Poverty
We need to stop hoping for a cure and prevent women and girls from facing poverty and abuse
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We need to stop hoping for a cure and prevent women and girls from facing poverty and abuse
Domestic abuse is escalating in the cost of living crisis. We need urgent change
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Domestic abuse is escalating in the cost of living crisis. We need urgent change
Jeremy Hunt didn't mention disabled people once in his Spring Budget. It shows how little he thinks of us
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Jeremy Hunt didn't mention disabled people once in his Spring Budget. It shows how little he thinks of us
Big Issue founder John Bird celebrates vendors at House of Lords – and vows to help end destitution
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Big Issue founder John Bird celebrates vendors at House of Lords – and vows to help end destitution
Food banks dread the inevitable consequences of abandoning the household support fund
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Food banks dread the inevitable consequences of abandoning the household support fund
I'm going to persuade the government to declare war on poverty. Here's how
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I'm going to persuade the government to declare war on poverty. Here's how
UK energy bills to fall – but millions still live in dangerously cold and damp homes
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UK energy bills to fall – but millions still live in dangerously cold and damp homes
Keir Starmer will continue austerity. That means keeping vulnerable people in 'brutalising poverty'
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Keir Starmer will continue austerity. That means keeping vulnerable people in 'brutalising poverty'
More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can't afford it
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More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can't afford it
Millions on universal credit left cold, without food and in debt – because the system is failing us
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Millions on universal credit left cold, without food and in debt – because the system is failing us
DWP benefit dates for March 2024 and other help as cost of living payments end
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DWP benefit dates for March 2024 and other help as cost of living payments end
How iconic arts venue graced by Elton John and Amy Winehouse is helping homeless people
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How iconic arts venue graced by Elton John and Amy Winehouse is helping homeless people
'They gave me hope': As 'appliance poverty' bites, this charity is helping people 'out of the hole'
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'They gave me hope': As 'appliance poverty' bites, this charity is helping people 'out of the hole'
UK recession is 'devastating' for people living in poverty who have 'nothing left to cut back'
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UK recession is 'devastating' for people living in poverty who have 'nothing left to cut back'
UK officially falling into recession is a 'headache' for Rishi Sunak. Here's why
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UK officially falling into recession is a 'headache' for Rishi Sunak. Here's why
Where to get help as cost of living payments come to an end
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Where to get help as cost of living payments come to an end
Beats Bus: How a Hull group is using hip-hop to fight poverty and protect young people from gangs
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Beats Bus: How a Hull group is using hip-hop to fight poverty and protect young people from gangs
Disabled benefit claimants recall 'cruel and traumatic' DWP video assessments: 'It's no way to live'
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Disabled benefit claimants recall 'cruel and traumatic' DWP video assessments: 'It's no way to live'
Children forced to sleep on floors as parents skip meals due to cost of living – something has to give
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Children forced to sleep on floors as parents skip meals due to cost of living – something has to give
'Mummy can't afford it': Families worry about coping as DWP cost of living payments come to an end
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