Jo Swinson ‘sorry’ for backing Tory benefit cuts
Liberal Democrat leader grilled on her voting record while in coalition government with the Tories.
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Poverty
Cancer patient forced to rely on food banks says DWP needs to ‘wake up’ to the ‘cruelty’ of Universal Credit
A cancer patient says she has been forced to rely on food banks after being refused Universal Credit.
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A child becomes homeless in Britain every eight minutes, report reveals
Shelter calls on every political party to put housing at the top of its domestic agenda.
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C4 Dispatches: 4 million children growing up hungry under Tories
SNP calls on the next UK government to reverse "brutal" austerity cuts and end the benefits freeze.
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Jeremy Corbyn pledges to end the ‘shameful’ Tory treatment of disabled people
Jeremy Corbyn says the cruel treatment of disabled people "should be a source of shame" for the Tories.
Read moreChild poverty could reach 60-year high if Tories win general election, experts warn
Think tank says Labour's plans for social security could lift 550,000 children out of poverty.
Read moreLabour declares ‘war on poverty’ and pledges to scrap Tory welfare reforms
Tory austerity has entrenched poverty and destitution across Britain, say Labour.
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800,000 more children from working households pushed into poverty since 2010
Labour says the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats "should hang their heads in shame".
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Lib Dems pledge to scrap the benefit cap and ‘cruel’ two-child limit
Lib Dems pledge to invest £6bn a year to "strengthen the welfare system", despite endorsing many of the cuts that...
Read moreUniversal Credit slammed as food bank use soars by 23%
Trussell Trust warns that more people than ever are being driven to food banks.
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Sturgeon calls for ‘real and determined action’ on child poverty
Latest figures show that 30% of children across the UK are living in poverty.
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Next government must commit to ending fuel poverty, say campaigners
More than 15,000 winter deaths in 2017/18 were caused by people living in cold homes.
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Next government ‘must act’ on policies that cause ‘preventable problems’, says Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice calls for major reforms to welfare and housing.
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Jeremy Corbyn pledges to end in-work poverty and food bank use within five years
Labour leader pledged to deliver "real change" that will improve the "lives of millions".
Read moreFood bank users forced to survive on just £50 a week after rent, research reveals
Trussell Trust calls on the UK Government to increase the value of social security payments.
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Single parents trapped in low paid jobs with little chance of escaping poverty
Nearly half of children growing up in single parent families are living in poverty.
Read moreTory pledge to end the benefits freeze is a ‘cynical election bribe’
Tories 'cynical' pledge to end the benefits freeze, that was already due to end next year, ridiculed by opposition MPs.
Read more‘No government should be willing to accept’ the consequences of the two-child benefit limit
MPs call on government to end the "crude and unrealistic" two-child benefit limit.
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Homeless should have say in policy making, says study
Policy makers should listen to people who have a personal experience of homelessness to help tackle the rising problem.
Read moreNew DWP Secretary refuses to commit to ending the benefit freeze
Thérèse Coffey also claimed there is "no causal link" between the two-child benefit limit and rising child poverty.
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New SNP childcare pledge to ‘lift families out of poverty’
Free childcare pledge to save families £4,500 per year for each child.
Read more3 in 4 people agree that benefits should increase to help prevent homelessness
Poll finds that 75% believe housing benefit should be increased to cover rising rents.
Read moreBenefits freeze pushing low-income families to the brink of homelessness
94% of properties in the private rented sector are unaffordable for families on benefits.
Read moreMillions struggling to pay council tax and other essential bills, finds study
Poverty is rising for all groups - even those in work – according to a new financial inclusion monitor report.
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