In Britain, the headline relative in-work poverty rate steadily rose from 13.4% in 1994–95 to 18.4% in 2019–20. We study the ...

Thousands of people have marched through central Edinburgh calling for more action to tackle poverty in Scotland. The ...

NEWCASTLE, England — At a food bank in a rundown part of northeast England, an unemployed mother and her adult son were having an odd morning. Denise and Michael Hunter typically come here for a quiet ...

Backed by leading anti-poverty and children’s charities, Big Issue wants to see the government setting clear targets to ...

Jaywick, a seaside town in Essex has once again been ranked as the most deprived area in England.This marks the fourth ...

A report into poverty in Britain, one of the world’s richest countries, has concluded that millions of low-income families are “surviving not living”, while a growing proportion of the population is ...

After more than a year in power, Labour has failed to reverse the cuts to social security that have worsened health ...

While Parliament Debates, Children Go to Bed Hungry. In 2025, the UK faces a moral emergency: 4.5 million children are living in relative poverty after housing costs, a figure projected to rise to 4.8 ...

The deaths come as the number of people living in temporary accommodation across the UK is at record levels, while the number of people rough sleeping in England rose 20% in 2024 to 4,667, according ...

London (CNN) — The most disadvantaged people in the United Kingdom are no better-off than they were 15 years ago, according to a new report, which finds a “yawning gap between those who can get by and ...

What is life like in Starmer's UK? — Image by © Tim Sandle What is life like in Starmer's UK? — Image by © Tim Sandle A lack of food has become the biggest ...