More than half a million fewer families are receiving child benefit since rule changes were introduced six years ago, figures show. Sir Steve Webb, a former pensions minister, said women
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Work being done to tackle homelessness is being undermined by “outdated attitudes” from the public, charity campaigners have said. Homeless Action Scotland claimed that while most people are sympathetic to
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Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to use next month’s Spring Statement to deliver a “rescue package” for millions of low-income families left worse off by successive waves of benefit
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Hospital admissions for vitamin D deficiency and rickets have risen by a third in just one year, figures show. The NHS Digital data, analysed by the Press Association, shows that
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Changes to council funding rules in England proposed by the Government will shift money from deprived to rich areas, an economic think tank has warned. Ministers’ plans to base assessments
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Child poverty risks hitting record levels in the next few years amid “stagnating” living standards for households, a new study suggests. The Resolution Foundation said the incomes of typical working-age
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Thousands of children are growing up in poverty in Britain after being treated like “second-class citizens” because of the “hostile environment” policy, a report claims. It says many children of
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More than a quarter of females have missed either work or school because of period poverty, a new survey has revealed. While it had been previously thought the problem had
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The Duke of Cambridge marked becoming royal patron of a homeless charity by serving lunch to its clients – and quipped he was on trial for a job. Wearing an
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Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd is facing calls to halt the roll-out of Universal Credit, after admitting that its introduction had increased reliance on food banks. Answering questions in
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