poverty
How reliable are ‘official’ statistics on public policy?
From debt and welfare cuts to poverty and flood defences, we need accurate data to judge our government's record
What really happened at the WTO summit?
The Nairobi deal hasn’t changed what remains a fundamentally unfair system of global trade
Analysis: Demand for food banks remains high around the country leading up to Christmas
We find examples from December of increasing food bank use. Is this the news we can expect of a government fully committed to assaulting poverty?
Poorest in Scotland face “double whammy”, argues think tank
The poorest families in Scotland face the prospect of being more than £800 a year worse off as a result of the Chancellor’s plans for spending and benefits.
Young adults ‘locked out’ of opportunities to secure their futures
New research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that there are almost half a million more young people in poverty than a decade ago
UK foodbank use is still at record levels
The Trussell Trust estimates that between April and September, approximately 298,000 people visited foodbanks