Health worker says she ‘cannot afford to heat her home’ as strike ballot begins
A health worker in Wales has said she will not be able to afford to heat her home this winter as a strike ballot over pay begins. Lorna Hood, who
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Tag: Poverty / Austerity
Charities and community groups seeing drop off in donations amid unprecedented demand
Charities, food banks and local groups are experiencing a drop in donations as cost-of-living pressures cause demand to reach “unprecedented levels”. Voluntary groups are seeing fewer financial and food donations
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Charity issues stark warning of ‘life-or-death situation’ facing disabled people
The Government is failing disabled people over the cost-of-living and energy crisis, a charity has warned. Disability equality charity Scope said that lives are at risk as disabled people fear
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Households face April ‘cliff edge’ as energy price freeze cut from two years to six months
The new Chancellor has announced that the two-year energy price freeze for all households will now run for just six months, with campaigners warning that the move will lead to
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Hunt warns of ‘eye-wateringly difficult’ spending decisions to come as he tears up Liz Truss’s plans
Liz Truss is battling to save her premiership after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned that “eye-wateringly difficult” decisions were needed as he tore up her economic strategy. Mr Hunt scaled back
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Fifth of residential care workers already in poverty before cost-of-living crisis escalates
One in five residential care workers in the UK were living in poverty before the cost-of-living crisis, new analysis suggests. Care home and assisted living staff are far more likely
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Sturgeon announces post-independence investment of £20bn and extra child poverty payment
Investment of £20 billion will be delivered in the first decade of Scottish independence, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Ms Sturgeon (pictured) addressed delegates as she closed the SNP conference in
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Charlotte Church to make wellness retreat ‘as accessible as possible’ amid cost-of-living crisis
Charlotte Church has said she plans to make her latest project, a Welsh wellness retreat, “as accessible as possible” amid the cost-of-living crisis. The Welsh singer-songwriter, 36, who rose to
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Austerity led to twice as many excess UK deaths as previously thought – here’s what that means for future cuts
Cuts to public services and living standards across Britain from 2010 contributed to 335,000 excess deaths – twice as many as previously thought, according to new research. These austerity measures
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Academic study claims UK economic policies likely to have caused many more deaths than Covid
The UK Government’s economic policies are “likely” to have caused a “great many more deaths” than the Covid-19 pandemic, an academic has claimed. Researchers said their “not only shocking but
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