Poverty
It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt
It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt
After four years of campaigning, bailiffs are set to be forced to sign up to the Enforcement Conduct Board regulator. It’s an important step to crack down on fear and intimidation when recovering debts, writes StepChange CEO Vikki Brownridge
People could face an 'impossible winter' with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
People could face an 'impossible winter' with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
More children will get free school meals this school year. Here's what you need to know
More children will get free school meals this school year. Here's what you need to know
What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
'My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him'
'My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him'
London's walk-in homelessness services are closing. It's driving homeless people to hospital instead
London's walk-in homelessness services are closing. It's driving homeless people to hospital instead
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We'd rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We'd rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Over a million workers 'trapped in poverty' as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
Over a million workers 'trapped in poverty' as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
I took a walk where I grew up in London. I saw how gentrification has damaged the community
I took a walk where I grew up in London. I saw how gentrification has damaged the community
Darren McGarvey: 'If I were prime minister I'd be pranking Tommy Robinson on the phone'
Darren McGarvey: 'If I were prime minister I'd be pranking Tommy Robinson on the phone'
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here's what it could mean for benefits
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here's what it could mean for benefits
'Everyone wants a job and it's a nightmare': What it's like to be a NEET young person in Britain
'Everyone wants a job and it's a nightmare': What it's like to be a NEET young person in Britain
Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
'I’m a single mum. Summer school holidays mean a bigger food bill'
'I’m a single mum. Summer school holidays mean a bigger food bill'
'I shed many tears, with no one to talk to, about my financial worries. It's no life'
'I shed many tears, with no one to talk to, about my financial worries. It's no life'
Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without
Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without
Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds' famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?
Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds' famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?
If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
'Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part'
'Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part'
Politicians decide how much universal credit is worth, not the cost of living. We can change it
Politicians decide how much universal credit is worth, not the cost of living. We can change it
Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain will look like
Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain will look like
Angela Rayner meets John Bird: 'We're blaming people for their poverty. And it's not their fault'
Angela Rayner meets John Bird: 'We're blaming people for their poverty. And it's not their fault'
'Mummy, are we homeless?': I'm a single parent and it's locking me out of the housing market
