customers
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The FCA is cracking down on overdraft fees to protect vulnerable customers

Paul McNamee: The will of the people? Not to live in poverty
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Paul McNamee: The will of the people? Not to live in poverty

High-cost loans will make Christmas a misery for Brits
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High-cost loans will make Christmas a misery for Brits

The UN poverty report highlights a national emergency that we must act on
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The UN poverty report highlights a national emergency that we must act on

UN poverty inspector slams government on Universal Credit and Brexit
Philip Alston UN investigates poverty, food poverty and food banks
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UN poverty inspector slams government on Universal Credit and Brexit

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
John Bird: One hundred years into this new world the challenges remain
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John Bird: One hundred years into this new world the challenges remain

Jack Monroe's out to show that financial data can help 5.8m 'invisible' Brits
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Jack Monroe's out to show that financial data can help 5.8m 'invisible' Brits

John Bird: The white heat of technology is yet to burn away health inequality
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John Bird: The white heat of technology is yet to burn away health inequality

The Big Issue's John Bird is working to end poverty in the Isle of Man
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The Big Issue's John Bird is working to end poverty in the Isle of Man