Scotland’s Social Security Secretary has called for “radical” reform of the personal independence payment (PIP) system across the UK. Angela Constance highlighted figures showing almost two-thirds (65%) of disabled people
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A recent study from academics at City, University of London has shown that the 2008 recession in Europe was associated with adverse health outcomes, as the crisis was linked to
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Plans to extend the Government’s welfare reforms into Northern Ireland have been greeted with protests by MPs. Measures such as the benefit cap, universal credit and personal independence payments would
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Poverty could be effectively eliminated for the “Brexit generation” by 2030 if the Government puts more effort into helping the poor, a think tank has said. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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One in 25 people in England cannot afford to feed themselves, research suggests. A new study estimates that 4.1% of the population is facing the worsening problem of food poverty,
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Help provided by the Government to families in need will be worse in 2020 than it was in 2010 and will slip even further unless action is taken to overhaul
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Almost half of people in poverty are disabled or live in a household with a disabled person, according to new research. A report by the New Policy Institute found that
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More than half a million people in Greater Manchester are living in poverty despite its economic success, a report has found. Greater Manchester – which is the UK’s third largest
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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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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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