Third of Londoners struggling with rising living costs
A third of Londoners cannot afford a decent standard of living because of extra costs of living in the capital, such as housing and transport, according to a new report.
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Tag: Poverty / Austerity
Engage: What impact does the rising employment rate have on poverty?
Labour Market Statistics released yesterday show employment is at its highest since records began, and unemployment is decreasing rapidly, says Catherine Davie. But what impact does this have on poverty?
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‘Segregated’ Britain more diverse with far wider inequalities
Fifty years on from the first Race Relations Act, new research from The University of Manchester and UCL finds that so-called ‘segregated’ Britain is both more diverse – and home
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New study shows ‘dramatic change’ in UK living standards
Changes in the living standards of the UK population have fallen, particularly since the April 2013 cuts in social security and other austerity measures took effect, according to new analyses
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Call to tackle in-work poverty for Scots children and families
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Scotland and UNISON have joined together to call on political parties to lay out policies to tackle in-work poverty. The call comes as the
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Social workers must speak out against austerity
Social workers must collectively speak out as a profession against the damage austerity is doing to society’s most vulnerable citizens, the Chair of the British Association of Social Workers said.
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Around 400,000 children amongst 1M now using foodbanks
The number of people using foodbanks has reached a record one million after an increase in workers on low pay having to seek emergency help for food, new figures have
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Engage: The DWP’s new solution to the problem of low pay? Blame working families
How many hours should low-paid parents be expected to work? Universal credit (UC) pilots launched today provide an insight into government thinking on this question. Over the next year or
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‘Clear evidence’ food banks rise linked to cuts
There is “clear evidence” linking increased food bank use with UK areas that have seen greater unemployment and welfare and government spending cuts, scientists say. An Oxford University-led team used
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Teachers survey reports children blighted and degraded by poverty
Children are turning up to school sick because their parents cannot afford to take time off to care for them, teachers have claimed. School staff are also still seeing youngsters
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