Poverty
DJs Against Street Poverty Organise Big Issue Fundraiser
DJs Against Street Poverty Organise Big Issue Fundraiser
Join the DJs Against Street Poverty collective in London on 21st May for a night of music to help end poverty and homelessness.
Decades of initiatives didn’t solve poverty. What can we do now?
Decades of initiatives didn’t solve poverty. What can we do now?
Those with plenty have got plenty more out of recent crises, says John Bird – while we’re left with millions worried sick about fuel and food
Martin Lewis: ‘I can’t shut up because there really are lives at stake’
Martin Lewis: ‘I can’t shut up because there really are lives at stake’
Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis says desperation is rife across UK society as the cost of living emergency bites.
Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
Long-time Big Issue Supporter is Taking Action Against Food Poverty
Long-time Big Issue Supporter is Taking Action Against Food Poverty
Elsie is no exception – millions of pensioners are ‘scared silly’ about cost of living crisis
Elsie is no exception – millions of pensioners are ‘scared silly’ about cost of living crisis
Boris Johnson boasts about his Freedom Pass after being told pensioner rides bus all day to keep warm
Boris Johnson boasts about his Freedom Pass after being told pensioner rides bus all day to keep warm
‘A national emergency’: The number of children needing food bank parcels is rising
‘A national emergency’: The number of children needing food bank parcels is rising
What could the government do to fix the cost of living crisis?
What could the government do to fix the cost of living crisis?
Seven ways to reduce food waste when you’re on a budget
Seven ways to reduce food waste when you’re on a budget
Life expectancy is falling in England’s most deprived areas
Life expectancy is falling in England’s most deprived areas
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Easter just meant memories of things which are unaffordable now’
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Easter just meant memories of things which are unaffordable now’
Lighthouse Furniture is helping low-income families make their house a home
Lighthouse Furniture is helping low-income families make their house a home
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Digital exclusion is creating a ‘two-tier’ system for people claiming benefits
Digital exclusion is creating a ‘two-tier’ system for people claiming benefits
Elderly people are ‘riding buses all day to stay warm’, experts warn ministers
Elderly people are ‘riding buses all day to stay warm’, experts warn ministers
Bankers’ pay outpacing inflation shows the cost of living crisis is ‘not equal’
Bankers’ pay outpacing inflation shows the cost of living crisis is ‘not equal’
Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low
Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low
Food banks near ‘breaking point’ as poverty soars, PM told
Food banks near ‘breaking point’ as poverty soars, PM told
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Last week we registered a 91-year-old man’
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Last week we registered a 91-year-old man’
DWP tries to scrap promise to report impact of universal credit
DWP tries to scrap promise to report impact of universal credit
Right-wing think tank tells Sunak to ‘stop being allergic to welfare’
Right-wing think tank tells Sunak to ‘stop being allergic to welfare’
‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study
Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study
Energy price cap rise marks start of ‘living standards catastrophe’ for UK’s poorest people
Energy price cap rise marks start of ‘living standards catastrophe’ for UK’s poorest people
This week’s energy price rise is largest ‘since records began’
This week’s energy price rise is largest ‘since records began’
You could be £1,100 a year worse off from Friday in cost of living surge
You could be £1,100 a year worse off from Friday in cost of living surge
Sunak ‘made political choice to plunge 1.3 million people into poverty’, chancellor told
Sunak ‘made political choice to plunge 1.3 million people into poverty’, chancellor told
Food banks forced to ration parcels and dip into cash reserves as donations drop
Food banks forced to ration parcels and dip into cash reserves as donations drop
Families denied welfare due to immigration rules can now apply for free school meals
Families denied welfare due to immigration rules can now apply for free school meals
Child poverty in the UK: The definitions, details, causes, and consequences
Child poverty in the UK: The definitions, details, causes, and consequences
Spring Budget: Sunak’s statement ‘won’t touch the sides’ for single parents
Spring Budget: Sunak’s statement ‘won’t touch the sides’ for single parents
Spring Budget will leave low-income families ‘stranded,’ say anti-poverty campaigners
