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September 7, 2018

Poverty likely to increase after Brexit, warns Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Families trapped in poverty will see no Brexit dividend unless the Government changes course on domestic policies, says the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
August 20, 2018

New report shows low paid workers are unable to meet their families' needs

A new report from the Child Poverty Action Group shows work does not pay low-income families enough to meet a no-frills standard of living.
March 23, 2018

Joseph Rowntree Foundation responds to new poverty figures

Around 300,000 more people are in poverty than last year, with many of the biggest cuts to benefits not reflected in the figures, suggesting harder times to come for low income families, says the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
March 12, 2018

Poorer families 'set for biggest year of benefit cuts since 2012'

Incomes of low and middle income families will be 'significantly squeezed' by benefit cuts which come into effect on 9 April 2018.
February 16, 2018

More children of public sector workers pushed into poverty, says TUC

One in seven children with a parent working in the public sector will be living in poverty by the end of this financial year, according to new TUC analysis.
February 20, 2017

The Smokescreen of the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper

Welfare reform policies, almost without exception, have been based on false assumptions, policy-based evidence, and an astounding ignorance of the lives that will be affected by such reforms.
February 16, 2017

Spartacus Network responds to Work, Health and Disability Green Paper

The Spartacus Network has produced a new report, Smokescreen, in response to the Government's Work, Health and Disability Green Paper
November 10, 2016

Treatment of disabled and unemployed people’s families an international scandal

The UK state’s treatment of disabled people violates basic human rights, a United Nations report has found.
October 23, 2016

UK hunger – the worst is yet to come if we don't act

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May 18, 2016

Homelessness in Scotland 'obscene' says church leader

The scale of homelessness in Scotland is a "damning indictment" on modern society and politicians must do much more to tackle the problem, a Church leader has said.