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The UK's First Citizens' Supermarket Is Giving Dignity Back To People In Food Poverty

A trailblazing shop in Birkenhead helps reduce food waste by rescuing surplus stock. Its customers' stories are heartbreaking.
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69 Suicides Linked To Government Benefits Overhaul – And Watchdog Says There May Be More

Government is investigating but watchdog calls it "highly unlikely" true scale of tragedy is clear.
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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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DWP Delays Universal Credit Roll-Out Again At A Cost Of £500m

Flagship welfare reform is now not expected to be fully introduced until September 2024.
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Universal Credit Promised To Make Work Pay. But These Mums Say It's Doing The Opposite

One mother is taking the government to court over claims the system has left her in debt and without incentive to pursue a career. And she is not alone.
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This Town Piloted Universal Credit 7 Years Ago. Here's The Grim Reality Of What Happened Since.

"If they wanted  to set up something to defeat the objectives it was meant to deliver, Universal Credit couldn’t have done a better job," says the chair of a housing association in Oldham.
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PM Accused Of 'Punishing' Greggs Workers As Universal Credit Rules Swallow 75% Of Sausage Roll Bonus

Staff at the bakers' were handed a £300 bonus after the vegan sausage roll's success, but some claiming the benefit will only pocket £75.
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Iain Duncan Smith To Be Knighted As Part Of Queen's New Year's Honours List

The Conservative minister, who served as work and pensions secretary for six years, is set to become Sir Iain.
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Young People Speak Out About 'Benefit Fraud' At Controversial Church SPAC Nation

Pastors are alleged to have held a sign-up day for Universal Credit at a SPAC Nation trap house and asked young churchgoers to hand over half of the payments
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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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