Britain is in a poverty crisis. Over 14 million people (one in five) are living in poverty. Of these, 4 million, including 1 million children, are classed as destitute: regularly unable to meet basic ...

Andrew Forsey highlights a simple policy change that would provide much-needed meals, while Stewart Lansley says poverty and inequality are umbilically linked. Plus a letter from Jess McQuail and ...

POVERTY has been normalised. Walking the streets of London, it is impossible not to be struck by the number of homeless ...

Barristers say there is ‘no evidence’ that Labour's drastic plans will reduce the backlog of cases waiting to be heard in court SUPPORTING families suffering in poverty has become a “top priority” for ...

London (CNN) — Thea Jaffe never expected to use a baby bank. In fact, she was responsible for referring other single parents from her local community group to the charity Little Village, which ...

The sooner the Government gets to grips with the needs of an aging population, the sooner it can get on top of society’s wider challenges. Britain can ill-afford to ignore the changing needs of the ...

A survey of frontline workers has revealed that more than 85,000 children are living in destitution – the most extreme form of poverty – in Britain. Buttle UK heard from more than 1,000 frontline ...

Rising mortgage rates in Britain have pushed approximately 320,000 people into poverty, a figure significantly higher than official estimates, according to a report released on Thursday. Although ...

This project aims to establish a structural model of poverty and household income dynamics. The project will address the underlying reasons for the rise in poverty in recent years. Movements in and ...

LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - Up to 3 million British households will be in fuel poverty in 2016, a government-commissioned report forecast on Thursday, showing that the UK's goal of eradicating fuel ...

Last week, I visited my favourite cafe in South London, known for its Illy coffee beans that I relish. As I savoured my coffee, a young man, wearing a sleeveless hoodie and shorts, casually walked in.

LONDON (Reuters) - Up to 3 million British households will be in fuel poverty in 2016, a government-commissioned report forecast on Thursday, showing that the UK's goal of eradicating fuel poverty by ...