Chancellor urged to create a Social Emergency Fund in Budget
“Tackling this social emergency must be the top priority.”
poverty
Scotland has had lower poverty rates than UK for two decades, analysis shows
“The biggest single factor is the level of social security available for families.”
Andy Burnham backs living income campaign for Greater Manchester
“If you set people up to succeed, they will succeed. We are saying to the government, let us here in Greater Manchester rethink the entire benefits system and turn it from a negative deficit model that’s trying to see the worst in people into an empowering system that builds people up rather than knocks them down.”
A food parcel every 11 seconds: Charity demands urgent action on hunger
Over the past five years, the number of families with children relying on food parcels has increased by 46 percent.
Lord John Bird urges government to step up on poverty to head off Reform threat
Bird warns that unless the government acts now, they will not hold back the rise of Reform at the next general election.
Ending poverty could save Britain £75bn a year, says charity
Trussell is calling for an “essentials guarantee” to be embedded within Universal Credit to ensure recipients can afford basic needs such as food and heating.
Calls to bring universal basic income to Greater Manchester to help reduce poverty and end homelessness
‘It’s time to try something new.’
#TaxTheSuperRich campaign gains momentum
‘None of us can accept this level of inequality.’
Low-income households in UK worse off due to ‘sky-high’ housing costs
The Resolution Foundation has found that ‘sky-high housing costs’ outweigh the relatively low cost of food
Food banks at Christmas: ‘They’re thinking about having enough food, not celebrating’
A food bank manager and research and policy director at Trussell speak to Left Foot Forward about food bank use at Christmas.