Homeless families are routinely being housed in damp or infested temporary accommodation for weeks on end, a report into local councils has found. Too many people are being left in
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The UK needs a government-led national strategy to combat loneliness, according to a commission set up by MP Jo Cox before she was murdered. The final report of the Jo
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More than 200,000 original decisions on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have been changed since April 2015, according to analysis of Government figures. Those unhappy with a PIP decision must first
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More than one in five managers say they would be less likely to employ a disabled person, believing they would struggle to do the job or citing concerns about the
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Thousands of offenders living in the community are managed by a brief phone call every few weeks, a watchdog report has revealed. In some cases convicts are only met once
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A 13-month-old girl who died in “troubling” and suspicious circumstances has been “denied justice” an inquest has heard. Poppi Worthington collapsed at home with injuries a pathologist suspected were caused
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The Prime Minister has been urged in the Lords to take a personal lead in tackling “Dickensian” conditions faced by millions of vulnerable children in England. Labour’s Baroness Dean of
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A family of eight are living on less than £1.60 a day after they were incorrectly told to claim Universal Credit, an MP has claimed. Labour’s Grahame Morris (Easington) said
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Ministers have been urged to go back to the drawing board after a damning report on the Government’s shake-up of the probation service. The Tory administration faced a barrage of
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Four Seasons, Britain’s second-biggest care homes operator, has struck a last-ditch deal with its major creditor that staves off the immediate threat of administration. The group, owned by Guy Hands’
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