The attainment gap between children from poorer families and their better off peers begins before they reach school age and continues to widen throughout their education, a new report has
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Almost a third of children in Scotland are living in households which have almost no wealth, according to new analysis of a UK-wide survey. The Wealth and Assets Survey 2008-10
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The rise of food banks is the result of “poor people maximising their economic opportunities” and has not been caused by tougher rules over benefit payments, a senior UK Government
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One in 50 Citizens Advice Bureau Scotland clients have said they do not have enough money to buy food, according to new figures. The organisation said that between January and
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Almost 1.75 million of the poorest families in the UK have been made poorer by a “perfect storm” of changes to the welfare system over the last three years, a
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People in Glasgow have the worst life expectancy in the whole of Britain, figures show. As Glaswegians prepare to welcome some of the world’s most elite athletes to their city,
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Almost a million adults and children received emergency supplies from food banks in the past year, a “shocking” rise of 163% on the previous 12 months amid rising living costs,
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Poorer people who suffer from strokes are more likely to receive a sub-standard level of care, a new study suggests. Patients from more deprived areas are less likely to be
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Around 15 million people are “living on the edge” despite the improving economy, a report by a debt charity has warned. Stepchange said that these people are either falling behind
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London was the location for a new campaign to gauge public reaction to an offensive banner highlighting the issue of poverty. The controversial ‘F*** The Poor’ campaign, was organised by
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