uk poverty

The Biggest Rise In Poverty Since 1988 Is Because Of The Tories' Dogmatic Faith In Austerity

Regarding work as the best route out of poverty will no longer have the universal agreement it once did
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Women Are More Likely To Live In Poverty Than Men - It Doesn't Have to Be Like This

Women earn less than men, have lower incomes over a lifetime and are more likely to be poor in old age
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'I Feel Like A Different Man': This Charity Provides Job Interview Outfits To Those Who Need Them Most

Lee has been unemployed for almost seven years after being discharged from the military.
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More Than Half Of School Support Staff Spend Their Own Money On School Essentials, Study Shows

Thousands of teaching assistants and other support staff are forking out on food, tampons and pencils
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Breaking The Link Between Poverty And Mental Ill-Health

Four in ten people with mental health problems are in poverty, more than double the national rate
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Teachers Are Having To Buy Toiletries For Pupils. And They Say It's Getting Worse

'We don’t want anybody to feel different in anyway shape or form.'
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7 Things You Need To Know About Period Poverty

Hundreds of thousands of girls in the UK missed school in the last year because they couldn’t afford sanitary products.
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A New UN Report On Extreme Poverty In The US Is Devastating For Trump

'Punishing and imprisoning the poor.'
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Foodbank Referrals Are Still Rising, And It’s Time For The Powerful To Pay Attention

We must not allow foodbanks to become a permanent feature in our society
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Why The Debate Around Free School Meals Matters So Much

Almost one million children who are living in poverty in England don’t currently get free school meals
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