Poverty

A bit of Beethoven can ensure we’re not deaf to the dangers of falling into poverty 
An 1820 portrait of Beethoven by Joseph Karl Stieler
John Bird

A bit of Beethoven can ensure we’re not deaf to the dangers of falling into poverty 

An appreciation of classical music is just one of the things the comfortable classes gift their children to deepen their understanding of the passage through life
Tory plans to slash benefits for disabled kids will take UK back to 'dark ages', campaigners warn
Kemi Badenoch
Benefits

Tory plans to slash benefits for disabled kids will take UK back to 'dark ages', campaigners warn

This greengrocer on wheels helps people afford food – but rising fuel prices make it hard to run
Queen of the Greens
Heidi Henders

This greengrocer on wheels helps people afford food – but rising fuel prices make it hard to run

Food poverty or fuel poverty? Why treating poverty as separate issues is unhelpful
Natalija Atas and Gideon Calder

Food poverty or fuel poverty? Why treating poverty as separate issues is unhelpful

'I fled domestic abuse with my daughter. We were placed in a property with no furniture or floors'
Furniture poverty

'I fled domestic abuse with my daughter. We were placed in a property with no furniture or floors'

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Mr Motivator faced homelessness as a single dad. It's now driving his crusade to give children beds
Mr Motivator
Furniture poverty

Mr Motivator faced homelessness as a single dad. It's now driving his crusade to give children beds

Women's pensions are the latest casualty of the motherhood penalty
An elderly woman and child.
Rebecca Horne

Women's pensions are the latest casualty of the motherhood penalty

Gherkins, Dolly Parton and £100 off energy bills: What does the autumn budget mean for you?
Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey prepares to deliver the Budget at 11 Downing Street
Autumn budget

Gherkins, Dolly Parton and £100 off energy bills: What does the autumn budget mean for you?

We're Not Buying It: Why thousands of people are threatening to boycott supermarkets for one day
we're not buying it campaign logo
Cost of living

We're Not Buying It: Why thousands of people are threatening to boycott supermarkets for one day

These 19th-century maps changed poverty in London. Today we have all the information we need to act
Charles Booth's 1889 colour-coded map of poverty in London
Ben Rogers

These 19th-century maps changed poverty in London. Today we have all the information we need to act

We've been saying for years that prevention is the answer to poverty. People are finally listening
John Bird

We've been saying for years that prevention is the answer to poverty. People are finally listening

Hygiene poverty is the hidden cost-of-living trap. Why we must remove VAT on essentials to address it
a person spraying a creme on to their hands
Michael Gidney

Hygiene poverty is the hidden cost-of-living trap. Why we must remove VAT on essentials to address it

Can Britain actually afford the real living wage?
Hands holding a piggy bank
Employment

Can Britain actually afford the real living wage?

We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure
Some donated cans at the end of a table
John Bird

We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure

Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore
mother and baby at a baby bank
Hannah Pentith

Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore

Everyone is being asked to prepare for troubled times. What does it mean for people in poverty?
Steven MacKenzie

Everyone is being asked to prepare for troubled times. What does it mean for people in poverty?

'A child's life can be made easier by money arriving when it should'
a child at a food shop
Baroness Maeve Sherlock

'A child's life can be made easier by money arriving when it should'

Mass dependence on emergency food parcels is a 'moral scar' on Britain. How do we end it?
Lisburn Foodbank in Northern Ireland. Image: Trussell/ Robert Stothard
Sabine Goodwin

Mass dependence on emergency food parcels is a 'moral scar' on Britain. How do we end it?

This is how Andy Burnham’s government could end the need for food banks 
andy burnham at the passage
Heather Buckingham

This is how Andy Burnham’s government could end the need for food banks 

Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free
Unpaid carer Kevin Cameron and his son Tristan
Unpaid carers

Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free

Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?
a housing estate in Luton pictured from the air
local housing allowance

Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?

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How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London
An illystration of people walking in a line to illustrate modern slavery
Modern slavery

How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London

‘Without humanitarian aid, there is no life in Gaza. We have to hope tomorrow will be better’
Aid worker Anwar looks out at the ruins of Gaza
Anwar

‘Without humanitarian aid, there is no life in Gaza. We have to hope tomorrow will be better’

It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt
a hand holding a bill with past due stamped on it
Vikki Brownridge

It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt

People could face an 'impossible winter' with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
an elderly person looking out
Energy bills

People could face an 'impossible winter' with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January