Poverty costs the UK taxpayer £78 billion a year in additional public service spending and lost taxes, according to a new report. The research, commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation,
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Families in large parts of Britain are being denied vital housing advice because of “legal aid deserts” which have emerged due to Government cuts, the Law Society has warned. Almost
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One in five parents will skip a meal during the summer holidays so there will be enough food for their children, a new study reveals. Research by the Trussell Trust
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Theresa May risks damaging Britain’s international reputation if she fails to scrap housing benefit cuts facing the disabled, veterans and other vulnerable people, Labour has claimed. Shadow communities secretary Grahame
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Two-thirds of children classified as living in “absolute poverty” now have at least one parent who is in work, according to new research. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said
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Over a third of families, more than 2 million households, in the UK are earning below the minimum income needed for an acceptable living standard. This is among the key
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The social security system is failing to provide a safety net to stop people falling into severe poverty, a report by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found. It uncovered sharp
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Funding cuts to public services are putting the health of the public at risk, leading nurses have warned. Almost four in 10 nurses have treated patients whose health has been
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“Forgotten” refugees are being left hungry and homeless in England, a new report claims. They are being virtually abandoned by the government which has committed to protect them, according to
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The level of homelessness in Scotland is an “obscenity” which the Scottish and UK governments must to do more to tackle, a church leader has said. The incoming Moderator of
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