Labour conference: How can Labour end the need for food banks?
“People don’t think either political party is taking hardship seriously enough and didn’t see a plan to tackle it.”
poverty
‘2.5 million households can’t afford the internet’, digital exclusion must be a priority Labour conference told
10.2 million people lack the basic digital skills they need to function in society.
Disgraceful Tory Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson says ‘nonsense’ to claim there is poverty
The End Child Poverty Coalition revealed that an extra 600,000 children were plunged into poverty in a year as ministers got rid of extra support for families on Universal Credit.
It’s time to align the state pension with the minimum wage
2.1 million pensioners currently live in poverty
These damning stats tell you everything you need to know about Tory Britain
13 years of Tory rule laid bare
A refusal to tackle child poverty shames us as a country
Over the last decade the number of children living in poverty has increased by around 600,000.
More than 3.5 million Londoners have an income below what is needed for a basic standard of living
48% of children living in London are in households with incomes below what they need for a decent living standard.
Five proven benefits of Universal Basic Income
As the debate rolls on about UBI, we look at the proven benefits of a welfare scheme that provides a level of economic security to everyone and how the evidence so far does not necessarily support critics’ concerns.
Anti-poverty campaigner Jack Monroe perfectly explains why the Tories are to blame for the cost of living crisis
‘We’ve been hearing a lot over the last year-and-a-half now about the cost of living crisis, as though it’s fallen out of a clear blue sky.’
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