Poverty

UK government urged to 'immediately increase household income for the least well off'.

Survey shows that 71% of Europeans support the idea of a universal basic income.

Women hit harder than men by the economic fallout of the Coronavirus outbreak.

UK Government facing mounting pressure to strengthen the social security safety net.

Coalition of charities call for a 'Coronavirus Emergency Income Support Scheme' to help protect low-income households.

Errol Graham was found dead in his flat weighing only four and a half stone.

More than two-thirds of UK children are living in households where their parents’ employment has been affected by Covid-19.

Campaigners calls on government and local authorities to do more to help hungry households.

UK Government is under mounting pressure to introduce an emergency 'universal basic income'.

The grant can be used to cover vital living costs such as food and bills.

SNP call for a strengthening of UK welfare protections in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Vital measure would fix gaps and ensure no one is left behind, say SNP.

Coronavirus: “If we don’t urgently boost Universal Credit many risk being plunged into poverty," says TUC.

Government urged to introduce an 'Emergency Coronavirus Energy Grant' to help struggling families.

Vulnerable children are at risk of becoming "unseen victims" of the coronavirus pandemic, think tank warns.

Announcement comes after poverty campaigners called for an increase to child benefit.

Charity sees 520% increase in number of people seeking benefits advice due to coronavirus crisis.

Government plans don't go far enough and Universal Credit should not be seen as a viable solution for the self-employed.

Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 'fails to deliver for many households already in difficulty.'

Plea to increase benefits as 100,000 more children are pushed into poverty.

Coronavirus crisis shows why the government were wrong to under-value so-called 'low skilled' workers, says Plaid Cymru MP.

Government must ensure "no one is left behind", says SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford.

Turn2us urges anyone who may lose income as a result of coronavirus to use their Benefits Calculator and claim their...

Plaid Cymru leader says temporary uplift would help families who are struggling to make ends meet amid Coronavirus pandemic.