Prince William serves up lunch as he takes on role as patron on homeless charity
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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Tag: Poverty / Austerity
Calls to halt Universal Credit after Rudd admits it has increased food bank use
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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Austerity will continue unless extra billions found, economic think tank warns
Philip Hammond will have to spend billions of pounds extra if he truly wants to end austerity, an economic think tank has said. In order to simply maintain current per
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Council sets up ‘alternative giving’ scheme to help beggars in Glasgow
People will be able to make online donations and use contactless giving points as part of an “alternative giving” scheme to help beggars in Glasgow. The Street Change Glasgow scheme,
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‘Drop in the ocean’ as 4% of Westminster’s wealthiest give to homeless fund
Just over 4% of the richest households in a London borough with England’s highest number of rough sleepers have contributed to a voluntary scheme to help relieve the crisis. Westminster
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Half of people waiting on Universal Credit payments struggling with housing costs
Half of the people Citizens Advice helps with Universal Credit struggle to keep a roof over their heads while they wait for their first payments, the charity has said. One
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Two-thirds of Scots children experience early life adversity, study finds
Two-thirds of Scottish children experience early life adversity – such as domestic violence or parental drug misuse – according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh found
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Scots in poverty urged to join new panel being set up to tackle issue
People in poverty are being urged to apply to become members of a new panel focused on the issue. Bill Scott of disability pressure group Inclusion Scotland has been appointed
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Rough sleepers 17 times more likely to experience abuse, charity says
Rough sleepers are 17 times more likely to experience horrifying abuse and have a high risk of dying young, according to a leading homelessness charity. The stark warning comes after
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Labour: Government is ‘ducking the hard truth’ on homelessness
People are dying on the streets and the Government is “ducking the hard truth” that its decisions on funding and investment are the root causes of the homelessness crisis, Labour
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