Rough sleeping in London branded ‘catastrophic’ after hitting record high
The number of rough sleepers on London’s streets has reached a record high with an increase of almost a fifth in a year, new data shows. Some 8,855 people slept
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Eight million people in working households in relative poverty – IFS report
The proportion of people in working households living in relative poverty has jumped by 40% since 1994, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). But it said the reasons
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Charities issue complaint against ‘deliberately misleading’ DWP advertisements
A coalition of more than 80 disability charities has made an official complaint about “deliberately misleading” government adverts for Universal Credit. The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) highlighted a recent advertising
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‘Devastating’ spending cuts leave over half of social workers thinking of quitting
Social work is facing a “crisis” because of years of spending cuts, threatening to “tear apart” communities, a union has warned. Unison said its research revealed high levels of stress
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Woman who has had seven children taken away is pregnant again, judge told
A woman who has had seven children removed from her care is pregnant again, a family court judge has been told. The woman, who is in her late 20s, is
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Retired NHS manager ‘made to feel like a leper’ after contracting Hepatitis C
A retired senior NHS manager has described how she was “made to feel like a leper” after she found out she had contracted Hepatitis C following a series of blood
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Government defeated in Lords over scrapping of adoption register for England
The Government has been defeated in the Lords over the scrapping of the adoption register for England. Peers voted by a majority of 85 to “regret” the move, warning it
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Unison concerned at ‘shocking’ conditions endured by overnight care workers
Concerns have been raised about the health and safety of care staff on “sleep-in” shifts after a study showed some faced physical abuse or having to bed down at work
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Windrush scandal was 70 years in the making, according to new documentary
The hostile environment which created the Windrush scandal was 70 years in the making – and may even be traced back to the attitudes of both the Labour and Conservative
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NHS long-term plan jeopardised without additional investment – new analysis
The delivery of the NHS long-term plan is in doubt without urgent government action on wider funding, a health body has warned. The plan was published in January after the
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