Poverty
Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
The UK’s rate of food poverty is among the worst in Europe. As the cost of living crisis makes it harder for people to afford to eat, we explain what you need to know about the country’s growing hunger crisis
‘People will starve and freeze’ if government U-turns on promise to increase benefits
‘People will starve and freeze’ if government U-turns on promise to increase benefits
Experts are calling the possible U-turn a “shameful moral failure and a disgraceful failure of compassion”
As an era closes, what now for the future of Britain?
As an era closes, what now for the future of Britain?
Listening to the Queen’s funeral took John Bird on a trip down memory lane, where he reflected on our uncertain times and the need for a steady hand to guide us
Child poverty in the UK: the definitions, causes and consequences in the cost of living crisis
Child poverty in the UK: the definitions, causes and consequences in the cost of living crisis
Anti-poverty organisations demand ‘direct support’ for UK’s poorest households
Anti-poverty organisations demand ‘direct support’ for UK’s poorest households
UK poverty: the facts, effects and solutions in a cost of living crisis
UK poverty: the facts, effects and solutions in a cost of living crisis
More than 30 years on, my fight to prevent mass poverty continues
More than 30 years on, my fight to prevent mass poverty continues
Iceland loan scheme to support shoppers receives 50,000 applications in first week
Iceland loan scheme to support shoppers receives 50,000 applications in first week
Revealed: The areas set to be hit hardest by soaring energy bills
Revealed: The areas set to be hit hardest by soaring energy bills
The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots
The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots
1 in 5 key worker families have children growing up in poverty
1 in 5 key worker families have children growing up in poverty
Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers – and the gap only widens as they get older
Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers – and the gap only widens as they get older
‘You almost didn’t think it could get worse. But it has’: The workers on the frontline of the cost of living crisis
‘You almost didn’t think it could get worse. But it has’: The workers on the frontline of the cost of living crisis
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Record numbers of people are seeking help because they can’t pay their energy bills
Record numbers of people are seeking help because they can’t pay their energy bills
Cost of living crisis ‘deepening racial inequality’ with 4 in 10 non-white Londoners in poverty
Cost of living crisis ‘deepening racial inequality’ with 4 in 10 non-white Londoners in poverty
Half of young people have gone to bed hungry in the last 12 months
Half of young people have gone to bed hungry in the last 12 months
Help for Households: All the discounts helping families with the cost of living this summer
Help for Households: All the discounts helping families with the cost of living this summer
‘Children are dead. And people are still making excuses’: March For Our Lives activist Ariel Hobbs
‘Children are dead. And people are still making excuses’: March For Our Lives activist Ariel Hobbs
UK heatwave: Poorest suffer most during extreme temperatures, campaigners warn
UK heatwave: Poorest suffer most during extreme temperatures, campaigners warn
What new chancellor Nadhim Zahawi can do to tackle the cost of living crisis
What new chancellor Nadhim Zahawi can do to tackle the cost of living crisis
UK faces its ‘worst food crisis in a very long time’, expert warns
UK faces its ‘worst food crisis in a very long time’, expert warns
What are the real reasons for the cost-of-living crisis? (It’s not Ukraine)
What are the real reasons for the cost-of-living crisis? (It’s not Ukraine)
People are eating less healthy food because of the cost of living crisis
People are eating less healthy food because of the cost of living crisis
Brits are donating more to charity despite the cost of living crisis
Brits are donating more to charity despite the cost of living crisis
Levelling up? How regional inequality has changed since 1997
