Tory wage and benefit cuts mean millions are struggling to pay essential bills
Nearly 2.2 million people in the UK are struggling to pay council tax, rent and utility bills because they aren’t …
Category Archives: Poverty
More working people than ever are struggling to survive
Terrifying new information from the Trade Union Congress has shown that millions of working people are struggling to survive due to …
How will Brexit affect people in poverty and on benefits – and why won’t the DWP say?
The Department for Work and Pensions has analysed the impact of Brexit on people in poverty, on low incomes and …
Labour leader vows to tackle child homelessness and end poverty burden
Jeremy Corbyn has re-stated Labour’s promises to tackle poverty and homelessness in the wake of evidence that homeless children are …
#MeToo : Story of Universal Credit claimant eating from bins prompts massive response
The story of David Strong, a Universal Credit claimant unable to work due to epilepsy who was forced to beg …
Nearly a quarter of the UK population has been pushed into poverty – but Tories don’t care about the poor
Around 14.3 million people in the UK are now living in poverty, with seven million suffering “persistent” poverty and 4.5 …
Johnson stumbles again as child poverty cash handed back to Europe unspent
It’s not a good beginning for Boris Johnson, is it? His Home Secretary is a security risk, dedicated to bringing …
UN poverty rapporteur’s condemnation of the Conservatives must be read
Sometimes important information drops off the news agenda because crafty operators do what they can to obscure it. Sometimes there’s …
The UN says austerity has fuelled UK racial inequality. Will the Tories call THIS a lie, too?
Prepare for a new outbreak of outrage against a United Nations rapporteur. The Tory government likes to pour scorn on …
Are they joking? UN poverty expert thought Tory response to his report was a ‘spoof’
At a time when we are all taking a long, hard look at the Conservative government of the last few …