Poverty and Welfare

The Awful Truth About School Holidays Is Thousands Of Families Will Go Hungry

In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, there is no excuse for this to carry on, Emma Revie writes.
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One In Five UK Children In 'Devastating' Persistent Poverty, Study Finds

Poverty was defined as having less than 60% of average household income.
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2.4 Million Brits In Poverty Despite Having Jobs

A third of people cannot face unexpected expenses.
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Amber Rudd Prepares Complaint Over Damning UN Poverty Report

Philip Alston, a UN expert on extreme poverty and human rights, found one in five of the population now live in deprivation.
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Your Wages Didn't Rise Last Year – And Yes, Brexit Is Involved

One struggling single mother told us: "More than half of my earnings are going on bills and debt."
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MPs Say The Government's Benefits Cap Is Trapping Families In Poverty And Risks Children Ending Up In Care

"It would be difficult to think of a more cruel cut."
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While We Spend More Time Arguing Over Brexit, Child Poverty Soars

If the government doesn’t act now the situation will only further deteriorate and will have detrimental affects for the future generation in the years to come
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'We Are Buying Them Coats On A Scale Never Seen Before': Teachers Share 'Dickensian' Instances Of Child Poverty

Holiday hunger and lack of winter clothes more apparent than three years ago.
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Universal Credit Must Be Halted Until We Can Guarantee Children In Poverty Will Not Be Impacted

Four million children in the UK are now growing up in poverty – and families with kids are the biggest losers under Universal Credit
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This Tory Government Is Blind And Deaf To The Anguish Of The Destitute

Surely a caring government should thank Professor Alston, for highlighting the suffering of so many and then resolve to to act on his findings?
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