JRF study warns of future poverty in Scotland
One in seven working-age adults and children could still be living below the poverty line by the mid-2020s, according to new research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). The research
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Archbishop of York: UK poverty gap ‘human rights abuse’
The Archbishop of York has described gaps in life expectancy between rich and poor in Britain as a “human rights abuse” as he warned against a “smug” attitude to images
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Child poverty measurement ‘particularly lamentable’
The Government’s plans to end child poverty are doomed to failure, its adviser on social mobility has warned as new estimates revealed the UK will be home to 3.5 million
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Dramatic increase in Scots using food banks
The need for food banks is a “stain on our national conscience” with reliance dramatically increasing in Scotland, a charity report has found. Changes to the welfare system, low wages,
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Millions of UK children ‘face life of poverty’ by 2020
A record five million children in the UK could be trapped in poverty by 2020, according to new research. The report from Save the Children reveals youngsters have paid the
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Report : 50,000 Welsh pensioners living in severe poverty
A 91-year-old woman was drying toilet paper on the radiator and eating just two boiled potatoes a day because she was so desperately short of money. That’s one of the
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Poverty gap widens as ONS figures show ‘rich getting richer’
The richest 10% of British households own 44% of total household wealth, according to official figures that show this share has increased under the Coalition while families have become worse
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Family Fund forced to suspend Welsh grants to vulnerable
A charity has had to suspend the awarding of grants to low-income families in Wales as it waits for delayed funding from the Welsh government. The Family Fund, which relies
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Inequalities expert claims welfare reforms ‘will damage children’
Changes to the tax and benefits system brought in by the UK Government will “damage our children”, a health inequalities expert has told MSPs. Analysis of the changes, which include
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Referrals reveal half of Welsh families suffering serious problems
A charity that helps Welsh families with young children says almost half the parents referred to it have “serious hidden problems”. New data from Home-Start reveals almost half (49%) of
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