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Poverty report paints ‘bleak picture’ of society in crisis

Anti-poverty campaigners are calling for action as a “heart-breaking” report revealed a “bleak picture of a society in crisis”. The new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) found that nearly one in five households on low incomes in ...

03 Oct 2022 at 01:01

What could the looming benefits battle mean for households?

A political battle is looming over whether welfare payments will be increased next April in line with soaring inflation. Here is a look at what it could mean for households. – What is the controversy about? Prime Minister Liz Truss has said ...

04 Oct 2022 at 13:00

Scotland

Lives are at risk in cost-of-living crisis, charity boss tells MSPs

The cost of living crisis is putting lives at risk, MSPs have been told, with the boss of an energy advice organisation warning he is “fearful” of an increase in deaths over the winter period. Fraser Scott, the chief executive of the ...

26 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Government not protecting poorest from rising cost of living, says charity

The Government is not protecting the poorest people amid the cost-of-living crisis, with out-of-work benefits at historically low levels, a UK poverty charity has said. The 3.1% benefits increase coming into effect on Monday does ...

10 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Low paid ‘falling behind on bills and skipping meals’ amid rising cost of living

The rising cost of living is hitting low-paid workers harder than the pandemic as many fall behind on household bills and regularly skip meals, according to a new report. Research by the Living Wage Foundation found that almost ...

10 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Low-paid ‘falling behind on bills and skipping meals’ amid rising cost of living

10 Feb 2022 at 09:25

Scotland

Three in 10 tenants struggling with rent before cost-of-living crisis – study

Some 30% of people who rent their homes were finding it difficult to pay their rent before the current cost of living crisis hit, research has found. Meanwhile, 36% said they had experienced some form of dispute with ...

30 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Ministers challenged to display ‘urgency’ of Covid response on child poverty

Ministers need to show the same urgency when tackling child poverty that they did in their response to the coronavirus pandemic, a new report has insisted. A paper from campaigners at Save the Children and the ...

22 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Energy price rise could ‘devastate’ poorest families – analysis

The poorest adults could be forced to spend more than half of their income after housing on rising energy bills which could “devastate” the poorest families, analysis suggests. Low-income families could spend ...

18 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

£4.5m vowed to improve after-school care as part of plans to tackle poverty

The Scottish Government is to provide £4.5 million to improve after-school clubs in disadvantaged areas. The recurring fund was announced as Humza Yousaf held a summit in Edinburgh on tackling poverty. ...

03 May 2023 at 12:26

Personal Finance

Lump-sum cost-of-living payments not targeted at those in greatest need – IFS

Uprating benefits would have been preferable to sending out a string of lump-sum cost-of-living payments to households, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). The economics research ...

13 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Stark rise in levels of children living in destitution, charity survey suggests

More than 120,000 children in the UK are living in the most extreme form of poverty, according to a charity survey which suggested the situation has worsened since last year. A rise in levels of ...

18 Aug 2023 at 10:05

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