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October 15, 2020

Removing benefit uplift will leave people unable to cover basics, says Citizens Advice

A negative budget is where a debt adviser assesses that a person's income cannot meet their essential living costs.
September 11, 2020

Over 40% of workers in financial hardship if forced to self-isolate, finds TUC

The TUC is calling on government to raise the rate of sick pay to the real living wage of £320 a week.
September 1, 2020

Low-income parents rely on Child Benefit for household basics

Child benefit has lost 23 per cent of its value since 2010 because of freezes and sub-inflationary uprating.
June 23, 2020

Single mothers win Court of Appeal universal credit case

Three judges at the Court of Appeal ruled that the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has acted irrationally and unlawfully.
June 5, 2020

Over a million more people face poverty by end of 2020, finds IPPR

Struggling families need the government to step in and boost their incomes, says the IPPR.
May 27, 2020

Disability Rights UK statement on Dominic Cummings' travel during lockdown

Many disabled people have had no contact with the outside world for close to three months, often in flats with no access even to sunshine and fresh air, says Disability Rights UK.
May 5, 2020

Church of England calls on government to suspend the two-child limit

A survey of families affected by the two-child limit has found widespread evidence of hardship.
April 8, 2020

Sixty organisations press Chancellor for emergency child benefit rise

Child benefit is an effective, fast and resilient way to get money into families' bank accounts to cover additional costs, say the organisations.
March 24, 2020

Government must urgently extend wage support to the self-employed, says TUC

A new report says the current measures in place for self-employed workers are inadequate. with many facing severe hardship over the coming months.
March 18, 2020

Call for measures to protect people from being pushed into poverty by Covid-19

Citizens Advice is calling for measures to ensure that vulnerable people and low-income families are not pushed into financial hardship as a result of the outbreak.