Downing Street has declined to repeat claims by a Cabinet minister that the UK’s approach to mental health was in danger of having “gone too far”. Mel Stride, the Work
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More than 170 councils have urged the Chancellor to provide more money for vulnerable people struggling with the cost of living when he announces his Budget this week, warning that
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Parkinson’s sufferers are struggling to afford the basics as they face a benefits system that is failing them due to not enough understanding of the condition, a charity has said.
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Campaigners believe there is still a “huge gap” between the cost of raising a child in Scotland and family incomes despite recent government efforts to provide additional support. New analysis
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An eight-day working week would be needed for an average low-income family where parents are in full-time employment to escape poverty, a charity has claimed. Action for Children said its
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More than half of people receiving universal credit have recently run out of food and been unable to afford more, according to a survey for an anti-poverty charity. Just over
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The cost-of-living crisis is developing into a public health crisis amid a “poverty epidemic”, former prime minister Gordon Brown is warning. He released research suggesting that almost four million people
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Six million of the poorest people in the UK would need to more than double their income to escape poverty, according to a new report which warns this is evidence
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More than 40,000 disabled households have sacrificed a cooked meal to run or charge essential medical equipment, analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) suggests. The charity has argued that a
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Important elements of the funding settlement for councils this year disproportionately benefit richer areas and fail to take into account a range of growing demand pressures, according to local authorities
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