Poverty
The shadow chancellor says he rejects the idea "poverty is OK as long as some people are given the opportunity to climb out of it".
London Mayor points to "most comprehensive study" to highlight need for bigger investment in youth services.
“Look around you, that’s not what we see in this country," Chancellor says.
A parliamentary inquiry into ‘survival sex’ has begun in the UK. It looks at how those struggling with poverty are resorting to prostitution in order to cover essential needs. It comes as the United Nations’ special rapporteur on poverty, Professor Philip Alston, published his final report following an investigation into deprivation in the UK.
Pensioners with working age partners could lose £7,320 each year when placed on Universal Credit.
Food banks are a symptom of, not a solution to, food poverty and inequality. Unfortunately, they are desperately needed until we achieve fundamental reform
Campaigners fear thousands go hungry when families get trapped in the immigration system.
Capping my benefits while my four children are so young just pushes us deeper into poverty – I just can’t stretch my £7 a day any further
Government says scheme will begin in September after period poverty forced pupils to miss lessons.
New research shows that three out of ten women have experienced “period poverty”, which means they do not have enough money to buy menstrual products. The study also pointed to a quarter of schoolgirls and women saying they’ve missed school or work because they have been unable to afford protection. Period poverty leads to women using makeshift period products and wearing menstrual products for longer than they should, on top of the health risks it poses.