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November 4, 2019

No Government should accept consequences of two child limit, says Committee

The Government’s justifications for its policy to restrict support to two children are based on assumptions that “simply do not hold true” says the Work and Pensions Select Committee.
October 21, 2019

Social security safety net still being eroded, says Resolution Foundation

Children born between 2016 and 2020 face the joint-highest rates of early years poverty since records began 60 years ago, says the Resolution Foundation.
October 16, 2019

Campaigners say act now to end UK hunger

Hunger in the UK is not about food, say campaigners, it is about money, and people not having enough of it.
October 3, 2019

Scottish government calls for measures to address ‘no deal’ Brexit poverty risks

The Scottish Government is calling for action to mitigate the impact of a 'no deal' Brexit on people on low incomes.
September 24, 2019

Charity reveals record number of people are seeking debt advice

StepChange says new clients are falling into debt due to reduced income, illness or because they rely on credit to pay for day-to-day living expenses.
September 19, 2019

The longer Universal Credit exists in an area, the higher the need for foodbanks, says new report

A new report from the Trussell Trust finds that the longer Universal Credit exists in an area, the higher the need for foodbanks.
September 13, 2019

Disabled people remain the worst affected by bedroom tax

More than two thirds of households subject to the bedroom tax are in receipt of a disability benefit.
September 5, 2019

The Spending Review - a continuing attack on the poorest households

Recently on Twitter, Rory Stewart MP was discussing a visit to a foodbank, and struggling to process the anger he encountered.
August 8, 2019

Government faces third legal challenge to Universal Credit migration arrangements

Solicitor says that despite losing two legal challenges, Amber Rudd is still seeking to short-change severely disabled people who have lost out on Universal Credit through no fault of their own.
August 1, 2019

UK poverty and destitution levels are a choice to be unmade, says Committee

Some Universal Credit claimants are left with as little as £20 per week to cover bills, food and other essential costs, Work and Pensions Committee finds.