Half of people claiming Universal Credit (UC) were living in food insecurity even before being hit by the removal of the £20-a-week uplift, research shows. Half of claimants were experiencing
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Tens of thousands of children will have their lives “blighted by hardship and anxiety” without urgent action to tackle deprivation, a report has warned. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s (JRF) Poverty
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The proportion of people suffering from the worst forms of homelessness in Scotland is about half as high as in England, campaigners have claimed. Almost one in 100 households in
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People living in poorer regions of England face longer waits for routine NHS care, according to new analysis. The NHS has been told by a watchdog to ensure people have
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About one in five female pensioners is living in poverty, according to Age UK. Analysis by the charity found around 1.25 million women in this group are now living below
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A £360 million “wall” of rental debt built during the coronavirus crisis is set to get worse amid imminent Universal Credit cuts, a charity is warning. About half a million
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The Work and Pensions Secretary has admitted not being aware of a Government report warning that the rise in National Insurance could increase the likelihood of family breakdown. Therese Coffey
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The family stability of those who are just about managing financially could be affected by the new health and social care levy, according to Government documents. A policy paper placed
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Councils paid out nearly £28 million in total due to evictions from social housing in 2019-20, new research estimates. A study by Liverpool University, commissioned by homelessness charity Shelter Scotland,
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COVID-19 has been described as a “housing disease”. Overcrowded living conditions make it easier for the virus to spread, and statistics show a link between overcrowding and mortality from COVID.
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