Social Justice
‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
Lord John Bird received backing from peers as he tabled an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill which would set legally-binding targets to hold the government to account on reducing child poverty
Labour MP calls on government to boost universal credit: ‘We need to up our game’
Labour MP calls on government to boost universal credit: ‘We need to up our game’
Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up
Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up
Top Stories
More than four million children set to be in poverty by 2029 despite Labour two-child limit U-turn
More than four million children set to be in poverty by 2029 despite Labour two-child limit U-turn
They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened
They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened
Cost of living crisis
‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money
More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money
More than four million children set to be in poverty by 2029 despite Labour two-child limit U-turn
More than four million children set to be in poverty by 2029 despite Labour two-child limit U-turn
‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Advice & support
Energy bills are rising in January. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising in January. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Facts and figures
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Energy bills are rising in January. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising in January. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?
What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?
Food banks
Labour MP calls on government to boost universal credit: ‘We need to up our game’
Labour MP calls on government to boost universal credit: ‘We need to up our game’
How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’
How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’
How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks
How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
In case you missed it
‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Labour has promised to stop poor people dying so early. A Scottish rapper could help them find the way
Labour has promised to stop poor people dying so early. A Scottish rapper could help them find the way
Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’
Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’
Inside the food banks seeing ‘highest demand ever seen’ as cost of living harms families
