Lack of action to tackle child poverty is creating “a generation of invisible boys and girls”, according to former prime minister Gordon Brown. He accused both the Scottish and UK
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The Government has committed no new money to pay for its flagship £100 million fund to eradicate rough sleeping within the decade, Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has admitted. The fund
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Ministers have dropped plans for a new local grant fund to pay for councils to provide short-term emergency supported accommodation. The fund was a key part of proposals set out
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The UK’s largest provider of women’s refuges has welcomed ministers’ decision to ditch plans to devolve funding for the network to local councils. The charity Refuge said that the proposal
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Universal credit claimants are losing out on hundreds of pounds a year if their payday falls too close their assessment date, a charity has warned. Being paid early as a
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Labour’s next manifesto could include radical plans for a universal basic income (UBI), John McDonnell said. The shadow chancellor said the policy, which replaces means-tested benefits with a flat rate
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MPs have hit out at the Government for “barely paying lip service” to the needs of millions of carers after ministers rejected calls for stronger support to help them stay
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Child poverty rose by 3% last year, sparked by a cut of up to £150 in the income of Britain’s poorest families, a new report suggests. While middle-income households saw
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More than half of homeless families in temporary accommodation are in work, figures show. Some 55% of families are holding down a job despite having nowhere stable to live, research
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A “significant” number of people are struggling to navigate the Government’s flagship Universal Credit benefits system, according to a new study. Research by Citizens Advice found that more than a
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