Poverty

The Sunday Times Rich List is back. Is it time for a wealth tax?
Inequality

The Sunday Times Rich List is back. Is it time for a wealth tax?

Here’s everything you need to know about a wealth tax, how it would work and why campaigners are calling for it in the cost of living crisis

Big Issue founder wants to ‘redesign’ government to end poverty
Poverty

Big Issue founder wants to ‘redesign’ government to end poverty

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird is calling for an entrepreneurial response to social crisis, and that means changing how government works

Melanie Lynskey: ‘It’s such an exciting time for roles for women and one of our greatest actors is not here to make the most of it’
Exclusive

Melanie Lynskey: ‘It’s such an exciting time for roles for women and one of our greatest actors is not here to make the most of it’

Yellowjackets and The Last Of Us star Melanie Lynskey’s on her inspiration, Katrin Cartlidge, and why her big issue is ‘obscene’ inequality

How can you cope with money worries in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts at leading mental health charities
Mental health

How can you cope with money worries in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts at leading mental health charities

Money worries are leading to suicidal thoughts, panic attacks and mental health problems in the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Money worries are leading to suicidal thoughts, panic attacks and mental health problems in the cost of living crisis

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Drip-feeding support to the poor is not going to solve the crisis we face
John Bird

Drip-feeding support to the poor is not going to solve the crisis we face

The devastating impact the cost of living crisis is having on the cost of dying
Photography Exhibition

The devastating impact the cost of living crisis is having on the cost of dying

Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
Food poverty

Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions

Much has changed in the 70 years between coronations – except poverty  
John Bird

Much has changed in the 70 years between coronations – except poverty  

UK workers suffer 2.5 per cent real-term pay cut, while top CEOs get 4 per cent rise
Cost of Living

UK workers suffer 2.5 per cent real-term pay cut, while top CEOs get 4 per cent rise

Child poverty in the UK: the definitions, causes and consequences in the cost of living crisis
Child poverty

Child poverty in the UK: the definitions, causes and consequences in the cost of living crisis

UK poverty: the facts, effects and solutions in a cost of living crisis
Poverty

UK poverty: the facts, effects and solutions in a cost of living crisis

British Muslims are ‘disenfranchised at every level’
Cost of living crisis

British Muslims are ‘disenfranchised at every level’

‘Anger’ as more people turn to Trussell Trust food banks than ever before
Cost of living crisis

‘Anger’ as more people turn to Trussell Trust food banks than ever before

Vulnerable people face ‘mental distress’ to get on the priority services register
Cost of living crisis

Vulnerable people face ‘mental distress’ to get on the priority services register

Why the cost of living payment will not go far enough to help vulnerable people
Cost of living crisis

Why the cost of living payment will not go far enough to help vulnerable people

Millions of people on universal credit do not have enough money to live
Cost of living crisis

Millions of people on universal credit do not have enough money to live

Sam Delaney talks money: ‘I’m on a crusade to help people discuss being skint’
Money

Sam Delaney talks money: ‘I’m on a crusade to help people discuss being skint’

Parents are increasingly turning to food banks to feed their babies in the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Parents are increasingly turning to food banks to feed their babies in the cost of living crisis

Cash Carraway on Rain Dogs: ‘We always see working-class stories through a middle-class gaze’
interview

Cash Carraway on Rain Dogs: ‘We always see working-class stories through a middle-class gaze’

This website lets you see how much hidden financial support you’re eligible for
cost of living

This website lets you see how much hidden financial support you’re eligible for

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Why ideas of ending poverty are still stuck in the realm of fantasy
John Bird

Why ideas of ending poverty are still stuck in the realm of fantasy

The cost of living’s hidden mental health impact
mental health

The cost of living’s hidden mental health impact

All the cost of living help available from the government, energy companies, councils and charities
Cost of living crisis

All the cost of living help available from the government, energy companies, councils and charities

Rural poverty is getting worse – and welfare harder to access
Poverty

Rural poverty is getting worse – and welfare harder to access