poverty
The government’s overall objective should be simple: zero hunger
Food poverty is an extreme example of what happens when the welfare system breaks down.
Poor people in Britain – poorer than those in similar-sized economies
Incomes in the West Midlands are significantly lower than in the poorest regions of Germany, France, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Sweden and Finland.
Poverty doubles over 30 years in UK
The percentage of households in the UK who are below society’s minimum standard of living has increased from 14% to 33% over the last 30 years, according to a new study of poverty and deprivation.
Number of Londoners using food banks doubles, new figures show
Almost 96,000 people collected three days emergency food aid from a London food bank in the last financial year.
Coalition ‘in denial’ about food bank use, according to new report
The coalition needs to "own up to the role it's playing" in the growth of food banks, a new report says.
Launch of Paul Goggins memorial prize
The prize will be awarded to the best civil society initiative that can demonstrate that it has reduced poverty in a tangible way.