Councils are currently only meant to house families with children in B&Bs as a last resort, and for a maximium of six weeks, ...

Child poverty has reached a record high in the United Kingdom as the country’s cost of living soars and its social security safety net falters following years of government austerity.

While Sir Keir Starmer said tackling poverty is a ‘moral mission’ for him, campaigners have expressed concern the strategy ...

Some young people in England are living in an “almost-Dickensian level of poverty”, the Children’s Commissioner said as she insisted the two-child benefit limit must be scrapped. Black mould in a ...

Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss how poverty levels are measured in the UK. It's estimated that the Chancellor's decision to abolish the two-child benefit cap will lift 450,000 children out of ...

More than 100 people in Ceredigion spent their final months living in poverty last year, new analysis suggests.

LISTEN: Trump, Zelensky, the rise of Europe’s Far Right and what’s next for NATO – listen to Alas Vine & Hitchens wherever you get your podcasts.. The staggering extent of 'fuel poverty' in England is ...

The Government has launched its strategy to tackle child poverty – as Sir Keir Starmer described it as a “huge barrier to ...

Torran Semple receives funding from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) grant EP/S023305/1. John Harvey does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any ...

Renewed efforts to reduce child poverty in England between now and 2033, such as removing the 2-child limit on child benefit, would significantly boost several aspects of child health and narrow ...

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 ...