Think-tank urges social security overhaul amid dire inequality predictions
Help provided by the Government to families in need will be worse in 2020 than it was in 2010 and will slip even further unless action is taken to overhaul
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Half of people living in poverty in UK affected by disability
Almost half of people in poverty are disabled or live in a household with a disabled person, according to new research. A report by the New Policy Institute found that
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More than half a million living in poverty in Greater Manchester, report reveals
More than half a million people in Greater Manchester are living in poverty despite its economic success, a report has found. Greater Manchester – which is the UK’s third largest
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New research reveals cost of poverty to public services at £78 billion
Poverty costs the UK taxpayer £78 billion a year in additional public service spending and lost taxes, according to a new report. The research, commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation,
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Theresa May warned over impact of housing benefit cuts on vulnerable groups
Theresa May risks damaging Britain’s international reputation if she fails to scrap housing benefit cuts facing the disabled, veterans and other vulnerable people, Labour has claimed. Shadow communities secretary Grahame
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Majority of children in absolute poverty have working parent, figures show
Two-thirds of children classified as living in “absolute poverty” now have at least one parent who is in work, according to new research. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said
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Over 2 million households struggling with earnings below acceptable living standard
Over a third of families, more than 2 million households, in the UK are earning below the minimum income needed for an acceptable living standard. This is among the key
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Government policy for disabled people on benefits ‘seriously misguided’, report
A radical new approach is needed to prevent disabled workers leaving the workforce if the Government is to have any hope of meeting its disability employment target, a report has
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Employment gap widening for people with disabilities and long-term health conditions
The Government has been urged to overhaul employment support for people with disabilities and long-term health conditions to help them find jobs. The Work Foundation said the gap between the
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Forgotten refugess ‘homeless’ and ‘virtually abandoned’ claims new report
“Forgotten” refugees are being left hungry and homeless in England, a new report claims. They are being virtually abandoned by the government which has committed to protect them, according to
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