How the Tories failure to tackle the housing crisis fuels UK poverty
A recent report found UK housing the ‘worse value for money’ of any advanced economy
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The shocking charts which show the scale of poverty under the Tories
The UK has seen the biggest rise in absolute poverty for 30 years
‘Bolder action is needed:’ Anti-poverty campaigners issue home truths for the Chancellor ahead of Spring Budget
‘Cost of living support may be receding but the tide of people not being able to afford life’s essentials is not. It is time we moved from stop-gaps to sustainable solutions.’
5 ways in which the Tories wrecked the economy
A look at the state of the UK economy under Tory rule
Faith leaders and celebrities back Essential Guarantee Campaign, calling on political leaders to address poverty in election manifestos
‘The current amount of Universal Credit people are receiving has no bearing on basic human needs.’
Shocking chart reveals sheer scale of poverty in the UK
Around six million people were in very deep poverty in 2021-22 – 1.5 million more than 20 years ago
Ian Byrne MP: More than 100,000 eligible disabled children are unable to access the free school meals. The government must act.
‘The families of children with disabilities and special educational needs should not have had to fight this hard and for so long to receive what they are entitled to’
Britain is in the grip of a new form of feudalism
‘Feudalism never completely disappeared from the UK. It simply put on new garbs.’
Even a right-wing think tank fears Britain is slipping back to Victorian levels of inequality under the Tories
‘The most disadvantaged in Britain are no better off than 15 years ago’
We must make the moral and pragmatic case for ending child poverty
Child poverty doesn’t just mean having less opportunities and less access to goods and services growing up. Its effects are long term and in many cases last a lifetime.
