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March 6, 2020

Incomes have fallen for poorest fifth of households

Poorer households have seen big falls in living standards driven by policy choices, says the Resolution Foundation.
January 11, 2020

Unsecured debt hits new peak of £14,540 per household, says TUC

The TUC says families are borrowing just to pay the rent, heat their homes and feed their children.
December 20, 2019

Call for government to tackle poverty epidemic among single parent families

Single parents will lose an average of £3,800 of their annual net income by 2021/22 as a result of 2010-17 tax and benefit reforms, the biggest loss of all household types in the UK.
November 19, 2019

Child poverty in working households up by 800,000 since 2010, says TUC

More than 485,000 children in working households have been pushed into poverty as a direct result of the government’s in-work benefit cuts, says the TUC.
October 15, 2019

Deaths of homeless tragic tip of iceberg of suffering, say Methodists

The soaring numbers of people dying on the streets represents the tip of the iceberg of suffering caused by homelessness, say church leaders and mission partners.
August 13, 2019

Ask not what people on low incomes are doing for their country

It was recently revealed that 43 per cent of UK adults pay no income tax, because their annual income is below £1
April 6, 2019

Church leaders say No Deal Brexit endangers poorest families

Church leaders say a No Deal Brexit alongside further cuts to benefits could have grave consequences for many in our communities.
March 29, 2019

Incomes stagnated and poverty rose in 2018, says Resolution Foundation

Child poverty is likely to continue rising, and could even hit a record high within the next few years, says Resolution Foundation.
March 23, 2019

Child poverty across Scotland on course to reach 20-year high

New analysis from the Resolution Foundation shows that relative child poverty in Scotland has been rising since 2011-12.
November 26, 2018

Quaker community urges faith groups to engage with politicans on Special Rapporteur's findings

As the UN Special Rapporteur on on extreme poverty and human rights unveiled his report last week, Quakers in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, issued a statement, calling on faith groups to engage with politicians on his findings.