‘Anxiety’ generally remains a strong feeling; even those with a status ‘strongly agree’ that they are anxious at 45.1%. This is from the January 2020
‘There are 71,400 homeless families and individuals forced to sofa surf across Great Britain on any given night.’ This is from a December 2019 report
‘Funding life-saving specialist domestic abuse support, for every survivor who needs it, will cost £393 million per year. This investment would be a fraction of
‘We estimate that over one million people aged 85 or over (1.1 million) in England have needs’ says the November 2019 report (pdf) from Age
“Poverty in the United Kingdom today is still experienced as a lack of material resources and opportunities and that it is also experienced as a
Despite the government’s aim that Universal Credit will offer a simpler benefit system and tackle poverty, research has found that the reality is far from
‘Poverty in Scotland is rising, from an already unacceptably high level’ says the October 2019 report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). This report looks
Over the last decade, child poverty has been rising, and it’s projected to rise even further in coming years. This is according to the September 2019 paper from Child Poverty Action Group on our social security system.
The overall cost of a child up to age 18 (including rent and childcare) is £185,000 for lone parents (up 19% since 2012) and £151,000 for couples (up 5.5% since 2012).
‘Now is not the time for short-term public spending splurges, we need a long-term plan’ says the September 2019 report from the Centre for Labour
