Poverty Archives - Page 3 of 24

Universal Credit

Universal Credit increase must be made permanent and extended to legacy benefits

Steven Preece - 9th September 2020

Reversing the increase risks plunging 700,000 more people into poverty, report says.

Poverty

Call for £10 a week boost to child benefit as parents struggle to protect children from poverty

Steven Preece - 31st August 2020

Parents relying on child benefit to pay bills and everyday living costs.

Employment

BAME workers take biggest financial hit from coronavirus pandemic

Steven Preece - 2nd July 2020

Black and ethic minority groups hardest hit by the Coronavirus pandemic, survey shows.

Conservatives

Refusal to replace Universal Credit loans with non-repayable grants is a ‘political choice’, admits Iain Duncan Smith

Steven Preece - 1st July 2020

Former Work and Pensions boss told MPs that it is "a policy decision, not a structural issue".

Charities

Nearly 1.4 million have no access to the welfare safety net, says Citizens Advice

Steven Preece - 26th June 2020

Nearly 1.4 million migrants living and working legally in the UK have no recourse to public funds during the Coronavirus pandemic.

DWP

Increase legacy benefits to help people hit by the Coronavirus pandemic, say MPs

Steven Preece - 22nd June 2020

Government must not "simply ignore the needs" of those still in receipt of legacy benefits.

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'.

Poverty

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