Poorest parents pay three times as much on childcare than the richest
One-third of the poorest parents who utilise daycare are in "childcare poverty".
Two-child benefit limit causing ‘serious and significant harm’
The controversial two-child limit benefit policy is affecting over 1.3 million vulnerable children, official DWP figures show.
Benefit claimants hit by a ‘perfect storm’ during cost of living crisis
The last few years have been extremely tough for low-income households.
Benefit cuts pushed up relative child poverty, IFS report shows
Relative child poverty in the UK increased from 27% in 2013 to 31% in 2019.
Poorest Brits over 20% poorer than their French and German counterparts – and it’s getting worse
A "toxic combination" of low growth and high inequality has left incomes in Britain languishing well behind comparable countries.