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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The UK has seen a dramatic rise in the number of children living in poverty since the Conservative government took power in 2010, a new report claims. One in five now live in poverty in the UK, report ...

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 ...

John H McKendrick receives funding from the Scottish Government to support the work of local authorities who are working toward meeting their obligations under the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act. There ...

Research Fellow in Gender Inequality in Health and Menstruation, Birmingham City University Despite the UK being one of the most developed countries in the world, there are still thousands of people ...

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 ...