Poverty and Welfare

These Figures Show Just How Wrong Boris Johnson Was About Poverty Before The Pandemic

The number of children living in relative poverty was at a record high in the months before Covid hit Britain, figures have revealed.
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PM Made 'Incorrect' Child Poverty Claims, Statistics Watchdog Rules

Office for Statistics Regulation found PM’s statements were “incorrect”.
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Boris Johnson Warned Of 'Appalling' Record On Social Mobility - Even Before Coronavirus Crisis

There are 600,000 more children living in relative poverty than in 2012.
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The Coronavirus Pandemic Could Force Half A Billion People Into Poverty

Economic calamities spurred by the health crisis could erase decades of progress in raising standards of living.
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More Than Half Of People In Poverty Come From Working Families – So Why Can't They Make Ends Meet?

One disabled single mother from Salford tells HuffPost UK how she works – but has been left in debt by changes to her benefits.
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Child Poverty Is Not Inevitable. Here’s How We Make It A Thing Of The Past

Growing Up Poor revealed a desperate reality but there is a way to put an end to deprivation, writes Jenna Norman, public affairs officer at the Women’s Budget Group.
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'There Is No Safety Net': How Austerity Has Hit One Of Scotland's Poorest Communities

This is the legacy of a decade of cuts on children in Fife.
By Billy Briggs, The Ferret

A Smart Phone Isn’t A Luxury – It’s A Lifeline If You’re Living In Poverty

In a hyper-connected world, being unable to access technology means poverty is more able to tighten its grip on your life, Garry Lemon, director of policy and research at the Trussell Trust, writes.
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Benefit Rules Forced 500 Women To Reveal They Were Raped

The so-called 'rape clause' exempts women from the DWP's controversial two-child benefits cap.
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More Than Four Million People Are Living More Than 50% Below Official Poverty Line

There are 14.3 million people in poverty in the UK, the Social Metrics Commission found.
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