Being in poverty means different things to different people. That’s one of the reasons we have so many possible ways of measuring it in the UK. So one of the most valuable questions to ask anyone who ...
The UK government is expected to soon publish its ten-year child poverty strategy, designed to tackle the root causes of poverty for children. Poverty is an issue for families from all backgrounds.
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Data from smart thermostat provider Switchee shows that across the UK, the number of homes that went into fuel poverty in the past year fell, with warm weather likely to be playing a key role The ...
The number of people living in poverty in the UK has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, with a children’s charity accusing the Government of knowing what help is needed but choosing not to give ...
The UK government recently unveiled its child poverty strategy, with the removal of the two-child limit on benefits payments as the centrepiece. What’s sobering is how desperately the UK needs a ...
The economic crisis fueled by the coronavirus pandemic has shoved almost 700,000 people across the United Kingdom into poverty, according to a new analysis released Monday. But an additional 690,000 ...
The UK Government has been accused of having a “profound misunderstanding” of the causes of poverty and food insecurity. The Scottish Government levelled the charge against Westminster as it published ...
The UK has seen a dramatic rise in the number of children living in poverty since the Conservative government took power in 2010, a new report claims. One in five now live in poverty in the UK, report ...
The government is expected to make a pledge next week to end period poverty in English secondary schools. According to The Guardian, chancellor Phillip Hammond will announce on Wednesday that it ...
Last week, the United Kingdom government raised the price energy providers can charge customers by 54 percent in response to rising fossil fuel costs, putting the human right to an adequate standard ...