Poverty Archives - Page 2 of 23

One in four UK adults at risk of hunger and potential malnutrition following lockdown

Steven Preece - 21st June 2020

Families are struggling to afford and access enough food during the Coronavirus pandemic, survey finds.

Children

Boris Johnson lied about falling child poverty rates, SNP claim

Steven Preece - 21st June 2020

PM accused of falsely claiming that child poverty rates are declining.

Children

Labour MP slams ‘abhorrent’ Tory two-child benefits limit for ‘plunging thousands of children into poverty’

Steven Preece - 19th June 2020

Around 5.2 million children are expected to be living in poverty in the UK by 2022.

Carers

Unpaid carers twice as likely to have used a food bank during lockdown

Steven Preece - 17th June 2020

"The Government must acknowledge the impact the pandemic is having on carers’ finances."

Two-thirds of families on Universal Credit pushed into debt during lockdown

Steven Preece - 17th June 2020

Government urged to increase to the child element of Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit.

Children

Marcus Rashford forces Tories into humiliating U-turn on free school meals

Steven Preece - 16th June 2020

Marcus Rashford: "Just look at what we can do when we come together".

Charities

New Universal Credit claimants facing hardship and ‘skipping meals’ due to five-week wait

Steven Preece - 10th June 2020

Citizens Advice calls for urgent changes to the minimum five-week wait for Universal Credit.

Charities

Coronavirus: Food banks swamped with requests for emergency food aid

Steven Preece - 6th June 2020

Demand for emergency food parcels has reached unprecented levels as COVID-19 ravages already struggling communities.

Economy

Children cut adrift as poverty leaves COVID-generation facing a perilous future

Steven Preece - 20th May 2020

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

Economy

Universal Basic Income is no longer seen as a crazy utopian ideal but a necessary step to end poverty

Steven Preece - 6th May 2020

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

Charities

Coronavirus pandemic has widened the gender pay gap, say poverty campaigners

Steven Preece - 4th May 2020

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

Children

One in five UK households with children go hungry during Covid-19 lockdown

Steven Preece - 3rd May 2020

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

Charities

81% surge in foodbank use sparks calls for a stronger welfare safety net

Steven Preece - 1st May 2020

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

DWP

Family of man who ‘starved to death’ after benefits stopped issue legal claim against DWP

Steven Preece - 1st May 2020

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

Charities

Nearly 11 MILLION children at risk of Coronavirus poverty as campaigners demand benefit changes

Steven Preece - 23rd April 2020

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

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