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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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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Meeting Scotland’s child poverty targets could cost almost £1 billion a year – although a report has said that making more “modest” payments of just £10 a week could make
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Campaigners have welcomed a ruling by the UK’s highest court in the case of a mother-of-four forced into homelessness after she was unable to afford her rent. Terryann Samuels was
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Charities have expressed “outrage” at news that around 300 asylum seekers are to be evicted from their current homes. Serco, which provides the housing arrangement in Glasgow, first announced it
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The Work and Pensions Secretary has told MPs “there are many reasons why someone might use a food bank” in a defence of Universal Credit. Amber Rudd appeared to row
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Persistent poverty affects one in five children in the UK, according to a new study. While some children only experience poverty for part of their childhood, a fifth live with
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Projects supporting people affected by homelessness are sharing £3 million of lottery funding. Eight new partnerships in Glasgow and Edinburgh have come together to develop the projects. This is part
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A Westminster committee has launched an inquiry to examine how Scotland is impacted by UK welfare policies. The Scottish Affairs Committee inquiry will look at how policies such as Universal
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Pregnant women and “vulnerable” workers could be hit by a “stealth tax” when leaving employment, MPs have been warned. Shadow Treasury minister Peter Dowd said new national insurance measures could
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