Research gives us an insight into what families have experienced through years of rising costs.
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Britons divide sharply over whether exclusion from ordinary living standards counts as poverty.
Many of the planned improvements are largely cosmetic.
Eligibility for pension credit is not a useful guide to whether a household is fuel poor.
Addressing the high UPF consumption among adolescents is crucial, as dietary habits formed during this period can persist into adulthood.
The ‘skivers against strivers’ view of welfare keeps people in poverty feeling ashamed and isolated.
The top 40% most energy efficient homes aren’t counted as being in fuel poverty, no matter what their bills or income are.
Rather than helping the families in greatest need, the policy punishes them.
A UBI pilot in Wales gives a sum of money to young people leaving the care system. But it won’t be rolled out beyond its trial period.
Working full time at the national living wage only earns a salary of £20,375.
The UK Labour Party used to radically advocate for common ownership. But as private wealth in Britain benefits from ever greater tax breaks, anti-inequality sentiment is waning.
Food banks help millions of people, but have serious limitations.
The food aid supply chain relies on surplus.
Britain is now desperately short of workers in some sectors. Yet our interviews with 100 women aged 50 and over show how hard it is for them to find secure employment
Local people describe a purposeful past in this former mining community – and a bleak future.
The scale of the ‘disability price tag’ means one-off payments will hardly make a dent for many households.
Millions of people experiencing food poverty turn to food banks, and the number is growing.
Why the government’s main measure of poverty doesn’t tell us much about the lowest-income people.
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