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Lib Dems say levelling-up secretary is ‘living in a different century’ with the proposalMichael Gove has suggested that parents who fail to ensure their children attend school regularly could have their child benefit payments stopped.Gove has argued su…
Chancellor urged to ditch plans to cut support for energy bills when he delivers his budget for 2023More than 2m households in England fell into fuel poverty last year, raising pressure on Jeremy Hunt to ditch a planned cut to energy bills support.The …
Outreach and charity workers talk about the day-to-day issues they face when dealing with the city’s homelessness problemEngland likely to miss target to end rough sleeping by 2024, says CrisisJust outside a busy McDonald’s in Birmingham city centre a …
Homelessness charity says it is ‘incredibly disappointing’ to see rough sleeping on rise across country‘You just have to keep trying’: the people helping Birmingham’s rough sleepersA leading charity has said the government is likely to miss its target …
Exclusive: research shows universal credit allowance far below cost of food, energy and essentials‘It’s dehumanising’: the food bank volunteer living on the breadlineThe UK’s leading poverty charities have called for a change in the law to fix the UK’s…
Charities say figure of £120 a week – at least £35 more than universal credit allowance – is at stringent end of spectrumHow much is just enough to get by? According to new research, it is £120 a week. After housing costs, that is the bare minimum requ…
Ben says he is ‘fairly privileged’, as for many it is no longer a question of heating or eating because they cannot afford eitherBring benefits into line with minimum living costs, UK charities urgeWhen you are on the breadline there’s always this fear…
Charities find nearly 40% of people end the month with no money, and 67% say UK government not doing enough about crisisOne in four households regularly run out of money for essentials and voters do not believe the government is doing enough to help, a…
Exclusive: Sadiq Khan’s plan, spurred by ministers’ ‘failure to act’, will save families about £440 for every childFree school meals will be offered to all primary school pupils across London for a year under plans by Sadiq Khan to tackle what he said …
Almost 90% of food banks see increased demand, as organisers fear having to cut support or turn people awayMore people are depending on food banks than ever before in Britain, new figures show, as “ever-increasing” numbers of households – including pen…