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For all the progress we’ve made, the more visible forms of poverty have actually increased. And, in 2025, destitution – going without two of seven essentials like food, toiletries or shelter – is ...
British children face higher levels of poverty than any other group in society, and with more of them going hungry than ever, ...
The data comes ahead of the government’s strategy on child poverty, which is expected to be published this autumn ...
One in four UK children lives in a household facing hunger, according to new research by a food bank network that has ...
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 ...
Data from smart thermostat provider Switchee shows that across the UK, the number of homes that went into fuel poverty in the past year fell, with warm weather likely to be playing a key role ...
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 ...
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 ...
Surveys by the charity found more than 14 million people in the UK faced the prospect of going hungry last year due to lack ...
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 ...
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 ...
Poverty and hardship are “widespread” and “pervasive”, a charity has warned as it estimates that over 660,000 people in Wales ...