Two-child limit and the benefit cap fail to meet their own aims, study concludes

As Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer announced yesterday that if elected Labour would not abolish the two child benefit cap,a new study says the...

One in 20 adults are running out of food as Cost of Living crisis...

One in 20 adults have said they'd run out of food in the past weeks weeks and couldn't afford more. The results for the...

New survey shows cost of living still one of the top worries for people...

new survey shows that almost half (48%) of people living with cancer list cost of living as one of their top worries. The...

The levelling up agenda is set to fail to address inequalities unless it tackles...

The UK government’s levelling up agenda is set to fail in its mission to address inequalities unless it tackles the root causes of poor...

Palliative end of life care is variable and inequitable says report

Palliative and end of life care is ‘variable and inequitable’ across the NHS in England, says report out today The report by the Healthcare Safety...

Older people struggling to pay for broadband at risk of further financial losses

Nearly half (48%) of older people in England on a low income1 have struggled to keep up with their broadband bill in the last...

Campaigners call for end to ‘two child limit’ affecting almost 90,000 Greater Manchester Children

The End Child Poverty Coalition has produced figures on the number of children who are impacted by the two-child limit to benefit payments in...

7 in 10 disabled workers earn less than £15 an hour

Around seven in 10 disabled employees earn less than £15 an hour, according to new analysis of official statistics published by the TUC today...

Focus on state as ‘problem parent’ rather than care-experienced mothers

Mothers, with a criminal record and who have also been through the care system, could well face negative judgements and excessive scrutiny by virtue...

Listen very carefully: TV sitcoms give clues to why Brits voted for Brexit

Classic British TV comedies such as ‘Allo ‘Allo, Dad’s Army and Fawlty Towers offer a way to understand the political cultures that led to...