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The number of people living in poverty in the UK has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, with a children’s charity accusing the Government of knowing what help is needed but choosing not to give ...

Children in England are living in “almost Dickensian levels of poverty”, according to a damning new report. Some young people are forced to sleep in mouldy bedrooms in rat-infested homes, children’s ...

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

What is life like in Starmer's UK? — Image by © Tim Sandle What is life like in Starmer's UK? — Image by © Tim Sandle A lack of food has become the biggest ...

United Nation Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier de Schutter visited the UK in November and denounced the levels of poverty in the country maintained by the Conservative ...

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 UK government recently unveiled its child poverty strategy, with the removal of the two-child limit on benefits payments as the centrepiece. What’s sobering is how desperately the UK needs a ...

Scientists from the United Kingdom have evaluated the impact of heat pumps on fuel poverty in England and Scotland. Their analysis considered pre- and post-energy crisis prices using levels from 2019 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Mar 18, 2024, 01:38pm EDT A homeless man sleeps on the street under a U.K. union flag ...

The coronavirus pandemic is increasing poverty in Britain, where levels are already high after a decade of austerity triggered by the global financial crisis, according to experts. Official data shows ...