As pressure mounts on the Labour government, experts warn that tinkering around the edges of the controversial two-child benefit cap fails to address child poverty crisis. Discover why campaigners demand wholesale reform.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves risks igniting fresh Labour turmoil as she prepares to replace the controversial two-child benefit cap with a new tapered system, facing opposition from her own MPs.
Keir Starmer's Labour Party unveils ambitious plans to create a new generation of towns across England, tackling the housing crisis head-on with sustainable communities and economic growth at their core.
The Department for Work and Pensions issues urgent warning about convincing new phone scam targeting Universal Credit and benefit recipients across the UK.
Exclusive investigation reveals Sydney Rhodes, the executive tasked with solving Sydney's housing crisis, is living in a rental property while earning a substantial government salary, raising questions about leadership and affordability.
Keir Starmer's Labour Party is being urged to make social housing its absolute priority, with experts warning that failure to build affordable homes could undermine the government's entire agenda.
Pressure mounts on the government as a coalition of charities, MPs, and faith leaders demands the immediate abolition of the two-child benefit limit, citing soaring child poverty and its devastating impact on families across the UK.
Exclusive investigation reveals a systemic failure in Camden Council's social housing, with residents suffering from severe damp, mould, and vermin infestations as complaint handling collapses.
Exclusive investigation reveals how Britain's housing emergency is disproportionately devastating the mental health of women and children, creating a hidden public health crisis with urgent calls for government action.
Exclusive: Labour unveils radical plan to tackle Britain's housing crisis, promising the 'largest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation' and sweeping mortgage reforms to help generation rent onto the property ladder.
Exclusive: Labour unveils sweeping reforms to fix Britain's broken housing market, including a major planning overhaul and new powers for first-time buyers, as the party declares a 'moral mission' to make homes affordable again.
Exclusive investigation reveals how record-breaking net migration is overwhelming Britain's housing market, with local councils warning of an acute shortage of homes, schools, and GP services.
Exclusive analysis reveals alarming property market indicators across Britain's largest metros. Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham show critical overvaluation signals that could precede significant price corrections. Discover which areas are most at ri
A working family from Perth faces an agonising search for a new home after their landlord put their rental property on the market, exposing Scotland's deepening housing affordability crisis.
Thousands on Tax Credits and Child Benefit must act now to avoid losing payments as DWP's final migration notice deadline approaches. Here's what you need to do.
Exclusive: A damning new report reveals the devastating impact of the two-child benefit limit, pushing families into food insecurity and forcing parents to choose between heating and eating.
New data reveals a catastrophic decline in UK housebuilding, with construction starts falling to levels not seen since the 1940s. Councils warn of a deepening housing crisis as government targets are missed by a staggering margin.
A significant rule change means thousands of UK parents could be eligible for substantial Child Benefit back-payments. Here's how to check and claim what you're owed.
Once a symbol of Cold War austerity, East Germany's prefabricated Plattenbau housing estates are experiencing an unlikely renaissance. Discover how these concrete giants are providing a blueprint for tackling today's urgent issues of urban density, sustai
Exclusive analysis reveals how the UK's two-child benefit cap has plunged 1.5 million children into poverty since 2015, with experts warning of irreversible damage to a generation's future.
Exclusive: Thousands of UK benefit claimants face sudden payment cuts as the DWP intensifies its review process. Discover the six key benefits under scrutiny and how to protect your income.
Exclusive investigation reveals how Queensland's new social housing policy is leading to mass evictions of homeless families from emergency accommodation, sparking a severe humanitarian crisis.
A desperate mother reveals the squalid conditions her family endures in a damp-riddled temporary flat, battling mould and mice while pleading with the council for a safe home.
Deputy PM Angela Rayner unveils a major crackdown on English local authorities that obstruct housing development, threatening financial penalties and potential government intervention to tackle the housing crisis.
A homeless family with a newborn baby has been left in despair after Ealing Council placed them in temporary housing riddled with rat droppings, damp, and severe disrepair, sparking outrage and calls for immediate action.
Charities sound the alarm as government cuts to housing vouchers and soaring rents threaten to leave thousands of vulnerable Britons, including families and the elderly, without a home. A perfect storm of policy failure and economic pressure is pushing th
Exclusive investigation reveals the brutal impact of the 'Spare Room Tax' as families, pensioners, and disabled claimants across the UK are hit with soaring rent arrears and financial hardship.
A damning new report uncovers that local councils in England have rejected plans for more than 500,000 new homes in the last five years, severely exacerbating the national housing shortage and pricing out a generation.
An exclusive look back at Hull's Giroscope housing cooperative, a radical 1980s experiment in community-led living that offered a defiant alternative to Thatcherism and whose legacy still resonates today.
Exclusive: Labour unveils radical 'build-up-not-out' housing strategy, pledging 1.5 million new homes and taking on NIMBY councils to fix Britain's housing emergency.