Tag: poverty

The “chilling” figures on food insecurity come at a time when the cost-of-living crisis is increasingly hitting households.

Poverty is on the rise in the UK. In contrast, Tory chancellor Rishi Sunak's family riches can only be described ...

Global hunger could get even worse because of the war in Ukraine. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has ...

1 April saw energy companies hike their prices by 54% while the government stood by and watched. However, a think ...

Boris Johnson has once again used Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) to lie about child poverty figures. Good timing, though - ...

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) was supposed to be protesting at this year's Tory spring conference, but it ended up ...

A think tank has warned that the extent of the cost of living crisis is going to become so bad ...

In news that will anger a lot of people, banks look set to give their staff the biggest bonuses since ...

The poorest households are taking another hit to their finances. People could see broadband bills rise by 10% this year. ...

The Conservative Party is once again causing an explosion in destitution. That's the verdict of a new report. The think ...

UBI is a government programme in which every citizen receives a set amount of money on a regular basis.

The effect of Rishi Sunak's budget has potentially become clear. Several think tanks have calculated that despite measures around things ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is potentially facing another court case. It's once more over Universal Credit. The ...

England footballer Marcus Rashford joined with food industry bosses to call for the extension.

A major report by Labour MP Jon Trickett has called for a wealth tax as part of a major overhaul ...

On 6 October, footage emerged of secretary of state for work and pensions Thérèse Coffey singing 'The Time of My ...