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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A radical new approach is needed to prevent disabled workers leaving the workforce if the Government is to have any hope of meeting its disability employment target, a report has
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The Government has been urged to overhaul employment support for people with disabilities and long-term health conditions to help them find jobs. The Work Foundation said the gap between the
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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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Nearly a third of people in the UK have fallen into poverty at least once in four years, according to new figures. Women are more at risk of experiencing longer
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The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has voiced her support for a new report highlighting the plight of many poverty-stricken pensioners. The report, from charity Independent Age, suggests thousands of
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Northern cities are home to the highest numbers of vulnerable children and families but southern and coastal areas are facing “hidden” poverty, analysis shows. The cities in the North of
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The Government has ruled out converting National Insurance contributions into a special tax to fund health and social care. Treasury spokesman Lord Ashton of Hyde said the Government had no
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