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Cost of living crisis
Pensioners 'reduced to tears' by 'complex' forms when applying for help from DWP

Pensioners 'reduced to tears' by 'complex' forms when applying for help from DWP
Hundreds of thousands of older people are missing out on financial support which they should be entitled to from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

DWP payment dates in March 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you're serious about child poverty, Labour told

Scrap two-child benefit cap to prove you're serious about child poverty, Labour told
'Heartbreak' for millions of Brits as energy bills to rise by more than expected from April
'Heartbreak' for millions of Brits as energy bills to rise by more than expected from April
Most households paying £750 a year more for energy bills than before cost of living crisis
Most households paying £750 a year more for energy bills than before cost of living crisis
Bad news for Labour: Voters who feel 'economically insecure' far more likely to switch parties

Bad news for Labour: Voters who feel 'economically insecure' far more likely to switch parties
Letters: Starmer and co aren't changemakers – they're change-talkers

Letters: Starmer and co aren't changemakers – they're change-talkers
No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It's time the government ended it

No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It's time the government ended it
Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention

Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention
More than 24 million Brits don't earn enough for a 'decent standard of living', report finds

More than 24 million Brits don't earn enough for a 'decent standard of living', report finds
Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up

Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?

Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
The gentrification of EastEnders: How life has changed for people in the real Albert Square

The gentrification of EastEnders: How life has changed for people in the real Albert Square
'A national scandal': Thames Water secures £3bn bailout after 'disgraceful' court ruling

'A national scandal': Thames Water secures £3bn bailout after 'disgraceful' court ruling
36 places where kids can eat free or for £1 in February half term

36 places where kids can eat free or for £1 in February half term
Brits feel just as poor and miserable as they did last year. When will things get better?

Brits feel just as poor and miserable as they did last year. When will things get better?
This is the 'most thoughtful and inspiring' food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen

This is the 'most thoughtful and inspiring' food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
'Love alone doesn't pay the bills': Kinship carers plea for financial support amid surging poverty

'Love alone doesn't pay the bills': Kinship carers plea for financial support amid surging poverty
Healthy foods 'more than twice as expensive' as unhealthy foods, report finds: 'We're in a bad place'

Healthy foods 'more than twice as expensive' as unhealthy foods, report finds: 'We're in a bad place'
It's been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here's why that's 'actually quite a bad thing'

It's been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here's why that's 'actually quite a bad thing'
Social housing waiting lists to soar to two million people in 10 years, report finds

Social housing waiting lists to soar to two million people in 10 years, report finds
Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here's why

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here's why
I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline

I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline
Labour must invest in benefits system to lift children out of poverty, shameful report finds
