Shadow minister Lucy Powell proposes a significant increase in gambling levies to fund the abolition of the controversial two-child benefit limit, setting the stage for a major Labour policy debate.
A devastating new report reveals hundreds of UK charities, including major names like Oxfam and Macmillan, are shutting down services and branches as the cost-of-living crisis bites, threatening vital support for the nation's most vulnerable.
A new generation is revolutionising period care, ditching single-use products for sustainable period pants. Discover why this eco-conscious shift is trending and what it means for the future.
A major new report from the Resolution Foundation calls for a complete reform of Universal Credit, proposing a £22 billion investment to simplify the system and increase payments for millions of struggling families across the UK.
A damning UK Research and Innovation report exposes how Britain's broken food system is fuelling a diet-related health crisis and environmental damage. Discover the urgent need for transformation.
New Census data reveals a tale of two Americas, with California and Louisiana experiencing the highest poverty rates. This in-depth analysis explores the economic policies, social safety nets, and stark realities behind the numbers.
An exclusive investigation reveals the hidden poverty crisis at Oxford University, where underpaid researchers and staff are turning to food banks and hardship funds to survive.
Guyana sits atop vast oil wealth, yet its citizens face deepening poverty and a brewing diplomatic storm with Venezuela. This investigation reveals the stark contrast between corporate profits and public hardship.
The UK government has abolished the controversial two-child benefit cap, a move hailed as a 'monumental step' that will lift thousands of children out of poverty and end years of financial hardship for struggling families.
Exclusive investigation reveals the devastating impact of the two-child benefit limit, with families facing impossible choices between heating and eating as the cost of living soars.
A teenage boy was forced to sleep rough after being locked out of his family home amid a cruel benefits cut-off. This shocking case exposes the human cost of the UK's welfare system failures.
A groundbreaking US scheme in Flint, Michigan, providing unconditional cash to new mothers is delivering stunning results in child development and maternal health. Could this radical policy be the answer to the UK's own child poverty crisis?
Ex-PM Gordon Brown issues an urgent plea to the Chancellor, demanding concrete action in the Autumn Budget to rescue millions of children from poverty, calling the current crisis a 'moral emergency'.
A damning new study reveals the brutal choice facing millions of private renters in Britain's cost-of-living crisis: heat or eat. With energy bills skyrocketing, a staggering two in five are forced to ration their energy use just to keep a roof over their
Shocking Citizens Advice report reveals renters pay £1.2bn more in energy bills due to poor insulation and inefficient boilers. Find out your rights and how to challenge unfair costs.
A damning report from Citizens Advice reveals a hidden housing crisis, with 6 million households in England and Wales trapped in energy-inefficient homes, facing unaffordable bills despite government insulation schemes.
A damning new report from Citizens Advice exposes a deepening crisis for UK renters, with half forced to ration energy due to unaffordable bills and poorly insulated homes, creating a 'perfect storm' of hardship.
A major study from the University of York finds government healthy eating schemes show no significant improvement in obesity or health outcomes for disadvantaged families, challenging current public health strategies.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves makes her first major economic move, scrapping the controversial 5% VAT on household energy bills. The bold intervention aims to slash costs for millions of families and businesses grappling with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
Exclusive investigation reveals the UK's electric vehicle push is creating a stark 'transport divide', leaving poorer communities behind as costs soar and public charging remains inadequate.
Shocking new analysis reveals the UK's poorest areas have remained trapped in deprivation since the Victorian era, with government policies consistently failing to bridge the divide.
A United Nations human rights expert has issued a damning indictment of the UK's welfare reforms, warning that cuts to Personal Independence Payments are pushing disabled people into poverty. Labour accuses the government of creating a 'hostile environmen
Exclusive: Government abandons promised social tariff for water bills, leaving struggling households across the UK to face crippling price hikes of up to 44% from Thames Water and other suppliers.
BBC Three's documentary by Zara McDermott on Thailand's party scene sparks major controversy, accused of exploiting vulnerable locals and risking arrests. Critics slam its 'poverty tourism' approach.
Exclusive analysis reveals a dramatic inequality in UK teenage pregnancy rates, with girls from low-income households nine times more likely to become young mothers compared to affluent peers.
A landmark UNICEF report reveals a deepening nutritional crisis among UK children, with soaring obesity rates masking a persistent underweight problem, creating a 'double burden' of malnutrition.
Exclusive testimonies from across the UK expose the devastating human impact of the energy cost crisis, with families facing impossible choices between heating and eating.
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.
Shocking new data from the Trussell Trust reveals an unprecedented surge in child poverty across the UK, with food banks in its network distributing over one million emergency food parcels to children in the past year—the highest number ever recorded.
Exclusive new research reveals millions of UK households are being pushed into energy debt, with many forced to make desperate choices between heating and eating as bills soar.