The Scottish Parliament’s Welfare Reform Committee has said a huge cultural shift will be required to create a better Scottish welfare system, in a new report published yesterday. The Committee’s
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An estimated 750,000 elderly people are being forced to choose between paying for food and heating, a charity has warned. A survey of 1,000 people aged 65 and over for
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The Government has been accused of adopting a “kangaroo parliamentary procedure” to stifle debate and “fast track” changes to Northern Ireland’s benefits system through Parliament. The Stormont Assembly voted to
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More young people are living in poverty than those aged over 65 as a lack of well-paid jobs and affordable homes is making it harder to build a secure future,
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This is a critical time for mental health in Scotland. In the current climate of austerity, funding crises and shrinking services, people affected by mental health problems find it increasingly
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More than half a million emergency supplies were handed out at Trussell Trust foodbanks in the six months to September, showing that hunger is still a “major concern” for low
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Regions where the Government’s controversial “fit for work” assessments have been carried out have seen hundreds of extra suicides and thousands more prescriptions being issued for anti-depressants, research has found.
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Successful businesses and wealthy individuals should make a bigger contribution to ending “shocking” levels of poverty and inequality in Britain, Sir John Major said. The Conservative former prime minister also
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Eight out of 10 long-term survivors of cancer come from the most affluent parts of the UK, a study has found. People who survive for 10 to 20 years or
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The Government has been defeated in the Lords over its controversial plans to cut tax credits – setting the stage for a constitutional clash with the Commons. Peers ignored warnings
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