The number of people living in relative poverty in the UK rose by half a million in the year up to March 2025, new government figures have shown. There are now 13.4 million living in relative poverty, ...

More children are living in poverty despite both parents working, study shows - Around three-quarters of children in poverty ...

Obianuju Mbah, Christian Today. “Deepening” poverty across the UK is making it more difficult for people to break free from ...

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.

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to slash £15 billion in public spending in the Labour government’s Spring Statement has already thrown tens of thousands of children deeper into poverty. The cuts ...

The Social Metrics Commission (SMC) annual report reveal a staggering increase in social inequality in the UK. In 2022/23, more than 16 million people, almost a quarter of the population (24 percent) ...

The first king’s speech of the new Labour government set out a wide-ranging legislative programme. There was lots to welcome, such as a new deal for workers and a child wellbeing bill. But there were ...

IPPR said that by 2024-25 almost three quarters of children in poverty were living in working households, up from around half ...

In a Sunday interview with The Guardian, UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter stated that the poverty levels in the UK are “simply not acceptable” and that the ...

A landmark report has today revealed that it’s now much harder for UK families to escape poverty, with Brits in debt feeling ...

LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Child income poverty rates in the United Kingdom were the highest among the world's richest countries, a report by U.N. children's agency UNICEF said, ranking bottom of the ...