Renewed efforts to reduce child poverty in England between now and 2033, such as removing the 2-child limit on child benefits, would significantly boost several aspects of child health and narrow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Number of people in 'very deep poverty' in UK hits record high, research shows Hardship in the UK has worsened, with about 6.8 ...

The cap set on how much UK energy suppliers can charge for domestic gas and electricity is set to fall by 15% from April 1 2024. Despite this, prices remain shockingly high. The average household ...

There were an estimated 13.40 million individuals in households below the poverty line in the year 2024/25, according to the latest Government data. This was up from an estimated 12.93 million people ...

Britain’s leading end of life charity, Marie Curie paints a terrible picture of over 100,000 people in the UK dying in poverty every year. The report, “Dying in Poverty 2024”, centres on data collated ...

The social inequality charity Joseph Rowntree Foundation summarised two decades of UK poverty data starkly: “Nothing’s changed? Everything’s changed. It’s worse.” Its report published last month, “UK ...

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A lack of food has become the biggest growth area in A&E admissions in England, with figures more than tripling since 2018. This is a savage indictment of Keir Starmer’s confused attempts to introduce ...

UK researchers have evaluated the impact that heat pumps could have on fuel poverty in England and Scotland. They have found that the benefits heat pumps can provide exist in both scenarios.

The UK government is expected to soon publish its ten-year child poverty strategy, designed to tackle the root causes of poverty for children. Poverty is an issue for families from all backgrounds.

Hardship in the UK has worsened, with about 6.8 million people living in "very deep poverty" — the highest level in more than 30 years — a charity said on Tuesday. Very deep poverty is defined as ...