From September to December, there was a small rise in social homes in the UK failing to reach 18°C in any seven-day period, ...

Housing benefit is insufficient for half of households with children living in private rental accommodation in Gwynedd, new ...

Poverty was a bigger issue for families in England last year than in the rest of the UK, according to an annual survey of health visitors. The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) said its research ...

The chancellor says growing the economy is Labour’s main priority, but the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says economic growth alone won’t pull millions out of poverty ...

New government figures show TB reported cases jumped by 13 per cent last year, their fourth consecutive yearly rise ...

Scotland is the only part of the UK likely to see child poverty rates fall by 2029, according to a new analysis from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The charity says this is largely down to the ...

The government is laser-focused on growth in the UK – but a major report has found that this will result in little progress on child poverty unless there is also investment in the social security ...

Poverty Zero would allow each government to set their own targets. We believe our government should aim to eradicate destitution by 2035. In 2024, nobody should be unable to keep themselves warm, dry ...

The UK’s major political parties have declared open season on pensioners. Too many pensioners suffer from poverty and lack of heating and eating ... Under the triple-lock, the state pension increases ...