Scotland is being urged to become a world leader in tackling period poverty by bringing in new legislation that would force ministers to ensure sanitary products are provided free for
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Rough sleeping across Britain is predicted to jump by three quarters (76%) over the next decade, a national charity for homeless people has warned. Around 9,100 people were sleeping rough
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The prototype house that will be used in a new village for homeless people is being unveiled in Edinburgh. Work has begun on the Social Bite village in the Granton
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More people in the North of England are dying early than those in the South in a growing health divide across the country, research has found. A study of death
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Scotland is in the grip of a housing “crisis” with private renters and the young disproportionately affected, according to Shelter Scotland. A report from the housing and homelessness charity reveals
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More than 50,000 families are now subject to the benefit cap since ministers introduced a lower limit on the amount of money they can claim, new figures show. Department for
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Half of children receiving supplies from foodbanks are aged between five and eleven, new research has revealed. The Trussell Trust, which runs more than 420 foodbanks, said its study showed
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People are sleeping rough in barns and outhouses as a hidden homelessness crisis hits rural areas, an influential think tank has warned. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) warned
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Labour has put further pressure on the Government’s benefit cap after new figures showed around 20,000 families were affected by a policy ruled unlawful by the High Court. New analysis
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Benefit claimants are being asked their views on new legislation that will establish Scotland’s first welfare system. The Social Security Bill introduced last week will give ministers the power to
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