No, minister, the answer to rising bills isn’t working longer
Rachel Maclean claims the answer to the cost-of-living crisis is to “take on more hours” or move to a “better-paid…
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“IT problems” don’t stop Rishi Sunak raising benefits, says Universal Credit creator
The Chancellor’s claim that he can only increase welfare payments once a year is rebutted by tech expert Deven Ghelani.
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Food insecurity is surging in the UK
Almost one in 20 people say that members of their household went a whole day without eating in the past…
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Is it time to make lunch free at the point of use?
As food banks relying on charity and supermarkets stand in for the state, radical new projects are working to ensure…
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The Tories’ privatisation of welfare is a catastrophe for the poorest
As the state relinquishes its duties to the vulnerable, charities are having to take its place as our country’s basic…
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How inflation is surging ahead of benefits
Prices are set to rise by 7.4 per cent this year but Universal Credit will rise by just 3.1 per…
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Rishi Sunak ignored the easiest way to help the poorest
The Chancellor’s refusal to raise Universal Credit shows he has returned to his ideological comfort zone.
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“A KitKat is now a luxury”: the looming death of disposable income
Prices are spiralling, limiting the spending choices of Britons across the country to the bare essentials.
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