The Work and Pensions Secretary has refused to set out which health conditions will no longer result in access to sickness benefits, as part of the Government’s major welfare reforms.
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Schools have increasingly stepped in as a fourth emergency service and are now the biggest source of charitable food and household aid for families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, a
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Councils in England are more than £300 million short of the funding they need to help all of the young people coming to them who are facing homelessness, according to
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A Northern Ireland opera director is the recipient of an award which will be used to help vulnerable people rebuild their lives through the arts. Kate Guelke, from Spark Opera,
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A new campaign is calling for a “united effort from every corner of society” to pull a million children out of relative poverty in the UK by 2030. Human rights
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Social workers on the front line have described “Dickensian” conditions as some families choose between heating and eating, according to a union survey. Professionals in the sector are “all too
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The number of children living in poverty across the UK has hit a record high, with campaigners saying they are being failed and forgotten. There were an estimated 4.33 million
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People living in poverty find it harder to access timely NHS care and are more likely to require expensive emergency treatment, according to think tank The King’s Fund. It is
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Hundreds of refugees faced the prospect of being left exposed to life-threatening temperatures in London after being evicted from Home Office accommodation, figures suggest. Information shared with the PA news
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Former prime minister Gordon Brown has launched a new charity project in Wales to help support families in poverty. Cwtch Mawr – Welsh for “big hug” – the country’s first
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