More than a quarter of a million people in England are homeless, according to analysis from Shelter. The charity, releasing figures to mark its 50th anniversary on Thursday, calculated that
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Health inequalities are “deeply embedded” across Britain, a charity has said after new figures showed a wide variation in the number of years people can expect to live healthy lives.
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The problem of fuel poverty will not be solved in the lifetime of a child born today on current rates of progress, campaigners have warned. National Energy Action (NEA) is
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A sandwich shop chain which gives 100% of its profits to charity is to build a village for the homeless. Social Bite, which has cafes in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen,
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Small charities and faith-based groups are struggling to meet the needs of rising numbers of destitute migrant children and families, according to a report. The organisations are stepping in to
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Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio waved and signed autographs for fans as he arrived at an Edinburgh restaurant that helps the homeless during his first visit to Scotland. The Oscar-winning actor
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The “damning” findings of the review on social mobility highlight the “worrying” social divisions in modern Britain, MPs and charities have warned. Campaigners said “urgent” action was needed to put
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The Government’s “shambolic” approach to Brexit risks hitting workers in the UK, Labour warned as it called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to abandon austerity in his Autumn Statement. Shadow chancellor
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Almost half of children are living in poverty in some parts of the UK, according to a new study. The End Child Poverty coalition said the problem was worst in
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Single parents of a young child make up more than half of households affected by a new benefit cap, research shows. The Gingerbread group said 43,700 single parents with a
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